Hanging out a Shingle: ISBA Practice Resource Center

Articles

• The Truth About Going Solo
  By Helen Gunnarsson, Illinois Bar Journal, October 2005
  Three ISBA members speak from experience about the joys and challenges of going solo.
• A Solo's Advice on Going Solo
  By Helen Gunnarsson, Illinois Bar Journal, March 2008 (LawPulse)
• Making the transition to a solo or small firm practice
  By Nathan Lollis, Young Lawyers Division newsletter, April 2008
• What kind of client file system is best for your firm?
  Asked and Answered column in the Illinois Bar Journal, August 2007
• Opening an IOLTA Account
  Asked and Answered column in the Illinois Bar Journal, June 2007
• Is there life after (and during) Law School?
  By By Pamela Daley and Arla Lisa McMillan, Quality of Life column in the Illinois Bar Journal, May 2006
• Teach your Newbies Well
  By Karen J. Dilibert, Risk Prevention Article in the Illinois Bar Journal, October 2005
• Ten Tips for the Newly Admitted
  By Annie E. Thar, Malpractice Prevention Update, Illinois Bar Journal, February 2000
• The Safer Sharer
  By Karen J. Dilibert, Loss Prevention, Illinois Bar Journal, June 2006
• Don’t be a sitting duck for in-firm theft
  By Annie E. Thar, Malpractice Prevention Update, Illinois Bar Journal, February 1999
• Are you a client-savvy counselor
  By Karen J. Dilibert, Loss Prevention, Illinois Bar Journal, August 2007
• How to spot the client from hell
  By Karen J. Dilibert, Illinois Bar Journal, November 2001 

ISBA CLE

• Hanging Out Your Shingle Without Hanging Yourself
  Covers practice development, treating your practice as a business, and more.

ISBA Advisory Opinions on Professional Conduct

• 92-06 Opening office shared with out of state attorneys
• 749 Advertising in telephone directory
• 702 Advertising opening office

ISBA Member Resources

• The ISBA Form Exchange take a form, leave a form.
• ISBA Mentor Center sign up to be connected with a mentor.
• ISBA Mutual for professional liability insurance.
• General Practice, Solo, and Small Firm Section

ABA Books

ISBA members can purchase any books through the ABA Web Store and receive a 15% discount By entering PAB7EISB when asked for a source code upon checkout. Note: Discount does not apply to ABA-CLE iPod products.

• How to Start and Build a Law Practice, Fifth Edition
• Flying Solo: A Survival Guide for the Solo and Small Firm Lawyer, Fourth Edition
• Law Office Procedures Manual for Solos and Small Firms, Third Edition
• Letters for Lawyers: Essential Communications for Clients, Prospects, and Others, Second Edition
• More books for solo and small firms from the ABA

Other Resources

• Solosez a free list serve discussion group of the ABA for solo and small firm attorneys.
• MyShingle.com Carolyn Elefant's blog for and about solos and small law firms.
• GPSolo Magazine ABA GP|Solo Division's magazine is available free online.

Have a suggestion for a practice resource? Please email Mark Mathewson.

These resources are presented as educational resources for for ISBA members. They should not be relied upon as a substitute for individual legal research, and the ISBA does not warrant the accuracy of the information that appears in them.