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Into the Legal World: Deciding What Type Of Lawyer Will You Be
By Anonymous • December 30, 2020 •Careers, Legal Academia, Law School, Pre-Law, Choosing a Career and Landing a Job
It's your first day at law school, you have a lot in mind but your pure goal is to become a successful lawyer. Law aspirants and even established lawyers may struggle to decide what area of law they want to be an expert in. Going to law schools may spark your thoughts that you will eventually work in renowned and large firms practicing corporate law but the truth is that may not happen and you might be directed to another path. We need to remember that all areas of the law are important and it comes in handy in different…
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Am I wearing too many hats? Learning how to juggle it all: Living in a world affected by the COVID19
By Crystal Elaine Ellison • March 30, 2020 •Writers in Residence
On March 13, 2020 the president of the United States issued a declaration for a national emergency concerning the novel coronavirus disease outbreak. The nation has been severely rocked! The disease is both deadly and easily contactable. The virus is spread primarily through contact with an infected person when they cough or sneeze. It also spreads when a person touches a surface or object that has the virus on it, then touches their eyes, nose, or mouth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, you can protect yourself by washing your hands frequently, avoiding touching your face, and…
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How a Personal Injury Attorney can Help You Bounce Back from Your Tragedy
By Michael Georgiou • November 01, 2014 •Features, Guest Bloggers and Profiles of Women in the Law
Accidents are unpredictable and often unavoidable. They can throw lives into chaos, often resulting in grave injuries and long-term consequences. When you've been in an accident, there is a lot on your mind. Along with physical injury and emotional turmoil there are other issues to contend with, like the damage done to your vehicle, your affected wages, and the legal and insurance hassles. This is when you need an experienced personal injury lawyer, who can make this process a lot smoother and less stressful. The presence of an experienced personal injury lawyer is worth the money while dealing with the…
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Dispatches from the Y Chromosome - Dispatch #4: “I’m a Chameleon” - Interview with Paula Boggs
By Dan Lear • May 08, 2014 •Writers in Residence
In a career that is remarkably short given what she’s actually done, Paula Boggs has been an army lawyer who both worked on the Iran Contra affair for the White House and visited South Africa during Apartheid, a federal prosecutor, a lead investigator in the Pentagon investigation of the Navy “Tailhook” scandal, a BigLaw partner, corporate counsel at a Fortune 500 Company, General Counsel of the iconic coffee company, Starbucks, and now leader of her own band, The Paula Boggs Band. Paula and I met in downtown Seattle and had a wide-ranging and very fun discussion that touched on college…
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Consumer Fraud Lawyer can help you Win Auto Fraud Cases
By Alisa Martin • January 24, 2014 •Other Issues
Numerous used and new car sales involve fraudulently activities, unfair business practices and deception. Sales of cars are complicated transactions. A number of processes are involved in each car sales like credit insurance, liability and physical damage insurance, leasing, financing, trade-ins, registration and state titling laws. Auto dealers take advantages of the transaction’s complexity while dealing with customers. They indulge in fraudulent transactions. Customers often trust the car salesman and dealers. Dishonest dealers often take advantage of this trust. Car dealers indulge in many types of fraudulent activities, which can cause losses for the customers. Every consumer has certain rights…
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Best Friends at the Bar: Beware of Pretzel Logic
By Susan Smith Blakely • November 26, 2013 •Other Career Issues
I love the columns that Gene Weingarten writes for the Washington Post Sunday Magazine, the one that all of the DC political junkies like me pour over on Sunday mornings. Between "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation" on TV and the Washington Post Magazine section, Sunday mornings is when I get my political fix for the entire week. My family has known for years that my Sunday morning ritual is sacred to me and that they only can talk to me--or to each other while in the same room with me--during commercial breaks.Gene Weingarten's writing always gets my attention. …
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Trading in the Expense Account: Transitioning from Big Law to Public Interest: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
By Valarie Hogan • July 01, 2013 •Careers
I’m from the South – Georgia to be exact – where big trucks and fast cars are not only symbols of success, but also symbols of patriotism and masculinity (although I’m sure we could all do with a little less of this). Getting your license and getting a car were essential rites of passage – akin to bar/bat mitzvahs – turning 16 was the point at which you were an adult. I had a late birthday, so I didn’t turn 16 until my senior year. Luckily, I had an older sister to drive me around starting in my sophomore year…
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Navigating Through the Art of Litigating: The Importance of Brand “Appeal”
By Tina Georgieva • February 16, 2012 •Writers in Residence
A few weeks ago, I took a trip to the Michigan Court of Appeals to participate in “Motion Day Mentoring,” a program organized by the Oakland County Bar Association. The purpose of the program is to familiarize new attorneys with the motions-day process at the various local courts. The process was simple – watch the appellate arguments and get some insight from the panel. I did take away some helpful insight and, as promised, I am going to share it with you. If I were to extract three general tips from my experience, they would be: 1. Put all your…
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Rjon Robins- Who Helps Start and Save Law Practices- Shares Some Much Needed Advice in Today’s Economy
By Noha Sidhom • January 19, 2010 •Superwomen JDs and What You Can Learn From Them
Today attorney Rjon Robins is Founder of three popular websites: HowToManageASmallLawFirm.com, HowToMarketASmallLawFirm.com, and HowToStartALawPractice.com. He became an expert in these areas after helping thousands of lawyers with virtually every conceivable practice management & marketing challenge imaginable when he was a Law Practice Management Advisor with The Florida Bar's world-famous Law Office Management Assistance Service (LOMAS). But before all of that, Rjon tells us despite graduating from lawschool, passing the Bar Exam with a very impressive score on his first try and then interning for a federal bankruptcy judge, when he first started his own law firm he fell flat on…Connect with us
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