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Introducing GAL Radio: The Greatest American Lawyer Blog Now Owns Its Own Radio Station!

Posted on November 23, 2008
You may have noticed a recent post titled "All Client Value Should Be Visible: GAL Radio Spotlight", we premiered GAL Radio which allows you to not only read the commentary and insights of GAL authors, but listen to them in...

Dominating The Internet

Posted on November 23, 2008
I know an awful lot about the internet, search engine optimization, web page development, directory listing, on-line professional networking, and a host of other skills which help propel us to page one Google results. I?ll be the first to admit...

Clients Like To Be Left In the Dark

Posted on November 22, 2008
Some lawyers are extremely good at giving clients advice. The client needs a definitive answer. The lawyer gives the client a straight up yes or no. The strength of that advice is found in the details of the information gathering...

Winter Comes To Traverse City Michigan

Posted on November 22, 2008
I usually post on the first snow in my hometown of Traverse City, Michigan. The first snow to stick to the ground came last Sunday, at 5:00 A.M. when Brian and I were heading to the airport to get on...

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Do Small Companies Look More Attractive To Investors in the Current Economic Climate?

Posted on November 22, 2008
One has to wonder whether or not putting your money into publicly traded securities will ever be the same after the latest stock market woes and bailouts. Small and medium sized companies looking for private investment including startup companies, have...

Which Law Firms Will Be Left Standing 12-36 Months from Now?

Posted on November 21, 2008
I have a client who was contacted by a top partner at one of the leading intellectual property law firms in Los Angeles. The attorney reviewed the new complaint filing in federal court on trademark issues, researches the defendant companies...

Will The Recession Affect Your Law Practice? An ABA Survey

Posted on November 21, 2008
The ABA is conducting a survey asking lawyers about the current state of the economy as it relates to the legal profession. The survey can be found here. The survey results will be published in the January ABA Journal. Answers...

If The IP Sector Takes A Hit, The You Will Probably Take A Hit.

Posted on November 21, 2008
As our economy moves towards a market built on ideas, intellectual property practice groups have reported strong growth over the last several years. My law firm Traverse Legal, PLC protects ideas in an online world. As reported over at the...

What Are The Signs That Your Law Firm Is In Trouble?

Posted on November 20, 2008
How would you even know if you were about to loose your job or if your law firm would soon be struggling to meet payroll? Hourly billing attorneys live by a math formula which calculates the number of people times...

Legal Service Sector Loses 1,100 Jobs in October: Opportunities For New Players Begin To Take Shape

Posted on November 20, 2008
The On the Record blog has an interesting post ?Is economic downturn hurting Baltimore law firm?". Legal Affairs Writer Caryn Tamber notes that several big firm collapses contributed to the high job loss within the sector. She wonders whether or...

More Signs That Your Law Firm Is In Trouble

Posted on November 20, 2008
Diane Stafford atThe Kansas City Star posted an interesting article titled "Are you on the layoff List? How to tell signs of trouble at work". Diane provides this checklist to help you answer this question: Your company isn?t doing well.Even...

Call to Action! It Is Time To Start Spreading The Word.

Posted on November 19, 2008
If you have enjoyed reading this blog over the last five years, or are a relative newcomer, I have a favor to ask. Start spreading the word. There?s going to be tremendous opportunity for talented lawyers over the next several...

Twenty Percent of the Am Law 200 Are Issuing Cutbacks

Posted on November 18, 2008
The American Lawyer and its sibling publications are tracking the woes of the largest large firms in America. One article called ?The Layoff List? contains a comprehensive list of news articles about Am Law 200 law firms who are firing...

Talking about Hourly Billing is Like Dredging up Bad Memories

Posted on November 17, 2008
I was one of a three-person panel recently speaking about law firm profitability. I had not anticipated the emotional toll which would be had as a result of having to think about hourly billing. The audience was mostly large or...

All Client Value Should Be Visible

Posted on November 14, 2008
If you were to check the hourly billing entries of many lawyers against the file, you would see a tremendous amount of activity, which is not reflected by any documentation. In cases where there is documentation (such as a research...

