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

California has new Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers. Understanding and following the rules isn't easy, so we have published a detailed guide to help you out. This Fourth Edition to TEXCOM's long-standing ethics guide is specialty-specific and directed to trusts and estates practitioners - both planners and litigators. Dozens of California's most experienced practitioners who specialize in estate planning, trust and estate administration, and probate litigation have contributed their insights into the day-to-day ethical dilemmas that attorneys face in this field. The result is a book that is as accurate and as practical as some of the best trusts and estates practitioners in California can make it. In the Guide, you will find a discussion and an analysis of rules and ethical issues that commonly arises in a trusts and estates practice. Your journey of discovery will be enhanced by generous excerpts from the ACTEC commentaries on the ABA's Model Rules, by references to cases and opinions rendered by local, state, and national bar associations. The Guide includes sample letters and forms that you can adapt as required by the your practice and the circumstances of a particular case. This edition of the Guide includes a new chapter dedicated to the ethical issues of a litigation practice and an expanded chapter on Ethics and Technology. As in prior editions, annotations to the discussion of each ethical issue direct the practitioner to updated statutory and case law, ethics opinions, and other primary sources for further study. The Guide will assist you in practicing in accordance with the highest ethical standards. Look for guidance on your questions: <ul> <li>How can I best comply with the ethical duty to avoid conflicts of interest, either between my clients or with my own personal interest?</li> <li>What ethical duties do I have as an estate planner to spouses and to other family members in joint, concurrent or successive representations?</li> <li>To what extent do I have an ethical duty to understand the technology I work with or that a client may work with?</li> <li>What provisions should I consider including in my standard estate planning or litigation fee letter?</li> <li>When does a blog or podcast become an advertisement subject to ethical rules?</li> <li>What can I do to preserve client confidentiality on the cloud, in my home office or on my phone?</li> <li>What duties of an ethical practice should I consider when I appear before the court?</li> <li>How do ethical duties inform my communications with my clients, with represented and unrepresented parties, and with others?</li> <li>What ethical considerations do I need to consider when I leave my current firm for a position in another firm or as Second Gentleman of the United States?</li> </ul> Contributors include the following well-recognized practitioners who share their deep subject matter expertise in this edition of the Guide: Agnieszka K. Adams, John M. Andersen, Yvonne A. Ascher, Robert C. Barton, Mason L. Brawley, Cynthia F. Catalino, Mary K. deLeo, Elizabeth M. Engh, Ryka Farotte, Cheryl A. Forbes, Judith P. Hehir, Ralph E. Hughes, Melissa R. Karlsten, Howard A. Kipnis, Gina L. Lera, Ellen McKissock, Matthew W. McMurtrey, Erin A. Norcia, Ciarán A. O'Sullivan, Joy J. Paeske, Stella Pantazis, DeAnne E. Parker, Mark S. Poochigian, Michael J. Rosen-Prinz, Thomas W. Shaver, Daniel I. Spector, Herbert A. Stroh, Carlena L. Tapella, Nicholas J. Van Brunt, Neil J Wertlieb, Kristin L. Yokomoto and Carol Elias Zolla

Guide to the California Rules of Professional Conduct for Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Counsel: Fourth Edition

California Lawyers Association, The Executive Committee of the Trusts and Estates Section of the

Legal Self-Help

The passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act in 2016 brought renewed attention to trade secrets as an important form of intellectual property protection. In recent years, we have seen more trade secret lawsuits brought in federal courts, state courts, and arbitration forums.\nTrade Secret Litigation and Protection is a 26-chapter treatise that explains the fundamentals and intricacies of trade secret law under the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) and the California Uniform Trade Secret Act (CUTSA). This practice guide is a valuable resource for those litigating or counseling on trade secret issues. 
Chapters address among many other important topics: Trade Secret Protection Programs Employment Law and Contract Issues Addressing Concern Arising From An Employee Going To A Competitor Pleadings Extraterritoriality Whistleblower Immunity Handling Trade Secrets During Litigation Identifying Trade Secrets in Litigation Injunctions Damages and Other Monetary Relief Licensing of Trade Secrets and Know-How Protecting Ideas The International Trade Commission Digital Forensics in Trade Secret Investigations Experts Spoliation RICO\nThe following contributors shared their deep subject matter expertise in this book: 
Michael J. Allan, David Almeling, Travis J. Anderson, Michael Bandemer, Janet Craycroft, Kevin D. DeBré, Rebecca Edelson (Co-Editor), Seth M. Gerber, Bradley C. Graveline, Steven P. Hollman, Angelique Kaounis, Randall E. Kay (Co-Editor), Seong H. Kim, Mark Leonard, Catherine (“Cathy”) Lui, M. Alim Malik, Elizabeth McBride, James D. McNairy, Joanna R. Mendoza, Robert Milligan (Co-Editor), Philip H.R. Nevinny, Anthony J. Orler, Michael E. Pappas, Puya Partow-Navid, John V. Picone III, Kent R. Raygor, Tenaya Rodewald, D. Joshua Salinas, Benjamin D. Scheibe, Cary D. Sullivan, Mikela T. Sutrina, Keith R. Szeliga, James D. Vaughn, Gabrielle Walker, and Dylan W. Wiseman

Trade Secret Litigation and Protection: A Practice Guide to the DTSA and the CUTSA

California Lawyers Association, The Intellectual Property Section

Foreign & International Law

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