In the latest example of a snowballing trend among BigLaw attorneys, three partners at Seyfarth Shaw have left the well-known Chicago-based firm to establish a smaller suburban firm that will,…
There’s no one more ordinary—or more inventive—than a solo practitioner. Half of the nation’s lawyers in private practice are solos—419,000 in all. Most provide the core services of legal work:…
Unfamiliar with the area, a North Carolina real estate lawyer missed a stop sign in Rutherford County yesterday, authorities say, and caused a fatal accident, reports the Aug 25, 2010 10:21 PM CDT
Erik Hammarlund says he wouldn’t have it any other way. Since bringing his wife, Karena, a former accountant, on board as office manager about a year ago, the Martha’s Vineyard,…
Partners leaving big firms to go out on their own isn’t new, but it seems to be picking up. A growing reason is that clients have become more careful about…
A Georgia family practitioner was arrested at her Stockbridge law office yesterday after allegedly forging a judge’s signature on court orders terminating parental rights in four different adoption cases.
Lawyers who want to build successful practices should first find more personal time. That was the advice given by estate lawyer-turned-business consultant Alexis Martin Neely at…
What started out as a road trip through the Midwest for two Eastern seaboard solos has morphed into what promises to be a long-term video project featuring the thoughts and…
Back when his income of over $100,000 a year seemed like chicken feed, attorney Michael Sweig decided to leave his law firm and hang out his own shingle. The result…
A racketeering lawsuit seeking class action status and, potentially, up to billions of dollars in damages has been filed against a Florida lawyer and his foreclosure-mill law firm. Also named…
The American Bar Association today launched the Smart Soloing Center—an online resource that is the latest in its growing portfolio of products and services designed for…
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