Small Town Lawyers with a Global Presence

Posted on November 12, 2008
Brian and I are just getting back from a trip to LA on settlement conferences related to our Crown Princess cruise ship accident cases. We had some extra time yesterday so we rented a car and pounded our way up...

Global Economic Collapse is a Good Thing to Legal Market, Really!

Posted on November 10, 2008
It is certainly bittersweet watching the country and the world slip into an historic recession as large companies race to get in line filled with other failing megacorporations for government money and bailouts. The money will be spent, but probably....

An Economy Built On the Power of Ideas?

Posted on November 06, 2008
When I founded this firm four years ago, I quickly gravitated towards specialization in idea protection. Our firm is focused on protecting and extending the ideas of our clients in a global online world. Previously, the label would have been...

Becoming a Thought Leader, Showing off Your Expertise and Making Friends along the Way

Posted on November 05, 2008
Kevin O?Keefe from Lexblog has an interesting slide share presentation which he posted over at LinkedIn called ?Online Thought Leadership for Lawyers-Blogs, Social Media and Twitter.? I would encourage any lawyer looking to better understand how the internet is revolutionizing...

Corporate Legal Departments Continue to Experiment with Flat Fee and Value Billing Options

Posted on November 04, 2008
From this post over at the wiredgc.com, we were referred to this Washington Post article noting that corporate legal departments, perhaps spurned by tighter budgets and the financial crisis, are continuing to expand their efforts to try flat fee and....

Bring Your Child To The Voting Booth: This is America!

Posted on November 04, 2008
I had the great joy to wake up at 5:45, get my son Echo ready for school one hour early and take him with me to the polling station at 6:40 to get in line to vote. I don't know...

Do Law Firms Operate on Principles of Capitalism or Totalitarianism?

Posted on October 31, 2008
I was having a beer at Right Brain Brewery last night with a friend who graduated from law school and then went to work for a large corporation. We talked a little politics, both local and national, and about large...

Worst Law Firm Names Ever!

Posted on October 27, 2008
We received such interesting feedback on our post last week about wierd law firm names that we have decided to launch a poll. Which law firm name do you think is the worst law firm name of the bunch? Please...

I Have No Time To Blog: This Old Excuse No Longer Applies?

Posted on October 24, 2008
People always ask me how I find time to generate content across 11 blogs. I have some help. One of my team members is there to receive my dictation (such as I am doing right) and enter it as a...

Change Is Good For Lawyers, Law Firms and the Country

Posted on October 22, 2008
For those of you who have been following the Greatest American Lawyer blog for some time, you know that ?changing the way law is practiced? has been the byline for this effort since day one. I always tell clients that...

Why Wouldn?t You Send Clients Their Bill by Email?

Posted on October 21, 2008
We have clients who are individuals, small businesses and megacorporations. All of those clients receive an email bill which includes the amount owed and the option to pay by credit card or wire transfer. For those who choose to pay...

Ten Law Firm Names That Make You Scratch Your Head: Do Egos Continue To Drive Law Firm Naming Conventions.

Posted on October 20, 2008
Law firm names have always driven me crazy. I?ve worked for firms where people fought to get their name on the letterhead. I always thought the traditional naming convention of placing the partners? last names in a long string of...

Lawyer Gets Blown Up At His Law Office under Suspicious Circumstances

Posted on October 17, 2008
It will be interesting to see if the ?person of interest? was one of the attorney?s clients. ATLANTA -- One person was killed in an explosion at a Dalton law office Friday morning, authorities said Friday afternoon. The victim has...

The Cost Savings in Going Digital

Posted on October 16, 2008
I?m often asked how much money it will cost in staff and time to scan in all of the documents which are generated from outside our own office onto our file server. Essentially, people want to know whether or not...

Webinar Today! "Staying Out of Trouble: A Media Law Primer for Bloggers" with Professor Gary Williams of Loyala

Posted on October 14, 2008
Click Here to Register! (only $10) With the increasing presence of bloggers' contribution to mainstream media, it's easy to think that there's no danger in jumping right in. But recent cases of libel and slander against citizen bloggers indicate otherwise;...

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