Supreme Court Raises Appellate Filing Fees
The Alabama Supreme Court entered an order yesterday (August 25th) raising filing fees in all three appellate courts as follows: Direct appeal - $200 Rule 5 permission to appeal -…
How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times
The final version of a new book just landed on my desk this morning. How Good Lawyers Survive Bad Times by Sharon Nelson, Jim Calloway and Ross Kodner is a…
When You Go To Heaven Redux
A few days ago I linked to Courtney Kenneday's post on what happens when a solo practitioner or small firm lawyer unexpectedly dies or becomes disabled without a plan. What…
More Recession Survival Tips
Speaking of Law Practice Magazine, the July/August issue is centered on the idea of Managing Change and contains, among many intresting pieces, a great short article with 15 Recession-Response Tips…
Some Tips on Getting Paid
Bad economic times tend to be compared to the proverbial rainy day, but when business gets slow I’m reminded more of the old expression to “make hay while the sun…
When You Go to Heaven…
...will your practice go to Hell? That's the question that my friend Courtney Kennaday with the South Carolina Bar asks in a recent post complete with pictures of what can…
Where the Work Is
While we haven't experienced the number of lawyer lawoffs that other areas of the country with much bigger firms have (see: LawShucks Layoff Tracker), as the recession drags on, more…