Latest Blog Posts for Her-Law-Firm

• On pro bono cases.............
  on Feb 24, 2011 in Pro Bono cases Small firm/solo practice
  In my former life, as an attorney who represented plaintiffs in medical negligence cases, I was a very busy associate. I never lacked for files that needed attention, and rarely had the time, or inclination to take on pro bono cases. I did not genera...
• On stepping out of your usual routine...
  on Feb 19, 2011 in Off the beaten path Small firm life Travel
  It's slightly funny to think that I have a usual routine, being in month five of my new practice as a sole practitioner, but I do somewhat have a "usual." I usually practice in the Circuit Court of Cook County, where the courthouse is located 1 1/2 b...
• On building a niche law practice......
  on Feb 17, 2011 in Business Marketing Small firm/solo practice Website stuff
  A niche law practice is a creature of the new economy affecting small and mid-size law firms. In this new economy, I believe that you need to distinguish yourself - you need to offer specialized legal services to a specific niche of the general popul...
• The great blizzard of 2011 and small firm life.....
  on Feb 15, 2011 in Business Current Affairs Small firm/solo practice The Dachshunds
  The weather in Chicago has improved immeasurably from two weeks ago, when the "Great Blizzard of 2011" hit, dumping over 2o inches of snow in less than 24 hours. The blizzard did not discriminate, stopping city and suburban traffic, CTA and Metra tra...
• On humor from listserves........
  on Feb 10, 2011 in Lawyers acting badly Weblogs
  One of the members of one of the bar associations posted this little news story today - I had to share it in blawgland........... Former attorney Timothy F. Eddy was disbarred in 2002, but that didn’t stop him from continuing to practice law. The 4...
• On estate planning for civil union couples
  on Feb 8, 2011 in Recent legal developments
  I recently added a page to my firm's website in response to the passage of the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Unions Act - (geez, where did they get that combination?), and with the use of sitemeter, I have been able to watch the var...
• I am the friggin IT department...............
  on Jan 27, 2011 in Small firm life Start-Up Costs Technology/ IT stuff Web/Tech
  I AM the IT department. Really. Not a role that I particularly wanted to take on, but I'm managing. In the prior firm, we actually had an IT guy who worked elsewhere, but had the ability to connect to the system remotely and fix any emergencies. He w...
• On turning down business
  on Jan 26, 2011 in Business Care and Handling of Clients Small firm/solo practice
  Turning down business - touchy subject for a relatively new sole practitioner. Today I said "NO" to the first client referred to me by one of the bar association lawyer referral services of which I am a member. Actually, she was the very FIRST client...
• On Divine Intervention................and Office Furniture
  on Jan 18, 2011 in Office Space Small firm/solo practice Start-Up Costs
  On Divine Intervention: As I have posted previously, I didn't have six months in which to prepare to hang up my shingle and start my solo law practice. I was offered an affordable office and needed to snap it up - which I did. What I needed to in ord...
• On Having a "Web" Presence
  on Jan 14, 2011 in Marketing Small firm/solo practice Web/Tech Website stuff
  On having a "web" presence: I am beginning to think that it is a necessity for an attorney who is starting out as a sole practitioner. My website for my practice has been in the works before I left my prior firm. When I called to establish phone serv...

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