Comments on: Mini-Communities at Solo Practice University™

By: David Carson

David Carson — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:40:28 +0000

Thanks, Otto. Believe it or not, we already have six students and alumni from Cooley here at SPU.

By: Otto Stockmeyer

Otto Stockmeyer — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 15:34:25 +0000

Hi, Dave. I ran across your new endeavor via a link on the ABA site. Mary tried to explain it to me in February, but now I’ve seen for myself. Very impressive. Best wishes for success.

By: David Carson

David Carson — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:12:23 +0000

@Patrick Rose, Hi, Patrick. To create a group, you must first enroll (link to enroll). Once you're enrolled, you can create a group in seconds. In fact, there is already a group inside for solo lawyers and law students from Michigan! And there is already a course called "Appellate Practice and Procedure" taught by D. Todd Smith. There is a study group for that course, too. Let us know if you have other questions.

By: Patrick Rose

Patrick Rose — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:00:50 +0000

I would like to create a group for solos in Michigan. How do I do that?

Also, will you be encouraging a group to form on appellate practice as a specialty. Thanks!

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 03:39:49 +0000

@Scott – Welcome to SPU! Yes, we are bringing in a 30 year distinguished veteran in the Estate Planning arena. And, there will be a mini-community for this practice area, too. All practice areas will have mini-communities.

Hoping you will join them as a valued contributor.

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:37:36 +0000

Will there be a group for estate planning & elder law? Specifically Medicaid Planning & VA Benefits Planning? What about Personal Bankruptcy?

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 01:54:42 +0000

James, We have two IP lawyers on board. The recent one announced is Brett Trout http://solopracticeuniversity.com/faculty/ and he has an extensive practice prosecuting patents. I fully expect there to be mini-communities on the topic and the faculty to be fully involved!!!

By: James Sonntag

James Sonntag — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:33:00 +0000

Will there be faculty and mini-groups directed to intellectual property practice. In particular, writing and prosecuting patents through the Patent Office. I have been a solo writing patents for some time, but would like to increase my client base.

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:53:42 +0000

Dick – you’ve expressed a very common and serious need by solos that we’ve recognized – focused groups on specific topics but all within one much larger educational environment. By providing mini-communities at SPU; being able to pick and choose where you spend your time and who you spend your time with will make a huge difference to you and your practice.

By: Dick Price

Dick Price — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 16:04:41 +0000

I look forward to participating in mini groups on family law and marketing. I have practiced for a long time, but I enjoy learning new approaches to making my practice more successful for me and productive for clients.