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It’s Okay, I’m a Lawyer!: How the Expansion of the Attorney-Litigation Privilege is Changing the Game

By Amanda J. Hamilton, March 2019
Measuring Growth

By Erica Fujimoto, July 2018
Think Twice Before Responding to Negative Online Reviews

By Bailey E. Felts, July 2018
Financing your first year in practice

By Kerry M. Lavelle, May 2018
Eyes Wide Open

By Jennifer Ramovs, September 2017
Best practices to impart to business owners

By Mason Cole, September 2017
Issues to consider when moving or opening a new law office

By Amber Mikula, June 2017
Five tips for new lawyers starting their own practice

By Marie K. Sarantakis, June 2017
Birthing the baby: Let’s get technical

By Letisha Luecking Orlet, October 2016
Keeping Costs Down for Your New Solo Practice

May 2016
Focusing on opening your own law practice

By Dion U. Davi, May 2016
Organizing your small firm or solo practice

By Amber L. Mikula, August 2015
Start-up tech for any budget

By Bryan M. Sims and Nerino J. Petro Jr., July 2014
Practice-Launching Tips for Solos and Small Firms

By Ed Finkel, February 2014
The shoe-string law firm

By Charles G. Wentworth, April 2013
Sharpening Your Pencil: Financial Basics for Law Firms

By Maria Kantzavelos, February 2013
Should you merge with another law firm?

By John W. Olmstead, December 2012
Small law, big plans

By Katherine A. Chamberlain, August 2012
Hey, Kids, Let’s Start a Law Firm

By Karen Erger, December 2011
The Ethical Office: Managing Nonlawyer Staff

By Helen W. Gunnarsson, December 2011
The Five Biggest Business Mistakes Lawyers Make

By Helen W. Gunnarsson, September 2011
Managing ourselves

By Dan Breen, June 2011
A young lawyer, thinking like a start-up business owner

By Patrick G. King, February 2011
You’re the Boss - Now What?

By Helen W. Gunnarsson, March 2010
From Sheepskin to Shingle

By Helen W. Gunnarsson, September 2009
Making the transition to a solo or small firm practice

By Nathan Lollis, April 2008
A solo’s advice on going solo

By Helen W. Gunnarsson, March 2008
I hung my shingle: What I’ve learned in two years of solo practice

By Peter R. Olson, January 2008
Law office management 101—Setting up your practice

By Mary A. Corrigan, September 2006
The Truth About Going Solo

By Helen W. Gunnarsson, October 2005
Law firm planning & design: Part 3

By Daniel G. Jay, June 2005
Law firm planning & design: Part 2

By Daniel G. Jay, March 2005
Law firm planning & design: Part 1

By Daniel G. Jay, January 2005
The organizational life blood for law firm profitability: Active coordinated communication

By Dr. Thomas J. Venardos, January 2005
The making of a 21st century law firm

By Laura Leckrone, October 2004
How to design a simple education-based Web site for an individual attorney

By Trey Ryder, June 2004
So, You Want to Open Your Own Firm? One Attorney’s Tale From the Front

By Christopher T. Hurley, April 2002
Top 10 tips for the new general practitioner

By Michael A. Hall, March 1999