Legal Commentary

The fabulous Tom Collins, formerly top dog at Juris Inc., is handing over the reins of his very popular blog, More Partner Income, so that he can spend more time enjoying golf... and he's threatening to write a novel. Let me turn over the mic to him:

Blogs like law firms require a life of their own if they are to continue to serve the community. I want to let you know that I will be reducing my role as the host of morepartnerincome in the weeks and months ahead.  It is time give up my 5:00 a.m. ritual of posting and deleting spam and porn trackbacks so that I can spend more time on my next venture -- retirement. 

I don?t plan on disappearing.  I will still be one of the authors for morepartnerincome, at lease for some time, but the job of making sure that morepartnerincome is serving its mission is being handed off to Brian Ritchey: an attorney, a prolific writer and an experienced advisor to law firms. Brian will also take over as the editor in chief of the Managing Partner Advocate, a bi-monthly publication focused on issues affecting law firm managers.

Brian, previously a Regional Vice President of Juris, Inc., became part of the Practice Management Division of LexisNexis upon the purchase of Juris by LexisNexis in July 2007.  He actively practiced law for 7 years in a firm in Birmingham Alabama and made a career stop with a leading case management company prior to joining the Juris team where he used his knowledge of law firm dynamics to help partners, directors, shareholders and legal administrators manage their firms? practice through the utilization of technology, strategy and process. 

Brian obtained his J.D. from Cumberland School of Law after attending the University of Alabama for his undergraduate degree in English.  He was admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1997, is licensed and in good standing with the Alabama Bar,  the U.S. District Courts of Alabama for the Northern, Middle and Southern Districts as well as the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. 

 Ritchey will transition into his new role over the next six weeks. The blogs mission continues to be providing information to law firm leaders that will enhance partner income. That objective is achieved by doing the right things right. When you do everyone wins including clients and non-partner members of the firm.

As for me, in addition to more golf (once I recover from recent knee surgery), I have my sights set on at least one (and maybe more) novels.  How about a bored, retired entrepreneur turned detective?think that will work?