Last month's column on flat fee billing sparked a passionate debate. It also raised a lot of questions and had readers asking me for more details on exactly how I set my fees. So I am diving back int to he fray to go into more detail. First and foremost, let me say that, while [...]

Continue Reading

This post was written by Bob Minto and has been reprinted with permission. Link to original article. Robert W. Minto, Jr. has served as President and CEO and Director of ALPS Corporation since 1987. He also serves as President and CEO of Attorneys Liability Protection Society, Inc., A Risk Retention Group; Peak Investment Management Ltd; [...]

Continue Reading

Anne-Marie Rábago is a tax attorney in San Diego. She will teach the course, "Introduction to Taxes for the Solo/Small Firm Attorney" at Solo Practice University®. Born in Ohio and raised just outside Washington, DC in Lanham, Maryland. Ms. Rabago returned to Ohio to attend Ohio University; where she graduated Cum Laude and was a [...]

Continue Reading

In 2000 Mel Gibson starred in a movie called “What Women Want” in which a freak accident caused his character, Nick Marshall, to suddenly have the ability to hear women’s unspoken thoughts. He initially found it to be a very disconcerting experience, because (1) he discovered that he had some erroneous assumptions, and (2) women’s [...]

Continue Reading

Since the iPad's introduction in the Spring of 2010, more than 40 million units have been sold, and although coming a bit late to the party, the avalanche of other tablets are beginning to sell briskly with 1.2 million sold in the first 10 months of 2011.  This cultural phenomenon has quickly come to our [...]

Continue Reading

This is a very common question a new lawyer asks. The thought process goes something like this: 1. I want to get the (any) client in the door. 2. Everyone else gives a free initial consultation, I think?. 3. I'm too afraid to charge for a consultation because the potential client won't come in. 4. [...]

Continue Reading

My son and I are a frenzied fans of the show 'Chopped' on the Food Network.  In brief, in every episode four chefs come together in a cooking competition before a panel of judges.  In progressive elimination  segments the chefs are each given the same basket of four basic ingredients which they must combine to produce [...]

Continue Reading

In my most recent posts, I have discussed a variety of attorney marketing methods. But given the uncertainties of marketing, one often wishes there was a better way. What if, instead of marketing, we could rely on a free service guaranteed to bring us clients? All you would need to do is sign up, sit back, [...]

Continue Reading

Last week we talked about how one's 'great reputation' is only half the battle when getting clients. The other half is delivering on the promise of your great reputation. And this is the hardest half. So, let's continue the story. After having such an unfulfilling relationship with the first builder, I sought out other builders. [...]

Continue Reading

You may be wondering why I picked this title for my March installment of "The Rezooming Attorney". It is an interesting choice. We attorneys are hares, wanting things done, impatient when things don't happen or they don't happen soon enough for us. That's where this rezooming article comes in. When you decide to rezoom your [...]

Continue Reading