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Oops - I'm slipping

Its been almost a week since my last posting - and I've received such wonderful feedback and comments. Even a reference on my shingle!Not that its an excuse, but I have a cold, my husband has been gone...

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Happy Holidays

Yes, I'm in the "Happy Holidays" camp. Silly debate, if you ask me.Anyhow, the holidays are drying up my posts, so I thought I should add something to let people know I'm still alive and kicking (if,...

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You like me, you really like me....

Yes, I'm old enough to remember Sally Field's Oscar acceptance speech (Places in the Heart, right? - or maybe it was Smoky and the Bandit (pick a number).)I was extremely honored to actually be picked...

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Lesson from solosez

Interesting discussion on solosez - an attorney called back a potential client who had left a message to reschedule an appointment. The attorney called the client back by using the caller id on her...

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My Practice Wishlist...

My Wishlist for "toys" in starting a solo family law (with simple wills and trusts thrown in) practice....1) Malpractice Insurance. Okay, so this is a requirement that I would never think about...

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Article 19

Wow - has it really been a week since I've posted anything? Time goes fast in the new year!Thanks for all the great advice to my last post! And yes, you're probably right that I really don't need the...

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New blog...

Well, in trying to follow the road of Grant Griffith's Kansas Family Law Blog, I have started a new blog on typepad (30 day free trial period) of Washington Family Law Blog. The default color scheme is...

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Estimated Monthly Expenses.....

Well I created my wishlist, which could use some refinement (the consensus is that a color laser printer-all-in-one is probably not really necessary). So, here's my on-the-cheap monthly...

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Is your client a damn fool?

A great discussion on Solosez today about what to tell a client who wants his lawyer to file a frivolous motion. I particularly liked the following comments:"I tell my clients that my job is not to...

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Not so useful seminar

Warning: Griping BelowWell, I attended a Washington Law Seminar I mentioned a little while back called "Practice Development Series: Building Your Family Law Practice" on Friday, taking a one-day,...

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Advice from more experienced attorneys

I thought I'd share some great advice I've heard and/or received lately: From the solomarketing listserve, one attorney, Ed Poll (of www.lawbiz.com) advised,"Moving forward one step at a time is the...

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Lessons Learned

Whew - been a long time since I posted. Biggest news is I'm almost done w/my temporary part-time job working for a corporation. Two more days. Actually, I'm kind of glad - its been great for getting me...

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Sidetracked

Well, I've decided to postpone my practice for at least another year. I got an offer to work with a local attorney in estate planning on a part-time basis. The salary is minimal, but I figure that I...

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First week ....

Well, I completed my first work as an associate in a (formerly) solo estate planning practice. So far, very cool! Ignoring the fact that I'm incredibly inefficient and the paralegal can work circles...

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Third week...

Third week of working as a *real* attorney at a *formerly* solo practice. Definitely giving me the confidence to feel that I could strike out as a solo. In reading all the tech savy blogs out there, I...

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I'm back in business.....

Okay - its been a loooongg time since I've posted anything and this will be short (its one in the morning and I have to get the kids to an early doctor appointment while DH is on a business trip). But...

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Phone woes...

A little less than 2 months before the big "O" (opening day).Did I say I had a phone line? Well, I wanted to get two lines - but turns out because of some weird infrastructure issue, I can only get one...

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Great Book for Estate Planners..

In my countdown to opening my practice, I'm attempting to spend as much time as possible reviewing the substantive areas of law in which I plan to practice.One book I checked out of the law library is...

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Signs, Signs, Everywhere are signs....

Time marches forward to my grand (or not so grand) opening of the Law Practice (dum-de-dum-dum - ominious music)....My next decision to make is signage. The business I am subletting from has this big,...

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Black Friday Shopping

Happy Thanksgiving All!I took advantage of Black Friday, got out to Best Buy at 5 a.m. (nuts - nuts - nuts) and bought a nifty 22 inch flat-paneled monitor, 17 inch flat paneled monitor, and plug in...

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