Reid My Blog!
Furthering innovation in management, governance, and ethics for lawyers and their firms.
Author: Reid Trautz is the director of the Americian Immigration Lawyers Association practice and professionalism center. He is the co-author of The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice and contributes to The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success.
Blawg Related Categories: Careers • Work/Life Balance • Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Legal Ethics
Recent Posts from Reid My Blog!
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Verizon's Droid: Not Ready for Primetime?
The Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg tries to love the new Motorola Droid, but his integrity shines through his prose and he is really letting readers know the new phone is not ready to take…
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Carolyn Elefant Takes a Final Bow at Legal Blog Watch
After 1,680 blog posts at Legal Blog Watch, Carolyn Elefant has decided to take a well-deserved break from the daily grind of blogging. Blogging consistently is not easy, but Carolyn and her blog partner Bob…
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The Nightmare Left Behind
South Carolina blogger and SC Bar practice advisor, Courtney Kennaday, has posted actual photographs of a deceased lawyer's office recently taken by the lawyer appointed to close down the practice after the solo lawyer died…
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Recession-Related Ethics: Navigating Tough Times
I am pleased to be a faculty member for this ABA-CLE ethics teleconference on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. In these still-difficult times, it is more important than ever to be confident of the ethical boundaries…
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Solos, Please Beware of Scams That Can Cost You!
Several bar associations are warning their members to be aware of financially-devastating scams being carried out against lawyers, especially solo practitioners. According to the ABA Journal, at least one small firm found out the hard…
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The Fears of Alternative Billing
The American Lawyer has a short but valuable article today about the role of fear in negotiating alternative fee arrangements: Clients fear they will get shoddy service for their money, and law firms fear they…
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Shake Big Savings from Small Practice Management Ideas
That's the title of my latest article published this month in GPSolo magazine, published by the GP Solo Division of the ABA. The theme of the issue is "Small" and covers relevant topics from an…
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Richard Susskind's ABA TECHSHOW Keynote Should Be Mandatory Listening
Richard Susskind continues to challenge our profession to look at ourselves in our changing world and redefine who we are and what we do in order to meet the future needs of consumers of legal…
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ReidMyBlog Meets ReidMyBook
I am pleased to announce publication of my new book, The Busy Lawyer’s Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice, co-authored with Dan Pinnington and published by the ABA. The book has a…
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Our Favorite iPhone Apps for Lawyers--ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Edition
What happens when four lawyers from diverse practices and backgrounds get together to discuss how each uses their iPhone to improve their productivity and reduce a few of life's frustrations? You get a great list…