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Katrina aid

For those who want to help or those who need help resulting from the Katrina tragedy, you may want to look at www.HelpKatrinaLawyers.org

The site can be described as: “Resource of volunteers for legal technology, practice management and disaster/data recovery for any law practice affected by Katrina.”


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Favre works with a coach!

Favre, who trained with a strength and conditioning coach in the offseason for the first time, completed 9 of 10 passes for 91 yards and a touchdown Thursday night, the Packers first game of 2005, in the Green Bay Packers’ 10-7 win over the San Diego Chargers.

Reported by ESPN, 8/12/05

As with all other activities, sports, business and even law practice, Coaching is a valuable aid to success! More folks are seeing this in their own business lives.


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Robert Ambrogi mentions his recent

Robert Ambrogi mentions his recent interview with the new president of the ABA.

Seems the ABA president believes that sole and small firm practitioners really get a lot out of the ABA, despite the ABA’s high cost of entry. If that’s the case, why aren’t more of these practitioners members? I think the new president is thinking wistfully, ignoring the metrics of the marketplace. But, that’s only my opinion.


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Advertising is Not Publicity

“Advertising is what you pay for.
Publicity is what you pray for.”

Thank you Dian Thomas for this brilliant phraseology. She talks about ways in which we can get million dollar publicity. See her web site.


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Should Small Firms Join the ABA?

This is an on-going debate for small firms. And, since the ABA de-funded the Standing Committee on Solo & Small Firms, the question loomed even larger. The change of the name from ABA’s General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section to Division will have questionable impact.

But see Tom Kane’s highlight on this issue, pointing to the new ABA President’s comments.


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Katrina: Change creates opportunity

The disaster caused by the hurricane, Katrina, is actually so huge that it is impossible for me to comprehend at a personal level. The families lost, split apart or injured can only be compared, I think, with the tales of families torn apart in the American Civil War. (more…)


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