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The art of starting, marketing & managing a successful law firm

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I want to encourage you to think about what your law firm really stands for? What do YOU really stand for? Are the two in synch?

Napoleon Hill Tells Us Of The Power Of The Master-Mind Principle

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It's not a coincidence that throughout history from biblical times and today, the most successful human beings on the planet have all drawn power from the "master-mind".

Dangerous daydreams

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Dangerous Daydreams For Lawyers Do you daydream about the sort of law practice you want to have "someday"? Or howabout the kind of life/lifestyle you want to enjoy "someday"? For the time being let's set-aside the fact that the lifestyle is driven by the law firm and please allow me to warn you about a dangerous mode of thinking I hear too many lawyers talking about, far too often.

How To Get A FREE Ticket To This Mastermind In Miami

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There's been A LOT of excitement about an announcement I made last week to a very small group of lawyers who I know. But word has gotten-out so here it is for everyone to share: Microsoft and Lexis-Nexis are going to PAY ME, so that YOU can attend a live mastermind weekend with me for FREE!!!

How to Start a Law Firm

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How to Start a Law Firm Starting a law firm can be one of the best decisions a lawyer can make. Not only can you make more money as the owner of your own law firm but you can also enjoy the freedom to pursue the types of cases and clients you get energy from vs. working for a firm where your cases and clients may be dictated to you even if they're energy vampires. Good News: Did you know that according to ABA statistics nearly 60% of lawyers in the US are actually solo practitioners? And that's not a recent statistic. The fact of the matter is that the face of the most successful lawyers in the US has always been a solo practitioner.

So, what did they teach YOU in law school about running a law firm?

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Stay tuned for announcement of new "How To Start…

Don't waste this holiday weekend

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It's risky. Your friends and family might ridicule you for being a crazy dreamer. They might laugh at you. Scary stuff.

An unexpected Thanksgiving day wish:

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p.s. If you think your law firm is all about making money, or all about serving your clients then you are missing a big opportunity to enjoy more of both; plus be an even happier lawyer.

Financial Control 4 Lawyers

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Unfortunately too-few law schools and too-few CLE programs seek to equip us as law students and later as practicing lawyers, with the business management skills needed to manage the finances of our own law firms. Certainly not to attend to this critical law firm management task objectively. So instead of feeling the same sense of self-confidence and control we enjoy when dealing with our clients’ legal matters, when it comes to the financial management of our own law firms, too-many otherwise smart & sophisticated lawyers end-up making important law practice management decisions based on incomplete information and fear.

Why in the world would a multi-million dollar company ever want to hire a solo?

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This week for our monthly Gold Call I interviewed the president of a $3mm company that manages over $30mm of its clients' money. The question I posed to him was "Why in the world would a muti-million dollar company ever want to hire a solo lawyer?"