By Leah Strickland Brand new attorneys starting their own practice have a lot of decisions to make, and a lot of those decisions involve overhead. Should I hire a secretary? Do I work out...
By Andrew Servais Back in 2013, Ethics in Brief reported on the decision in Jay v. Mahaffey (2013) 218 Cal. App. 4th 1522 where an associate, working under supervision of a senior attorney, failed in her attempt...
By Robert Conca One important decision in the lifecycle of a growing company is when to hire its first in-house counsel. Frequently, this issue arises at a time in the evolution of an organization...
By Jeff Bennion For most of us, troubleshooting cybersecurity is difficult because we usually can’t see the problem and only find out about it after there’s been some catastrophic loss. Even if you are...
By James Crosby Referrals are the lifeblood of law practices – they are the “coin of the realm” for most attorneys. There are attorneys with large loyal clients providing cases year after year. But,...
When you fear someone you love is being mistreated, it is natural to want to reach out and help. It seems even more urgent when senior citizens are the victims. Knowing the possible signs...
By Renée Galente Why social media? Go to your audience: Worldwide, in hard numbers, Facebook has 1.55 billion active users. Twitter has 320 million active users.1 LinkedIn reported 414 million members in the fourth...
By Joshua Bonnici “You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life.” — Heather Schuck, The Working Mom Manifesto Lawyering is tough: endless client calls and emails; opposing attorneys...
By Bill Kammer No area of discovery requires such immediate attention as the necessity of preserving relevant data and documents. And no area results in more sanctions than a failure to do so and...
By Meghan Dohoney For those practicing as solo attorneys or at small firms, it can be difficult to manage the demands of running a law practice without a safety net of associates around to...