Being a solo or small firm business owner isn't easy on your own, so take the guesswork out of it. The Solo & Small Firm Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) set out to create a guide for navigating what may be the most exciting phase of your legal career-being your own boss. This is the owner's manual to opening and managing a solo or small firm from the best of the best. 47 authors stepped up to share their deep expertise. Each author was asked, "What do you wish you had known when you started out?" These solo practitioner experts have identified the most important things to consider when opening and managing your solo and small firm. In these 770+ pages, you'll discover whether going solo/small firm is for you, how to get started and set yourself apart from the competition, funding & financing methods, hiring & personnel best practices, all about offices & mobile lawyering, technology matters, and pitching/winning/grading your clients. Get answers to your questions: <ul> <li>How do you leave your old firm? Choose a name for your law practice?</li> <li>What can social media, blogging, and podcasting do for your small firm?</li> <li>What are the best ways to network, find a mentor, and build a business support network?</li> <li>How do you stay healthy, balanced, and productive amid stress and tough times?</li> <li>And much more.</li> </ul> Contributors include law firm founders, partners, CEOs, entrepreneurs, law school faculty, award winners, bar association presidents, board members, hosts of popular legal podcasts, and published authors, including: <ul> <li>Nora Riva Bergman, author of 50 Lessons for Lawyers and 50 Lessons for Women Lawyers</li> <li>Adam Camras, CEO of LAWgical which owns Legal Talk Network and CourtFiling.net</li> <li>Laurence Colletti, Executive Producer at Legal Talk Network and host of Legal Talk Today</li> <li>Brian Cuban, author of The Addicted Lawyer and younger brother of entrepreneur Mark Cuban</li> <li>Stephanie Everett, President of Lawyerist</li> <li>Jerry Kelly, Chief Marketing Officer for Madwire(R), Marketing360(R), and Top Rated Local(R)</li> <li>Marshall Lichty, host of JDHD: A Podcast for Lawyers with ADHD</li> <li>Jason Marsh, Founder of digital marketing agency, MARSH8</li> <li>Denice Menard, Media Coach</li> <li>Marcus Niro, Brand Manager of CourtFiling.net</li> <li>Allen Rodriguez, Founder and CEO of law innovation agency ONE400</li> <li>Mike Whelan, Jr., author of Lawyer Forward</li> <li>Beth K. Whittenbury, author of How To Self Publish Your Book In Ten Easy Steps</li> <li>Megan Zavieh, host of Lawyers Gone Ethical Podcast</li> </ul> And the following incredible authors who share their deep subject matter expertise in this book: Amanda Allen, Somita Basu, Joshua Bonnici, James D. Crosby, Nicole D'Ambrogi, Cynthia Elkins, Roberta Burnette Elliott, Jeremy M. Evans, Justin D. Farmer, Andrew Fleischman, Eric Ganci, Erin Gerstenzang, Sabrina L. Green, Star Hughes-Gorup, Jamahl C. Kersey, Robert M. Klein, Kimberly Lee, David M. Majchrzak, Dominic V. Marino, Steven M. Mayer, Patricia L. McCabe, Assly Sayyar, Johanna Schiavoni, Angelica Sciencio, Nikki Semanchik, Susan Share, Jayme Simpson, Phillip Stackhouse, Renee N. G. Stackhouse, Cynthia Lee Stratton, J. Christopher Toews, Gayani Weerasinghe, and Deborah A. Wolfe

Opening and Managing a Law Office: Go Solo, Win Clients, and Be Your Own Boss

Whittenbury, Beth K.

Bergman, Nora Riva

Cuban, Brian

CLA, Solo Small Firm Section of

Whelan, Mike

Lichty, Marshall

Everett, Stephanie

Green, Sabrina L.

Stackhouse, Renee N. G.

Business

California Lawyers Association

Brian Cuban is a successful lawyer, activist and TV host is living with an enemy that haunted him for over 30 years – his own reflection in the mirror. Through a series of very personal, witty and poignant anecdotes, the younger brother of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban opens up about his personal battle with a mental disorder known as Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in which the sufferer is preoccupied with a distorted sense of self-image and is often afflicted with eating disorders, depression and addiction. 
In the book, Cuban illustrates the ongoing nightmare of (BDD) that has permeated his thoughts since childhood, taking the reader through the painful journey of childhood bullying over his weight, rejection and the behaviors that slowly developed as a young adult which took him into the abyss of depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, steroid abuse and eating disorders, nearly causing him to take his own life at the age of 44.
Editorial Reviews: "Having helped people learn to lose weight and keep it off for more than 25 years, I now believe Brian Cuban has had the courage to open an emotional door that will give both men and women a true understanding of how they perceive their body image and unlock that door for a lifetime of success!" Larry North, Healthy Living Lifestyle Expert,Bestselling author of Get Fit and Living Lean
“In a field strewn with myth and fiction, Cuban provides us with an absorbing account of his struggle with body dysmorphic disorder, giving a human face to a scientific problem. In my years of working in addiction medicine, I have seen that sometimes it is easier for a patient to realize the need to seek help when they see themselves in the stories of others; Cuban’s book is an important addition to scientific texts,and we are all the richer for it." Andrea G Barthwell, MD, FASAM Past President of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) and Former Deputy Director of Demand Reduction, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy
“Shattered Image is one man’s compelling and rare account of his long struggle with and recovery from body dysmorphic disorder. In my professional experience, BBD is a condition that is not often recognized, and I am thankful that Cuban is shedding light on the eating disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction, depression and other psychiatric illnesses that can result from it.” Gerald A Melchiode, MD, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UT Southwestern Medical Center
"Shattered Image is infused with relentless resilience in the face of the eating disorders, addiction and despair often associated with Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Brian Cuban's candid revelations of the human spirit's ability to overcome significant obstacles will strengthen and encourage all who are fortunate to read this page turner." Jacquelyn Ekern, MS, LPC - President, Eating Disorder Hope 
“Brian Cuban tackles a subject nobody talks about with honesty, grace, and hope. This book will help countless people." Bob Beaudine, Author of the best-selling book The Power of WHO &amp; CEO of Eastman and Beaudine
Brian Cuban resides in Dallas, TX

