A brief conversation I recently had with an IP lawyer. She moved in-house to one of her best clients a couple of years ago. For a time she said that things were going well. She recounted how she largely continued ...

Last month I mentioned that one of my priorities for the year is “attention.” In that vein, here is something for your attention: We are currently 38 days into 2017. That puts us at roughly 10% through the year.  More than likely, ...

Sorry about the delay, folks.  The end of July was a little nuts, and it’s taken me a few days to make sure everything’s squared away. Here are the slightly-delayed numbers for July: Clients Referral from other attorneys: 5 Found ...

So, it’s the big six-month anniversary.  How are things looking now versus back in January? Find out after seeing the numbers for June: Clients Referral from other attorneys: 7 Found me online: 2 Referral from area businesses: 1 Came to ...

Another month, another batch of numbers.   May’s numbers were both encouraging and disappointing.  Encouraging because I’m still able to keep my “normal” overhead (regular expenses like rent, malpractice insurance premiums, fax service, etc.) down around $1,000 per month while ...

It’s the first of the month, and you know that that means: time for more numbers! As usual, here’s a bit of context to go with the data: This month’s numbers are skewed a bit thanks to taxes.  As a ...

Just dumping a bunch of numbers on you won’t be very helpful, so in order to provide some context for the data, here’s a little information about my practice: I live and practice in a place that has a somewhat ...

I graduated from University of Florida College of Law in 2011, and like most of my classmates, I already had my entire career planned out: I would work as an associate for a few years at a small-to-moderate sized firm, ...

Here we have part III of Postcards from the Bar Exam – Ithaca Law Grad 1988 (Part I here Part II here), kindly provided to me by Carolyn Elefant ofMy Shingle. Ms. Elefant’s advice to herself in 1988, remains true for ...