2010 Practice Management Guide
Book review: Tech guide for solos, small firms The American Bar Association recently released “The 2010 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical Decisions Made Simple.” Full Story >> The Case for Practice Management Software For solos and small-firm lawyers, technology can be a great leveler. But does every practitioner need practice management software? […]
Good recordkeeping critical in trust accounts
As someone who defends attorneys against malpractice complaints, Daniel Schumack has noticed that solo lawyers are particularly prone to errors managing their client trust accounts. “In the District of Columbia and Mary-land, there are a disproportionate number of complaints filed against smaller law firms when it comes to the mishandling of trust money,” said Schumack, […]
Curbing legal malpractice claims
Four practice niches — personal injury law; family law; real estate; and trusts and estates — generate the highest percentage of legal malpractice claims each year. Many of these claims stem from the emotionally charged nature of cases in these practice areas, from messy divorces and family feuds over inheritances to collapsed real estate deals […]
Should your firm accept walk-in clients?
Madison attorney Steven M. Cohen figured out that the walk-in prospective client wasn’t going to become a client when he explained the nature of his legal problem: The government was implanting thoughts in his head. Cohen, of Cohen Law Office, kindly explained that he doesn’t do that kind of law. He sent the man, whom […]
Book review: Tech guide for solos, small firms
The American Bar Association recently released “The 2010 Solo and Small Firm Legal Technology Guide: Critical Decisions Made Simple.” Authored by tech gurus Sharon D. Nelson, John W. Simek and Michael C. Maschke, the third edition of the guide urges solos and small-firm lawyers to find the best value for their money – not the […]
The Case for Practice Management Software
For solos and small-firm lawyers, technology can be a great leveler. But does every practitioner need practice management software? Probably, according to Catherine Sanders Reach, the director of the Legal Technology Resource Center of the American Bar Association in Chicago. But first, the very basics. Practice and case management software provides attorneys with a convenient […]
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