Simple steps to increase client referrals
There’s no better way for solo and small-firm lawyers to build and maintain a practice than through client referrals. The best way to increase referrals is simply by doing a great job, said Ross...
View ArticlePelvic mesh litigation centralized in N.J.
Lawsuits in New Jersey involving allegedly defective pelvic mesh products have been centralized in Superior Court under Atlantic County Judge Carol E. Higbee. Pelvic mesh products are intended to...
View ArticleCourtroom advantage: Seated at the right – or left? – hand of justice
Does it matter where you and your client sit in the courtroom? Some lawyers think the team that sits closest to the jury box has an unfair advantage.
View ArticleCrafting legal briefs, ‘Mad Men’ style
Lisa Solomon, an attorney and legal writing consultant in Ardsley, N.Y., is helping solo and small-firm lawyers channel their inner Don Draper. Draper, a fictional character in the television series...
View ArticleDepartment store may be liable for customer fall
Dillard’s department store may be liable for a customer’s fall over a "wet floor" sign, the 5th Circuit has ruled in reversing a U.S. District Court. The plaintiff was injured when she fell in one of...
View ArticleN.J. jury awards $8.75 million to casino dealer injured in highway crash
A New Jersey jury has found highway authority dispatchers and state police negligent in responding to a multi-car crash that severed a casino dealer’s leg. Janet Henebema, a 37-year-old dealer at the...
View ArticleABA panel probes lawyer-rating services
A sub-group of the American Bar Association Commission on Ethics 20/20 is investigating how online and print publications that rate lawyers and law firms come up with their findings. , co-chair of the...
View ArticleJury consulting on a shoestring
Facing a clampdown on litigation spending, jury consultants are offering a broad range of new, low-cost, online trial research and graphics tools. “We are seeing with the tighter economic times that...
View ArticleContingency planning protects family, clients
Courtney Kennaday, director of the South Carolina Bar’s practice management assistance program, has received more phone calls than she can remember from distraught family members and employees trying...
View ArticleRetreat to recharge your firm
As the economy continues to take two steps forward and one step back, planning a firm retreat may still seem like an extravagance. But according to practice management expert Glenn Gutek, it may be...
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