The old economy is not coming back, neither is yesterday. A wise man once advised, “Give up all hope of a more perfect past.” It’s not about more protections, rebuilding the lawyer monopoly or crushing the non-lawyer legal service uprising. Let’s change the conversation. It is about creating a business model for law firms that […]
Read More…A look back at 40 years through hilarious (though legally-flawed) films. The great comic actor, writer, and director Harold Ramis passed away last week, and I can’t help but think back on a career that brought so much joy to billions of people over the last 40 years through hilarious films like Analyze This, The […]
Read More…Because meeting a prospective client for the first time is a little like going on a blind date. Meeting a prospective client for the first time is a little like going on a blind date: You have limited time and information to decide whether you want things to go any further with this person. Below […]
Read More…Gain new perspective and become a better lawyer by mentoring. Everyone knows a new attorney needs mentors. The mentee gets invaluable benefits from a successful mentor-mentee relationship. The harder benefits to calculate are the mentor’s, though we often hear the familiar drumbeat of an opportunity to “give back” and the rewards of “staying connected” (all […]
Read More…Learn how to avoid the cases that will cause a nightmare for you down the road. For the new attorney, personal injury work can be rewarding and exciting. You are helping the little guy (or gal) take on a giant insurance company, corporation, or government entity. But an attorney new to personal injury work can’t […]
Read More…New lawyers, get three tips for finding a mentor. When I first decided to hang my own shingle, it seemed that the most common advice I heard was that I needed to find a mentor. “Great!” I thought, “but where are they?” If you know you need and want a mentor, but aren’t sure where […]
Read More…Get 5 more tips for staying healthy and in shape in 2014. This is part 2 of Allison Peryea’s life-changing series on improving your health and fitness in 2014. Read Part 1 and share your tips for staying healthy in the comments. Try the buddy system. I firmly believe in fitness classes. I have tried kickboxing, […]
Read More…Get tips on avoiding (or exiting) a “chunkster phase”. A few years ago, I went through what I call my Chunkster Phase. I didn’t even notice I had gotten out of shape until one of my favorite clients, a grandmotherly nutritionist, told me I was looking “well-loved.” Since then, I have made it a point […]
Read More…Learn more about WSBA Sections at Open Sections Night on Jan. 16! An attorney who holds a valid Washington State Bar license is, technically, qualified to render legal advice to a client concerning any subject. But the “womb-to-tomb” general practitioner seems to be in decline; the information age has given rise to savvier clients who […]
Read More…Because even the most resolute need help now and again. On Dec. 31, 2001, I made a New Year’s resolution to never again make another New Year’s resolution. It’s the only resolution I’ve ever managed to keep. I’m a notorious quitter who had never before followed through on any of the crazy resolutions I had imagined […]
Read More…Learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect you and your practice in this ongoing series from LOMAP. In preparing to write this “Young People’s ACA” post, I called a young attorney in hopes that she would clue me in to what a younger-than-me solo or small firm attorney would be thinking. She reminded me […]
Read More…Enjoy these humorous holiday lawsuit as you’re sipping egg nog this holiday season. The holidays are a time when loved ones gather around fires with hot cocoa; grandma and grandpa nestle beneath blankets as children roll fire trucks on the living room floor; and friends toast to the memories they’ve made and to a prosperous […]
Read More…Learn best practices to help your clients — or yourself — this holiday season. In the practice of family law, I sometimes have to remind myself that I am a lawyer, not a therapist. I do not have a counseling degree and I am not a mental health specialist, yet there are many times when there seems […]
Read More…Taking the bar exam in February? Here are five tips to prepare for the MBE. The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) provides four online practice examinations (OPE) that can be purchased on the NCBE website. Each includes 100 questions that have appeared on a recent multistate bar exam (MBE), along with a detailed explanation […]
Read More…Learn how the Affordable Care Act will affect you and your practice in this ongoing series from LOMAP. Read other posts from our Navigating the Affordable Care Act series. What made up an insurance plan before the Affordable Care Act varied widely, or was hard to ferret out with no comparison tool available. The Marketplace changes that […]
Read More…Learn more about WA’s evolving public employee labor law. Many employees pass their day by regularly checking their social media accounts, whether Twitter, Facebook, or other sites. Often, individuals record or post where they are employed, their extracurricular activities, pictures, updates as to their location, and other personal information. In order to keep up to speed […]
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