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Michael Brown is a litigation attorney in Wisconsin. He will teach a course entitled “Employee Rights Law” at Solo Practice University® Michael Brown is the founding attorney of DVG Law Partner. Michael’s legal practice involves employee rights, contract rights, fraud victim rights, litigation and class actions. He represents clients across the U.S. with Federal cases. […]
Guest Post: Danielle G. Van Ess 10 Things I Hate About Being Solo (And Why I’m Still Happy Being Solo!) 1. I HATE the look I used to get that said, “We’ll see if you’re still around in another year or two.” It took awhile but I built my practice up from absolutely nothing in […]
-Oh, no. We’ll never get [out of doc review] now. -So certain are you. [sighs] Always with you it cannot be done. Hear you nothing that I say? -Master, moving [documents] around is one thing. This is totally different. -No! No different! Only different in your mind. You must unlearn what you have learned. -All […]
From the “Big Law to Solo” column When Susan and I first discussed this month’s column, my initial thought was that coming up with ten things would be easy. But it was harder than I imagined; in fact, it was downright difficult. You see, I kind of dig being a solo. Still, when I put my […]
Jordan Furlong recently gave us his two-part 2011 teleseminar update on the future of the legal profession. Part Two is now available below. I always look forward to my conversations with Jordan. He is insightful, extremely intelligent, and expresses his vision of the future of the legal profession with amazing clarity and direction for all […]
From “The Non Trad Law Grad” column. Since I am a brand new lawyer, I keep saying the “season has just started.” However, in many ways, the season started when I was in law school – the clock started ticking from the first day of orientation. This is the time you start acquiring the skills […]
From “Lessons From The Lawyer-Coach” column In a previous post I discussed some benefits and drawbacks of investing in law practice management software. I shared my opinion that all lawyers, including solos, can benefit from practice management software because, properly used, it will significantly improve your efficiency and organization. I also warned, however, that the […]
We’ve kicked off a new series of free audio guest lectures at Solo Practice University starting with Smart Marketing with Mark Merenda, Business Law with Trippe Fried, and Video For Attorneys with Gerry Oginski. These ongoing lectures will feature our faculty experts discussing what’s new in their own practice areas or their specific areas of […]
No. It’s not ‘Hammer Time’. It’s the ‘Hammer’ Clause. How many of you are familiar with the term ‘Hammer Clause’ and is it buried in your Professional Liability Policy? Who’s getting hammered? When I was practicing I always knew to get a professional liability policy which gave me final say on settlement or litigation should […]
That caught your eye? It catches my eye constantly when I see factions in the legal community measure every other lawyer’s passion for the law or time spent per week practicing law as a barometer for whether or not they are a ‘real’ lawyer. Some of the popular challenges to ‘real’ status: You have additional […]
Why Going Solo as a Young Attorney Could Be the Best Decision Ever with Susan Cartier Liebel from Solo Practice University®.
On this episode of New Solo from the Legal Talk Network, Adriana Linares interviews Susan Cartier Liebel from Solo Practice University® about how to stay motivated throughout the process of starting a solo law practice.
Motivation in life is very important. I share seminal moments which have shaped me as a human being and helped me become who I am today.
On this podcast from Lawpreneur Radio, Miranda McCroskey interviews Susan Cartier Liebel from Solo Practice University® about perceptions of fear, failure and other issues facing solos.
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