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How to Announce a New Law Firm
Margaret Grisdela

Launching a new law firm is an increasingly popular employment choice for some of the more than 5,600 lawyers who lost their jobs during the Great Recession. This article identifies 10 ways to promote your new law firm. more

	Latest Filings and Decisions
	California Beneficiary v. California Trust Petition Determine Validity of Trust, Accounting, Remove Trustees, Breach of Trust Dean McAdams PETITION TO DETERMINE VALIDITY OF PURPORTED TRUST AMENDMENT; SUSPEND AND REMOVE CO-TRUSTEES AND APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; FOR OTHER RELIEF FOR BREACH OF TRUST; FOR AN ACCOUNTING; FOR INSTRUCTIONS [PROBATE CODE §§15642, 16420,...... more
	Pro Per Living Trust Beneficiary v. Sibling Beneficiary Trustees Petition Determine Validity of Trust, Accounting, Remove Trustees, Breach of Trust Dean McAdams PETITION TO DETERMINE VALIDITY OF PURPORTED TRUST AMENDMENT; SUSPEND AND REMOVE CO-TRUSTEES AND APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR TRUSTEE; FOR OTHER RELIEF FOR BREACH OF TRUST; FOR AN ACCOUNTING; FOR INSTRUCTIONS [PROBATE CODE §§15642, 16420,...... more
	Zelotes vs. Rousseau, et al Connecticut Grievance Committee Dismisses Complaints Against Total Attorneys Larry Bodine The Connecticut Statewide Grievance Committee has dismissed complaints against five Total Attorney clients who practice law in that state. For further information see "Connecticut Dismisses Ethics Complaint against Total Attorneys"...... more

	Most Recent Articles
	Judicial Hellholes Are a Law Firm Marketing Opportunity for Plaintiff Lawyers Larry Bodine There are six "judicial hellholes," five jurisdictions on the "watch list," and four "dishonorable mentions" in the list of plaintiff-friendly jurisdictions named by the American Tort Reform Foundation (ATRA). Viewed another way,...... more
	Oregon Law Practice Management: Managing Your Firm's Cash Flow Beverly Michaelis How to manage your firm's cash flow by creating a business plan, mission statement, and budget to help you achieve your goals. Includes resources for online budget and hourly rate calculators, billable rate data for Oregon, and tips...... more
	Are You Ready to Fly Solo? Ed Poll The highly publicized troubles of large corporate firms make the prospect of having their own firm seem more attractive to many young or newly unemployed lawyers. But nearly 90% of the 1.1 million U.S.lawyers are solos or in small...... more

	Civil Procedure
	Applied Discovery - The Changing Landscape in Ontario Rob Robinson On January 1, 2010, the new Ontario Rules of Civil Procedure1 came into force. The amendments are the most significant rule changes in Ontario since the 1980s. Amongst the amendments are substantial changes to the discovery process and...... more
	Oregon Law Practice Management: Filing Fee Confusion Abounds Beverly Michaelis Learn about the new filing fee requirements in Oregon under HB 2287.... more
	Oregon Law Practice Management: Comply with Court Captions or Risk Rejection Beverly Michaelis Oregon courts are increasingly frustrated by the failure of practitioners to comply with the captioning requirements imposed by HB 2287. Learn what you must do to avoid having your filing rejected by the court.... more

	Electronic Discovery
	Security Overview - Applied Discovery OneSheet Rob Robinson In the delivery of our multinational electronic discovery offerings, Applied Discovery provides security and infrastructure that both leverages the latest in security technology and is managed and monitored by security experts to...... more
	An interview with Steve d'Alencon of CaseCentral; thoughts about ECA, cloud computing, document review, — oh, and the “Case in Point” cartoon The Posse List This interview is part of our new series “Data! Data! Data!” — Cures for a General Counsel’s ESI Nightmares”. Steve d’Alencon is as vice president of product management and marketing and Chief Marketing Officer for CaseCentral. He...... more
	Technology Preview, Emerging Technology Session, and Global Expansion Initiatives Spearhead Electronic Discovery Leader Applied Discovery Efforts at LegalTech New York 2010 Rob Robinson Technology Preview, Emerging Technology Session, and Global Expansion Initiatives Spearhead Electronic Discovery Leader Applied Discovery Efforts at LegalTech New York 2010 Preview of New Review Performance Service to Give Legal...... more

	Law Firm Marketing
	What Lessons Have You Learned? Lance Godard Sometimes you need to look no further than everyday life to find inspiration for improving your law practice. This article looks how you might apply five lessons a cyclist learned while commuting to work by bike to your law practice,...... more
	Five Rainmaking Habits to Practice NOW TopLawyerCoach.com Get Control of Your Practice by Building Better Relationships There's nothing worse than the sense of panic that sets in when business slows down. We scurry to ramp up marketing efforts and drum up more business. Sometimes our...... more
	Words that Make or Break a Client Relationship TopLawyerCoach.com 5 Rules to Live By When Building a Lasting Client Partnership Good client relationships are crucial to sustaining a lucrative law practice. That's why learning how to nurture a new client partnership is WORTH YOUR TIME AND...... more

	Science, Computers & Technology
	Lawyers Beware: Take action now to protect healthcare information or risk stiff penalties! Jennifer Stiller Beginning February 17, 2010,lawyers who represent clients in the healthcare industry face new statutory obligations to take affirmative steps to ensure the privacy of their clients’ patient information when it is transmitted or stored...... more
	Capabilities, Resources, and Emerging Technology Track Session - LTNY 2010 Rob Robinson LTNY Background For Applied Discovery: Applied Discovery is a worldwide e-discovery leader that offers multinational collection, analytics, processing, review, and production services for law firms, corporations, and governmental...... more
	Leveraging Social Media for High-Impact Marketing Rob Robinson In today’s “sound-bite” environment in which professional organizations compete for client attention through a variety of communications conduits, it is increasingly important to consider and evaluate the potentially powerful benefits...... more

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