The Practical Lawyer: Is the solo practitioner a dying breed?

Back in 1999 when I decided to shut down my law office in Fayetteville and see what other opportunities might be available, the common wisdom was that the days of…
Read moreBack in 1999 when I decided to shut down my law office in Fayetteville and see what other opportunities might be available, the common wisdom was that the days of…
Read moreSo, here’s the deal — I’m a cheapskate and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Actually, I came by my cheapness honestly. Back when I was a 20-something attorney, I…
Read moreBack when I was a young attorney, I realized that my office hours were very inconvenient for clients. I was officially open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and some…
Read moreLike it or not, it seems a lot of people find lawyers by searching for them on the Internet first. According to the results of a survey published last year by…
Read moreAmerican Bar Association numbers show that national law school enrollment for the 2013 academic year had reached it’s lowest since 1977 with a mere 39,676 entering students – 8.1 percent…
Read moreLegal Aid of Arkansas has been busily promoting Act 1460 of 2013, popularly known as the Comprehensive Criminal Records Sealing Act that went into effect on Jan. 1. What is…
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