Practice Management

10 Things I Did Not Learn In Law School

Posted on December 20, 2008
For some reason this has excited a little controversy, but I have got to admit that I found the 10 Things I Didn't Learn In Law School, published or posted by Gideon, more than a little humorous. I found it mainly true. I will let you search the web yourself for the criticisms of it, but some say that it is cynical...

Dean Martin's Christmas In California

Posted on December 20, 2008
I have always loved this video. First, who does not like Dean. Second, I just love the mid century ranch furniture with which I grew up, and the big TV antenna at the end of the video.

Can A Law School Consultant Help You?

Posted on December 20, 2008
I ran across this video on How Can A Consultant Help Me With My Applications? I have a hard time trying visualizing the help. After all, I did not employ a consultant to get into law school. Neither did my wife, my sister or my daughter. In fact, I really do not know anybody that has...

Bill White Announces He Will Run For The Senate From Texas In 2010. I Am Hooking My Horse To This Wagon.

Posted on December 20, 2008
Bill White is the very popular three term mayor of Houston, Texas. He has announced that he is going to try to build the support base to run for and win the United States Senate seat in Texas in 2010.

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The Christmas Song - Nat King Cole

Posted on December 20, 2008
I thought we should all listen to a little Nat King Cole this Christmas season.

Is Virtual Virtually Impossible?

Posted on December 20, 2008
I have been contacting lawyers in my state of late with ideas that I have about virtual law practices to get their feel and opinions. The almost universal response is "I think that is a bad idea". Strangely enough, I get this response even from lawyers that work with me presently in the virtual and collaborative practice of law...

When You Think Of Clients, Think Of Content First

Posted on December 18, 2008
Websites. Blogs. Social Media. Variations of these. Multiple of these. We all spend some time primping, speculating, and publishing our media so as to get the best results. That is good. But, just because you have the slickest site in the world ultimately means nothing...

How About Housing Your Law Office In A Giant Wine Barrel

Posted on December 17, 2008
Do you need a home office, a space next to your house so that you can find space for a home office, or a space away from your house that you can go to work. Cheaper, smaller and unusual office space is a problem with which attorneys must deal.How about housing your office or additional space in a giant wine barrel? Think that is crazy? Then check out the Hotel De Vrouwe van Stavoren in Holland...

Christian Brown Design Echo Furniture

Posted on December 17, 2008
Whether you are a Third Wave attorney or not, you still need furniture. It might be for your home, your home office, or your out of the home office. You want to be stylish, but we advocate green as well.Check out the new furniture by Christian Brown Design...

The Uncomplicated Office

Posted on December 17, 2008
I found this video on YouTube. It is the home office of Rosalind Gardner, who is an affiliate marketing guru, but that does not matter. She could be a lawyer or anything else. But, I like and identify with the video for one reason - just how uncomplicated setting up a serious home office and establishing a virtual law firm can be...

Surviving Law School

Posted on December 17, 2008
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We Have Been Doing More Design Changes

Posted on December 14, 2008
We have been redesigning other blogs for the family.My oldest daughter drop off on her blogging when she started law school after returning from Japan. She promised to start blogging regularly, so we redesigned her blog to represent her interest in locations, food and education...

Third Wave Has A New Design And Look

Posted on December 14, 2008
I have been working on an updated design for my Chuck Newton Rides The Third Wave blog. I guess we all need a little change. If you are reading this on a blog reader, please click through and let me know what you think.

Are You A Typewriter Repairman?

Posted on December 11, 2008
I believe the youngsters today call it keyboarding instead of typing, but when I was in high school typing class was not conducive for most macho aspiring young men. Most gravitated toward football or shop. In the 70s it was just one step up from home economics, only you did not get to make french toast to eat during school...

So You Think You Are Better Than An 88 Year Old United States Supreme Court Justice

Posted on December 10, 2008
My friend Corinne Tampas of What's Your Authority, an onshore outsource legal research and writing attorney, alerted me to this story. There is nobody better to find a nugget in an otherwise nondescript article than a legal research attorney. The issue probably thwarts our image of the United States Supreme Court, where the nine superior judges or justices in our county congregated in the Temple of Justice in Washington, D...