Shattered Image: My Triumph Over Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Addiction & Recovery

Net Minds Corporation

Product Description 
After being accused of the murder of a high school classmate thirty years prior, lawyer Jason Feldman becomes a fugitive from justice to find the one person who can prove his innocence and save the life of his son.\nPittsburgh personal injury lawyer and part-time drug dealer Jason Feldman’s life goals are simple: date hot women, earn enough cash to score cocaine on a regular basis, and care for his dementia-ravaged father. That all changes when a long-lost childhood friend contacts him about the discovery of buried remains belonging to a high school classmate who went missing thirty years prior, and the fragile life Jason’s built over his troubled past is about to come crashing down. Soon, he’s on the run across Pittsburgh and beyond to find his old friend, while trying to figure out whom to trust among Ukrainian mobsters, vegan drug dealers, washed-up sports stars, an Israeli James Bond, and an ex-wife who happens to be the district attorney. The only way he’ll survive is if he overcomes his addictions so he can face his childhood demons. 
 Review 
“In 
The Ambulance Chaser, readers meet Jason Feldman, a morally compromised attorney who finds himself embroiled in a dangerous plot that is way above his pay grade. Divorced from his DA wife, estranged from his son, hobbled by addictions, and stuck in a lonely life with his cat and a chiropractor girlfriend who is his only source of clients, Feldman still draws us in with his humanity and desire—no matter how thin—to finally get things right. With the sudden appearance of a long-lost friend and a long-disappeared dead body, Feldman’s long-held secrets threaten his very life as he is drawn into a terrifying cat-and-mouse game with sinister players. A not-to-be-missed, twisty, fast-paced legal thriller that keeps the reader guessing on subjects as fascinating as the Odessa Mafia and illicit trysts on a Pittsburgh incline. I, for one, hope to see more from debut novelist, Brian Cuban, in the future.” -- Deborah Goodrich Royce, author of "Finding Mrs. Ford" and "Ruby Falls"\n“A sharp, smart legal thriller that delves into worlds lurking below the surface of the legal profession. Pulling you in from the start, Jason Feldman's story comes with high stakes. Between the addictions he battles and the life-or-death mystery he’s pulled into, it's impossible to put this book down. Brian Cuban has given us an utterly compelling character we can root for throughout.” -- Lisa Smith, author of "A Girl Walks Out of a Bar"\n“Intense Storytelling, Vulnerable Characters, Roller Coaster Pacing!” -- Bonnie Hearn Hill, author of "The River Below"\n“A fantastic edge of your seat page turner. Brian crushes it again.” -- Mark Cuban, billionaire entrepreneur, owner of the Dallas Mavericks 
 About the Author 
Brian Cuban, the younger brother of Dallas Mavericks owner and entrepreneur Mark Cuban, is a Dallas-based attorney, author, and person in long-term recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. He is a graduate of Penn State University and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law.\nHis book, 
The Addicted Lawyer: Tales of the Bar, Booze, Blow, and Redemption is an unflinching look at how addiction and other mental health issues destroyed his career as a once successful lawyer, and how he and others in the profession redefined their lives in recovery and found redemption.\nBrian has spoken at colleges, universities, conferences, non-profits, and legal events across the United States and in Canada. His columns have appeared—and he has been quoted on these topics—online and in print newspapers around the world. He currently resides in Dallas, Texas with his wife and two cats.

The Ambulance Chaser

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Thrillers & Suspense

Post Hill Press

Brian Cuban was a successful lawyer—and an addict. Brian Cuban was living a lie. With a famous last name and a successful career as a lawyer, Brian was able to hide his clinical depression and alcohol and cocaine addictions—for a while. Today, as an inspirational speaker in long-term recovery, Brian looks back on his journey with honesty, compassion, and even humor as he reflects both on what he has learned about himself and his career choice and how the legal profession enables addiction. His demons, which date to his childhood, controlled him through failed marriages and stays in a psychiatric facility, until they brought him to the brink of suicide. That was his wake-up call. This is his story. Brian also takes an in-depth look at why there is such a high percentage of problematic alcohol use and other mental health issues in the legal profession. What types of therapies work? Are 12-step programs the only answer? Brian also includes interviews with experts on the subject as well as others in the profession who are now in recovery. The Addicted Lawyer is both a serious study of addiction and a compelling story of redemption.

The Addicted Lawyer: Tales of the Bar, Booze, Blow, and Redemption

Biographies & Memoirs

Professionals & Academics

The Body Brokers

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