Solo Practice

Happy 4th of July

Posted on July 04, 2009
The Independence Day weekend has given me an opportunity to "deprogram" so while I had the opportunity I wanted to wish everyone a happy 4th of July. I read something interesting the other day that the 4th of July was...

Don't Call it a Comeback

Posted on May 28, 2009
I really cannot believe that it has been over a year since I have written a post. Time flies I guess. The truth is for the last eight months I have not been able to write anything on this solo/small...

Demonstrating Success Over Time

Posted on May 07, 2008
While it has not been years or decades since I started my law practice, the last few months have revealed an interesting phenomenon. I have noticed that the people I come in contact with have quickly transitioned from "So you...

Life is like a box of chocolates

Posted on April 29, 2008
This post marks my 13th month here on The Dreams of a Solo and my 10th month since opening Dosch Law Firm, LLC. But the point of this particular post is neither this blog nor my practice. Instead, I wanted...

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Get to Know Those in the Know

Posted on April 09, 2008
There is one area of the business of law that is more important to the starting and building of a law practice than any other. It comes as no shock to many if not all solo attorneys that I am...

Designing and Implementing My Law Office Network

Posted on April 04, 2008
This post is timely for me since I have recently added another attorney to my law practice, which prior to the addition consisted of just me. Due to my true solo size and structure I had little need for a...

Slacking on the Blog

Posted on April 04, 2008
I am not proud of this, but it is abundantly clear that I have not been attending to my duties as a blogger in recent months. I, like many of you I'm sure, loathe to some degree posts like this...

The Year in Review Before it Happens

Posted on March 03, 2008
The title of this post is an impossibility on its face, but considering the news and events in my little world during the first two months of 2008 I am comfortable characterizing the "new year" before it runs its course....

Failure Is Not What We Think It Is

Posted on March 03, 2008
At various points in my life I have been asked or I have asked myself what my greatest fear is. My response has almost always been "Failure." I loathe the idea of it and it keeps me up more than...

True Solo No More...Almost Anyway

Posted on February 29, 2008
At the time of this post my firm will be just over two weeks from adding another attorney, which will move me from the true solo category to the small firm category.  While that may be technically true I still find that many of the principles of solo practice are applicable to the two attorney firm...

Time: Friend or Foe?

Posted on February 18, 2008
Forgive me for waxing philosophic for a minute, but I spend a great deal of... you guessed it.... time contemplating the very issue of time.  Talk about the grandest kind of irony.  Time is one of my favorite things to ponder and I am not really sure why...

The Mind of a Solo Attorney

Posted on February 14, 2008
To be quite honest I wish that I could even partially deliver the pinnacle article in regards to the mind of a solo attorney, but I am no expert on the mind of all solos.  However, I like to think of myself of an expert of sorts in regards to my own mind...

Solo Attorney With Benefits

Posted on February 14, 2008
When I say benefits I am not talking about health insurance, paid time off, or the less than family rated version found in the adage "friends with benefits."  Instead I am taking about the benefits that I have received from being my own boss and from building relationships with other solo and small firm attorneys, even those practicing in the same or similar practice area...

Congress, Roger Clemens and Steroids

Posted on February 13, 2008
I hadn't intended on talking about baseball, steroids or Roger Clemens, but I thought I would mark my reemergence on the blogging scene by linking to some current events.  It is also a good time for a public service announcement so here you go.  Cue the NBC public service intro "The More you Know", "Kids, young and old, steroids are bad...

Needs vs. Wants in a Small Law Firm Setting

Posted on January 17, 2008
During the process of planning for the start of any law practice there will be a time when you are making difficult decisions regarding things like equipment, technology and software, research resources/subscriptions, furniture, marketing material, advertising expenses, office space and staff...

Goals for The Dreams of Solo in 2008

Posted on January 15, 2008
Here it is the ides of January and I am just getting around to posting my goals for the Dreams of a Solo for 2008.  That can't be a good thing to give away 15 days before making strides towards goals for the new year.  Well unless you have a way-back machine or have otherwise mastered the time-space continuum, I guess I am just going to have to start from here...

Home Office or Office Home

Posted on January 15, 2008
I either have a crazy idea or it is something that just might have some teeth to it.  As I have mentioned in the last couple of days, I have a good friend who will be joining my law practice in the next two months.  That creates a number of new concerns that I need to plan for and address before he makes the move to Appleton...

Link: Blawg Review #142

Posted on January 14, 2008
Link:  Susan Cartier Liebel has posted Blawg Review #142 on her Build a Solo Practice, LLC blog.   Susan has written this installment of the Blawg Review as a letter to a new lawyer.  The text of the letter is insightful and useful, but that is not the thing that impresses me the most...

NFL Playoffs: A View From Packer Country

Posted on January 13, 2008
From a football fans perspective this is the best time of year.  The NFL Playoffs are in full gear with the Divisional round almost in the books.  This blog is not a sports or football blog, but I am a sports and football fan.  So when I develop things to write about I tend to resort to things towards the front of my mind...

Legal Education in the U.S.

Posted on January 13, 2008
Chuck Newton previously shared this link in his post "Law School Musical" and with most things Chuck shares I agree it is well worth you time.  The You Tube video is probably a fair representation of how all of us felt once upon a time during our legal educational pursuits...

What does it take to be Rich?

Posted on January 13, 2008
Author's Note:  I have revised this post after realizing that I misinterpreted the data.  The statistics are mainly what I incorrectly summarized in the initial post.  It turns out the 45% of the people surveyed thought that $5 million or more meant rich, not the 78% that I initially stated...

Sometimes too Much Information is Just too Much

Posted on January 10, 2008
The process of planning the start of a business or the implementation of that business plan is full of information, research, and analysis.  There comes a point when the endless supply of information may make your head feel like it is going to explode...

Decision 2008: Add Staff, Associate or Partner

Posted on January 10, 2008
I am guessing that some people may be reading this post thinking that I am talking about the Elections coming up in November.  For those of you looking for a political post I am terribly sorry to disappoint you.  This point will instead focus on the most important decision that I have made for my law practice, whether to add staff, an associate or a partner...

Office Space Revisited

Posted on January 10, 2008
This topic has been on my mind since the time I first decided to open my own law practice, which by my calculation was roughly 10 months ago.  I eventually decided to share office space with another solo attorney and that has turned out to be a great decision...

New Solo Blog: Sustainable Lawyering

Posted on January 05, 2008
Link:  Sustainable Lawyering.  The author of this new solo blog sent me an email reminder last night about two minutes after I happened upon his site out of the blue.  I am happy to see that we will have another perspective from a soon-to-be solo attorney...