Guest post by Attorney S.H. This is the story of a girl who went solo and called it quits. My story begins in May 2008 when I graduated from law school. I spent that summer studying for the bar and planning for a wedding. I got married in September 2008 and started my two year Read More
Read Moreby Shanda Tinney On August 15th my entire life changed. My husband and I had just sold our home and were moving. Closing day was scheduled for August 15th. We had been packing and sorting all month and started moving the week before. My husband became very ill. He had been tired the whole week Read More
Read MoreThat’s the Charlie Brown advice we were taught growing up. Never, ever give up. Quitting is for losers. Now that we’re grown up, things are just never that simple. I recently came across the story of a new solo from Washington who started his law practice. He was doing well for about 6-months (and by Read More
Read MoreIf you search the wisdom of the Internet, you will find a million answers to this question: When should you hire your first employee? Any of the answers you find, could be right for your specific situation. As lawyers often say, it depends. For me, I hired my first employee – an intern- when I Read More
Read Morevia Lifehacker The lesson here is attention to detail matters. I’ve seen some pretty bad motions, briefs, and even website content written by lawyers over the years. Surprisingly, many of them come from more “seasoned” attorneys. One possible explanation could be that they’re too comfortable and letting their standards drop or that they’re letting Read More
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