MyShingle.com
"Dedicated to the demands and desires of solos and small law firms, the clients we serve and others in the legal profession who use our services or dream of going out on their own." This blog was started to help students and lawyers at firms who want to create unconventional practices and to provide a place for solos to trade advice and tout their successes.
Author: Carolyn Elefant is a solo practitioner in Washington, D.C., who also authors Offshore Renewable Energy Law Blog and Nolo's Legal Marekting Blawg and Lawyer Avenue. She is also author of the e-book Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be.
Blawg Related Categories: Law Firms • Solos/Small Firms • Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Solo / Small Firm • Blawg 100
Recent Posts from MyShingle.com
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Persecuted Connecticut Lawyers Totally Well Represented on Ethics Charges by Pullman & Comley; Total Attorneys, Not So Much
Turns out that at least three of the five Connecticut lawyers who are the subject of a disciplinary proceeding for their participation in Total Bankruptcy.com's haven't completely been hung out to dry as I described…
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Come Meet Me At Avvo's DC and Baltimore Events
I've made no secret of the fact that I'm a fan of Avvo.com, which launched back in 2007. Though now Avvo has plenty of copycats, when it launched, it was the first service to provide…
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Why Isn't Anyone Speaking for the Five Solos Targeted by the Connecticut Disciplinary Counsel's Attack on So-Called Referral Services?
So, let's say that a typical consumer - we'll call her Jane Consumer - in Connecticut finds herself hounded by creditors and deeply in debt. Jane's heard that bankruptcy might help but she doesn't know…
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The Front Row
This morning, I'll take a seat in the front row in a place where I can't look back. I've occupied the front row dozens of times over the course of my career, at trials,…
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LEXIS, You Could Have Had Us Solos at Hello
On the surface, this article about Lawyers.com's upcoming television ad campaign, which is intended to attract more consumers to its site, seems like nothing more than business as usual in a down economy. But there's far more to…
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Of Interest to Solos
Here's a round up of free or low cost events or ideas for solo and small lawyers: 1. Ari Kaplan is offering a free webinar TOMORROW, Thursday 10/29 from 1 - 1:30 called "5 Easy Ways…
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Interested in Foreclosure Law? The Bar Is Interested in You!
With the economy still floundering, foreclosure lawyers remain in demand. In fact, according to Time Magazine, eighty six percent of foreclosure defendants go unrepresented. Yet as far as I can tell, few solo and small firm…
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Nicole Black: New York Criminal Lawyer, Author, Blogger, Law Technology Guru
More than ever, in an online world, your reputation precedes you. So how can you ensure that you make the best possible first impression long before you meet a colleague or prospective client face to…
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Should Lawyers Suggest Social Media to Clients As An Alternative to A Pricey Lawsuit?
Whenever I get a call from a client who has a matter too small to justify my rates or referral to another attorney service, I'll try to suggest alternatives. In fact, like many lawyers, I…
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Why you may want to rent an office
These days, working from home is all the rage, glamorized by successful lawyers like Chuck Newton at Third Wave Law Blog or Jay Fleischman at Untethered Lawyer, who through writing and by personal example make…