New blogging e-book
TechnoLawyer has a new e-book on blogging. Today is its release date and it promises to be quite informative.
I encourage you to take a look. I'm flattered to have our blog included amongst the other great samples selected for inclusion.
Any readers that are currently TechnoLawyer members will be receiving the eBook automatically.
The Great Blog Debate makes me smile
Here is an extended comment from Ross Fishman (reprinted here with permission from Ross), a marketing guru. I always enjoy reading his comments on marketing. Since there has been a lot of discussion recently on several listservs about blogging, I thought you might be interested in seeing his thoughts.
Anyone old enough to remember The Great Web Site Debate? Around 1996?
Web sites were brand new and so generated enormous interest: headline stories, bylined articles, guru speeches, two-day conferences, mountainous direct mailings -- mostly by the web-development companies who sold this new product.
Continue Reading...Malpractice claims studied
A recent survey produced by the ABA's Standing Committee on Lawyers Professional Liability contains some interesting statistics. First, this report focuses on malpractice claims. The results here are not necessarily consistent with Disciplinary Boards' results. More clients tend to complain to the State Bars than they file malpractice claims in court. The information, nevertheless, is instructive.
Continue Reading...Exit Interview: What to Tell the Company?
See the New York Times article of today's date (November 27, 2005, "What to tell the company as you walk out the door"), written by MATT VILLANO.
Continue Reading...Plumbers get more education than lawyers!
Quite some time ago, I saw a statistic that shows plumbers get more treaining than lawyers do! They purportedly received 40 hours per year in order to keep their licenses. Lawyers are required to have approximately 25 hours in 3 years, or 8+ hours per year.
Is there something wrong with this picture?
Today, National Public Radio reported that the National Association of Manufacturers recommends to its members that they give 3% of their revenue to educating their employees.
What would that same percentage mean to lawyers? Assuming an average billable work load of 1500 hours, that would mean 45 hours per year!
Testimonials - A contrarian view
Question: Can I use clients' names for testimonials?
Answer: I will register a contrarian perspective that has been developed by 25 years of practicing law. It is contrary to the perspective of all sales people I've ever met.
Continue Reading...What's in a name? Everything, it seems ...
Question: Are there ethical rules pertaining to the use of "associates" and "affiliates" in a law firm name; it's my understanding that "associates" refers to associate attorneys within the firm and "affiliates" indicates a firm which outsources or refers some of its cases to independent law firms.
In the case at hand, the primary attorney (the firm is currently called "The Law Firm of 'John Doe', Esq.") is planning to retire in a few years and wants to increase the good will value of the firm name; he's concerned that a practice in the name of a sole practitioner will not yield a high sale price.
Continue Reading...Lawyers personal guarantees for leases
Question: When I started, I had to give a personal guarantee. Now that I'm established, can my personal guarantee be withdrawn?
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