Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:57:34 PDT

Irwin Karp gave a very well-received presentation to our Oklahoma Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference on Overcoming Procrastination [How to Break the Habit.] He has graciously allowed us to publish a generous portion of his materials online. These include... More

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:04:29 PDT

I'm heading off to Salt Lake City for tomorrow's program Economic Stimulus Package for Lawyers: Surviving Today’s Economy. The Utah bar staff are always such good hosts, so it will be a fun time. But doing a day-long program (almost)... More

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:43:12 PDT

"Effectively Staffing Your Law Firm" was just released by the ABA General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division. It addresses an important area of law firm management from the smaller firm perspective. I made a modest contribution to the book... More

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:56:59 PDT

That's what Fred Wilson says and I agree. I think it is becoming clear now that there are many ways to use Twitter and many reasons to use Twitter. But to me the best thing about Twitter is the fact... More

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 04:46:00 PDT

Lawyers from all across Oklahoma are heading out to the Oklahoma Bar's Solo and Small Firm Conference today. It is a great event with lots of fun and great CLE presentations. If you are not able to attend, you can... More

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 04:46:07 PDT

I meant to mention this earlier. The GPSolo Magazine for April/May 2009 has a theme of "small" and a lot of great material worth reading. From small marketing ideas to small town practice to representing small business, this issue certainly... More

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 10:29:55 PDT

Marketing guru Larry Bodine said Twitter was not a good marketing tool for lawyers and the Twitterverse reacted strongly against those comments. Lawyers USA interviewed me and some others about the controversy and did this post on it. While I... More

Wed, 20 May 2009 12:03:32 PDT

OK, after watching someone get an extra complication in their life by not knowing this, I decided to pass along this tip that many lawyers know-- just in time for summer. If you are out of the office, your voice... More

Thu, 14 May 2009 08:55:19 PDT

Ever have a prosecutor or court staff person who seemed to be rude and unreasonable to you? Well, here's an article that may contain some insight for some of you. I saw this so frequently at the courthouses when I... More

Mon, 11 May 2009 12:36:57 PDT

Bob Ambrogi once called Matt Homann the "Confucius of the legal profession." I've known Matt for several years, so long ago that it was back when his blog, the [non]billable hour, used to discuss alternative billing. I congratulated Bob on... More

Fri, 08 May 2009 14:37:24 PDT

The Nutmeg Lawyer blog apparently just began in 2009. Some would say there are already plenty of lawyer blogs. But Adrian M. Baron, its author, can really write. His posts are entertaining, which is in many ways the most important... More

Thu, 07 May 2009 22:41:33 PDT

This about-to-be released MiFi card really looks cool. You can carry your own wireless cloud with you and share it with up to four other users. There are lots of very interesting possibilities, including, as one poster noted, saving a... More

Wed, 06 May 2009 15:14:36 PDT

The last presentation of ABA TECHSHOW 2009 was 60 Sites in 60 Minutes, a program that is likely the longest running tradition of ABA TECHSHOW. I was honored to be asked to do that presentation with Lincoln Mead, Laura Calloway... More

Sun, 03 May 2009 16:14:11 PDT

The Colorado Bar Association recently made available a timely resource that I think anyone who has employees should seriously consider downloading, reading and saving for future reference. Pandemic Preparations for the Workplace was authored by Donald W. Benson and Katherine... More