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Invasion of the Lawyers
INVASION OF THE LAWYERS (How You Can Win the Battle Against Obscurity) It’s obvious to anyone—your town or city is flooded with lawyers. From billboards on highways to radio and obnoxious TV advertisements, consumers are bombarded with a media assault by lawyers screaming “Call Me Now” or “I’ll Fight for You”. The bravado of lawyers more »
The Best Way to Avoid a Legal Malpractice Claim
It’s an ethical dilemma that every lawyer will face at least once. After a substantial settlement in a construction accident lawsuit, I missed an important deadline for serving a motion concerning a lien. As a result, my client lost his right to challenge the lien and in all likelihood, would have to pay a lien more »
Cut Your Law Practice Costs in 10 Simple Steps
Cost-Saving Tip #1: Consolidate Cell Phone Plans for Your Employees Consolidate cell and iPhone and Droid services of your staff into one plan to achieve some savings. Group cell plans will be cheaper than a bunch of individual plans.
A Lawyer’s Story of Hope and Leadership
At first, it seemed like just another day. When I got home from work in the summer of 1997, I mindlessly began talking about my day at work while oblivious to whether my wife was listening. But something was a little different about my wife and I could just tell from the expression on my more »
How to Pay Case Expenses without Spending a Dime
Would you take a suitcase full of cash, put it under your bed and leave it there for three years? Probably not, right? You want to earn interest on your money and that suitcase full of cash won’t earn a penny. Even if you put your money in a money market account, you’ll get at more »
A Guaranteed Way to Get Rich…on Auto-Pilot
Saving money isn’t easy—you’ve got bills to pay, kids to send to college and make the weekly payroll of your staff. Sometimes it’s a wonder there’s any money left for you. You know you’re supposed to be saving money, but you’ve got to pay the bills first. There’s an answer that is easy and takes more »
HOW TO GET RICH
(THE ROADMAP TO FINANCIAL FREEDOM FOR INJURY LAWYERS) It’s so easy to forget you’re running a business. It’s not hard to figure out why. From the first day of law school it’s drummed into your head that you are in a profession (not a business) and if you can master the fine art of practicing more »
How to Radically Transform Your Law Practice Into a Culture of Caring
(And a Lesson in Caring From My 14-Year Old Son) As I sat in the stands of the stadium watching the finish of a one-mile race, I just knew something wasn’t right. Almost five minutes had passed since my son, Tim, had finished the one mile race and his twin sister, Lily, was nowhere to more »
Why Lawyers Hate Meetings
(How to Unlock This Powerful Weapon for Creating Focus, Alignment, and Accountability) It’s no wonder lawyers hate meetings. From the minute you step in to a meeting at your law firm, there is meaningless chit-chat and gossip, some members of your staff (maybe you) show up ten minutes late and by the time everyone’s there, more »
The Anatomy of a Killer Lawyer Video
(How you can CRASH the YouTube Party and turn your Website into a Client Magnet) It’s impossible to deny: Lawyer videos on the web are crap. The Internet is crammed pack of just one lawyer talking head after another talking about their big courtroom victories—the bravado of lawyers is shameless. But consumers don’t care about more »
