Effectively Managing a Solo Practice: Leading Lawyers on Balancing the Challenges and Rewards of Single-Partner Firms

by Alan Armstrong

Effectively Managing a Solo Practice provides an authoritative, insider's perspective on best practices for establishing and maintaining a law office with a single partner. Featuring experienced solo attorneys from across the nation, this book guides the reader through crucial topics, such as consulting with other attorneys on complex cases, working with associates and paralegal staff, and attracting clients through advertising and word of mouth. From handling insurance, office space, and other operating expenses to evaluating marketing strategies to fit a specific practice, these knowledgeable lawyers share their insights on the business side of running a single partner firm. Additionally, these experts discuss the importance of specialization and advise readers on how to determine what areas of practice work best for them as independent lawyers. The different niches represented and the breadth of perspectives presented enable readers to get inside some of the great legal minds of today, as these top attorneys provide key insights on this rapidly-growing style of law practice. Inside the Minds provides readers with proven business and legal intelligence from leading C-Level executives and lawyers. Each chapter offers thought leadership and expert analysis on an industry, profession, or topic, providing a future-oriented perspective and proven strategies for success. Each author has been selected based on their experience and C-Level standing within the business and legal communities. Chapters 1. Alan Armstrong, Senior Partner, Alan Armstrong - "Succeeding as a Solo Practitioner"
2. Joseph J. DiPietro III, Principal, DiPietro PLLC - "Examining the Solo Practice"
3. Candice J. Shockley, Sole Pracitioner, Candice J. Shockley, Attorney at Law LLC - "Starting Your Own Law The Basics"
4. Jennifer N. Boyd, Owner, Boyd & Associates LLC - "The Solo Survive or Thrive?"
5. Pamela S. Bacharach, Owner, Bacharach Law Firm LLC - "Key Concerns, Benefits, and Strategies for Solo Practitioners"
6. Denise A. Furubotten, President and Owner, Access Legal Group, A PLC - "The Effective Solo Practice" Appendices Appendix Employment Agreement
Appendix Agreement for Services

100 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2015

About the author

Alan Armstrong started volunteering in a friend's bookshop when he was eight. At 14, he was selling books at Brentano's. As an adult, every so often, he takes to the road in a VW bus named Zora to peddle used books. He is the editor of Forget Not Mee & My Garden, a collection of the letters of Peter Collinson, the 18th-century mercer and amateur botanist. He lives with his wife, Martha, a painter, in Massachusetts.