The Alabama State Bar has recently received multiple calls from lawyers targeted in collection/settlement fraud scams. As scammers grow more sophisticated and believable through trial and error, Alabama lawyers should become…
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn... so many ways to promote your practice and connect with potential clients, so little time! In fact, managing all of these profiles and platforms can be downright…
As a new bar year begins the theme of “back to basics” seems to be coming up over and over. ASB President Rich Raleigh has adopted it as his guiding…
If you’d like to learn to make yourself invaluable to current and future clients, the latest addition to the PMAP Checkout Library can point the way. Although seemingly aimed at…
I often get questions about underserved areas of practice that other lawyers might not have thought of, so when I see what I think may be a potential new practice…
What’s on your shopping list? Walmart in Canada is getting into the legal business. An article in the ABA Journal reported that a handful of Walmart locations in Toronto have…
No, this is not a joke about how long it's been since I've posted regularly to this blog! When I think of decomposition my thoughts generally turn, at best, to…
The March/April 2012 issue of Law Practice magazine is now available online and in it you'll find my SimpleSteps column. I've reprinted the column below to save you a click,…
The beginning of the year is a great time to bring a new focus and intensity to building your practice, and one of the best ways to generate more and…
Yesterday I spoke at lunch to the Solo & Small Firm Section of the Birmingham Bar Association, so I thought today I'd share one of the practice management tips I…
