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Are Legal Directories Worth The Investment
There are as many opinions and takes on legal marketing strategies as there are people that consider themselves legal marketing professionals. The value of legal directories and their importance is a...
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Trial Lawyer Techie
There are a few things you’ll pick up on about Jeff Bennion from the minute you talk with him. The first,is that he’s extraordinarily funny. The second is that his love for capitalizing on the...
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Judge Steven R. Denton (Ret.) Joins Judicate West
It’s no surprise that by and large, trial lawyers have a healthy appetite for competition. For judges and mediators, the challenge is to direct that competitiveness in a way that creates great...
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One Stop Shop
From Nursing Home Neglect & Abuse to Financial Elder Abuse to Will & Trust Fraud: Joel Bryant Provides Full Service Litigation For Elders. The more you represent elders, the more you realize...
View ArticleA General Understanding of California’s Elder Abuse Act
Although California’s Elder Abuse Act has been in existence since 1991, this body of law is still misunderstood and often misused by many. Indeed, many practitioners fail to recognize the intricacies...
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Professional Profile
Less Is More When it comes to E-Discovery and Document Management, Invendica’s customizable software is by design simple, yet powerful. “We have a strong belief that today’s software is being over-...
View Article5 Reasons Why Lawyers Can No Longer Ignore Web Video
Traditionally, referrals have always been the most important means of new lead generation for lawyers. However, in the last few years, there has been a significant shift in the way consumers search for...
View ArticleA Collection Policy to Avoid Write-Downs
A firm’s realization rate is fundamental to “The Business of Law.” Realization is simply the percentage of what is billed that is actually collected, and in today’s economy, low realization remains the...
View ArticleMcIntyre’s California Civil Law Update
9th CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL Arbitration Chavarria v. Ralphs Grocery Company _ F.3d _ (9th Cir. 2013): The Court of Appeal affirmed the district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in a...
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Professional Profile
Endorsed by the San Diego County Bar Association, LawPay Introduces New Services for the New Year. "It is critical for attorneys to handle credit card transactions between their trust and operating...
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Rising Star of the Month
Fierce Passion Leads to Success “I believe that if you work hard enough that you will succeed. I hear people—all the time—saying that they hate their jobs and that ‘work is not supposed to be fun.’ I...
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Mediator of the Month
"I like the idea of reinvention,” says Jeffrey Joseph, founder of Joseph Mediations. Yet for Joseph, whose legal career began more than 40 years ago, the move to full-time mediator in 2012 wasn’t part...
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Desire, Creativity & Big Firm Resources
Our firm was founded on the principle that justice for injured people is more important than insurance company profits. Justice with a discount is no justice at all," says John Carpenter, partner with...
View ArticleSelling a Law Firm: More Than Inconsequential Consequences
Litigation among lawyers for failing to honor an agreement to buy or sell a law practice is rare. However, in a recent matter, a solo lawyer thought he had reached such an agreement with his associate....
View ArticleSearching for LAW FIRM WEBSITE SEARCH TRAFFIC
In the quest to drive traffic to their law firm website, many regard search traffic as the Holy Grail. While both direct traffic and referral traffic can be highly valuable to business development...
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No Place Like Home
I had a fairly normal and fortunate childhood as a Navy brat whose family moved all over the place. My dad served on submarines based out of San Diego for two tours when I was a child. I went to high...
View ArticleGood Lawyers Talk Money with Their Clients & Billing Is Marketing
If you were to believe everything being written about legal services today, you might think lawyer-client relationships have boiled down to one thing: pricing. Yet in my conversations with clients,...
View ArticleDefining Partner Obligations. The Rules Have Changed.
Law firms continue to struggle to define the obligations of partners. This article sets forth what I believe to be the minimum contributions that should be expected of any equity owner in a law firm. A...
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CULTIVATING A Construction Defect Niche
David M. Peters has created a name for himself by successfully pursuing Chinese Pipe Construction Defect Cases. Successful construction defect litigation is not an accident. It is about precision,...
View ArticleRising To The Challenge
Beneath Ruth Ryan-Cruz’s Friendly Disposition Lies a Fierce Representative “I have been fortunate to have amazing mentors, leaders and relationships throughout my life. Learning from a diverse group of...
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