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...
View ArticleHappy 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,...
View ArticleYou 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...
View ArticleLesson 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...
View ArticleMy 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...
View ArticleArticle 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...
View ArticleNew 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...
View ArticleEstimated 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...
View ArticleIs 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...
View ArticleNot 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,...
View ArticleAdvice 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...
View ArticleLessons 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...
View ArticleSidetracked
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...
View ArticleFirst 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...
View ArticleThird 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...
View ArticleI'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...
View ArticlePhone 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...
View ArticleGreat 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...
View ArticleSigns, 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,...
View ArticleBlack 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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