Mandy Newton, Trusted Legal Beagle, R.I.P

Posted on December 05, 2008
I have written about Mandy, our legal Beagle, before. She was nine and had been fighting an autoimmune problem for some time. She passed away today. As they say here in Texas, she weren't people, but she were darn close. She was dedicated, as all Beagles are, to sniffing, snoozing and snacking...

Collaboration

Posted on December 04, 2008
I have covered this a number of times, but it is worth repeating and exploring.Collaboration still has a somewhat negative connotation from WWII and the Cold War. It dealt with helping foreign occupiers in one's county. Nobody wanted to be referred to as a collaborator...

Maybe Law Schools Are Just For The Kids With Rich Parents

Posted on December 03, 2008
When you read the article by Jeanie Kever in the Houston Chronicle detailing how rising tuition at our colleges is threatening the Texas economy, it has to make you wonder about law schools as well. After all, the piling on of debt for law school is obviously occurring after students and families have already piled on debt for undergraduate studies...

Louis Armstrong

Posted on December 03, 2008

Greening Up Your Law Firm

Posted on December 02, 2008
Green and being environmentally friendly is the in thing. It is also the responsible thing to do for reasons other than the environment. Many times the green movement will help you focus to reduce your overhead.I am sure there are a number of different ways you can green up your law firm or law office, such as using low VOC paints when or if you need to repaint your office, adding solar cells, tankless hot water heaters, and wind technologies...

No Blawg 100 For Me Again This Year

Posted on December 01, 2008
Weep. Weep.There are two things that I seem to always miss. HGTV's Dream Home give-a-way each year and the Blawg 100. It is silly really. I really want that Dream Home! Every year I enter every day and for some selfish reason HGTV overlooks my entries in favor of the remaining millions of other entries they have...

Probate As Your Market Niche

Posted on November 29, 2008
By probate I am not talking about just probating wills. I am talking about probate and administration of estates.A lot of communications come my way from recent or soon to be law school graduates who are planning to go out on their own. For some reason they seek my advice on what practice area they should concentrate their efforts...

Cut Your Law Practice Tax Bill Before Year End - Buy Stuff

Posted on November 28, 2008
I guess I should start off by saying that I am not a tax expert, and do not intend to provide you individual tax advice.This said, private practice attorneys must employ some simple tax strategies to remain as competitive as possible. One of the best ways to do this, before the end of this year anyway, is to buy the equipment you want or need for your practice and employee it before the end of the year...

Have A Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2008

Is It A Good Idea To Start A New Law Firm During A Downturn?

Posted on November 25, 2008
As Kinky Friedman would say, "Why the hell not"!Whether you are wanting to go out on your own or in with a few other attorneys, whether you want to start a traditional firm or just collaborate, or whether you wish to establish a Third Wave practice or something more traditional, a downturn in many aspects might be the best solution...

Skeeter Goes To Law School - Dog Earns Law Degree From Baylor University School Of Law

Posted on November 23, 2008
Now we call our dog Mandy our "legal beagle", and when she snoozes in our home office we like to joke she is contemplating the law. But, Baylor University School of Law has one upped us. According to PetPulse the law school has awarded an honorary JD to a dog...

UNT - The $60 Million Dollar Law School

Posted on November 23, 2008
The proposed new public law school of the University of North Texas is coming up for a vote of the Texas Legislature again this legislative session, and none to late. The funding bill for the law school past the Texas Senate the last time around, but failed in the House for technical reasons...

So Many Trends, What Do You Do?

Posted on November 22, 2008
In the individual practice of law, there are so many trends it is sometimes hard to know how to put them together. There is the trend to move your practice-base home, there is the trend to downshift and move closer to town, there is the trend to green renovate older places that predominate older neighborhoods that are typically closer to town and court, and these places do not usually have a lot of space leading many to conceive of shed working...

Have You Been Acquired?

Posted on November 21, 2008

Practicing The Black Arts

Posted on November 20, 2008
I am not sure what some people take out of law school and the practice of law, but I think we all know some that practice the black arts.It is really the seeking of malevolent powers and malevolent acts, or maybe what should be called "side magic" to gain power over an opponent, or wealth or the admiration of clients that do not know better...

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