How to Make Money! Tips for Financial Success in a Solo or Small Firm Practice
Turning the practice of law into a profitable business is not always easy. James D. Crosby offers 10 tips for financial success.
Category: Wisdom
The Lost Art of Collegial Workplace Conversation in the Twitter Era
What happens when the President tweets something that actually makes sense and sneaks into your morning coffee talk?
How Can Lawyers Improve the Immigration System?
Kimberly Keen identifies three substantive ways lawyers can improve a sluggish immigration system.
What To do When Your Client Disappears—Actually or In Effect
In this new feature, Edward McIntyre, professional responsibility lawyer and co-editor of San Diego Lawyer, examines the ethical considerations when a client disappears.
Steps Toward More Effective Mediation
By Charles H. Dick
Most civil disputes will be resolved before trial,1 and mediation has become one of the most important phases of every lawsuit. Even so, the informality of mediation induces many less-experienced litigators to take a casual attitude toward the process. Too often, lawyers approach mediation as if it were the easiest phase of a lawsuit; this is serious mistake. If pleadings, discovery and motion practice warrant hours of planning, thought and effort, why treat mediation any differently?
