The Productive Attorney

In my discussion I will use articles, surveys, and reports that show trends for attorneys. I will compare the American Bar Association (ABA) reports with a private vendor company Cleo, that is a case management software system company. Topics of discussion range from good to bad such as: working from home to bad behavior at the law firm.

Eating out versus eating in? Buy or rent the house? In today's episode, I talk about the real personal finance goals and precautions you should take. I speak from my own experience with car payments, life insurance, credit, and children and how I learned to balance my finances over the years. Most importantly, I highlight the three main expenses for adults: food, shelter, and transportation. Each of these constitutes different levels of planning and investing. Tune in to hear risks and management strategies I have learned from being a lawyer.

The main reason we have a business is to get money for our clients, but also to support our staff and family. I'm going to be discussing with you my 20 years of experience of doing my own finances for the law firm. I have learned valuable lessons in letting someone else do my finances, but I have learned that the best way to know what your business is producing is to have eyes on numbers yourself.

Studies by the ABA have shown that attorneys spend 20% on legal research. This podcast will help you in knowing what tools are out there, and to discuss important topics such paid vs free research.

I have been in courthouses where it appears that I have entered the twilight zone. I typically see this in small cities where they don't have the capital for multiple courthouses. This podcast brings attention to the differences, but more importantly tips on how to navigate in another county that you don't normally practice in.

This is a continuation from my episodes 005 and 016. A lot has happened since my last episode on this subject. What's interesting is knowing the players responsible for the continuing disruption in the legal community. They want to make it easier for people to practice law by decreasing the barriers of entry for people to get into the legal profession.

Have you ever considered attending law school? This episode goes through my personal experiences and lessons I learned in law school. I talk about first year law school and expectations you might have. This episode should help answer some questions and thoughts you may have before attending law school.

Vexatious Litigants continuously impede court functions and essentially harass the opposing party. They attack people with lawsuits and end up finding themselves on a list unable to win their suits. So how does someone become a vexatious litigant? How do you deal with one? I answer all of these questions in this week's episode.

This is something that I do every day, but it took practice to get my method down. My workstation has very minimal paper, which means most of my work is done electronically. The trick to this is figuring out what works for you. Take a listen and see if any of my tips can help you to be more productive.

I have been practicing law for 34 years now, and I wanted to share a list of 34 things that I've learned as an attorney. Has anybody ever told you to shut up lately? Knowing when to shut up is extremely important if you want to win your argument.