Have I ever told you when I quit eating at Quiznos? I use to appreciate the fact that Quiznos offered offered great tasting subs, salads and soups made from fresh ingredients.  Now everybody is doing it, but I loved their toasted sandwiches.  But, now when I see or hear of Quiznos, or when...

PACER/ECF was a godsend for Third Wavers, connected attorneys, future lawyers, telecommuters, home office lawyers and, really, all lawyers when it was first established. It sure beat the hell out of making tons of copies of a documents and either couriering or FEDEXing them to the Courthouse, and th...

My initial reaction to this question is usually -- NONE.I get these questions from time to time, and usually more around the first of a year when lawyers are changing law firms and going out on their own.Certainly there are times to partner up or incorporate out, but I much prefer the KISS principal...

As Kinky Friedman would say, "Why the hell not"!Whether you are wanting to go out on your own or in with a few other attorneys, whether you want to start a traditional firm or just collaborate, or whether you wish to establish a Third Wave practice or something more traditional, a downturn in many a...

I think it has begun to dawn on people that we are in for a hard patch ahead, and most people are worried.  Attorneys should be worried.  Many ordinary people have been worried for some time because the issue of the economy has been impacting them longer.  Wall Street, financial insti...

Well, maybe tag hag is not the right term.  That is a person who is obsessed with brand name clothing, but I think it gets the point across.  Certainly there are lawyers that concern themselves with wearing the right suit, the right shoes, the right shirt, and the right tie.  They can...

Everybody knows that I am not a big fan of commercial office space.  I tend to look at it as a long term debt with the build up of zero equity  -- no benefit.  That is not always a good investment.  Also, rent (debt) takes money out of your pocket that broadband and a home office...

I got an email that says I never seem to discuss anything about actually trying a case, and that is what new lawyers and solos need to know.  I returned the email and asked what they wanted to know.  The writer said the technique I use to try a successful case.  I have thought about i...

Okay!  Okay!  I am guilty of avoiding it myself.  So, who am I to preach?  Besides, such language.  And, who taught me to talk this way?  My mother is likely to wash my mouth out with soap. But, here is the thing.  In lawyer marketing I am so sick and tired of view...

I have said it time and again.  Life is to short going through it looking homely, tired and ugly.  And yet I get calls and emails every day from attorneys, especially new attorneys or those just going into private practice, that feel a little uneasy and want to start chasing clients and ca...