Well, I am still here. Practicing law, on my own, with my own office, for the last ten plus years. Who would have guessed?
I started practicing in Minnesota in 2012. I believe I was licensed in March(?) of
Solo in Minneapolis
Solo in Minneapolis is a blog published by Flanders Law Firm LLC that chronicles the experiences and reflections of a solo practitioner in Minnesota. The blog covers topics such as starting and running a solo law practice, challenges and considerations in hiring associate attorneys or legal help, and the balance between rural and urban legal practice environments. It also discusses practice areas including probate, estate planning, and business law, with insights into client development, networking, and the personal aspects of managing a small law firm. The blog serves as both a professional resource and a personal outlet for the author.
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Running a Law Firm | Hiring an Associate Attorney (or other legal help)
I have reached the point where I could really use some help from another lawyer.
I knew this day would come. It is part of my business plan. Yet, I don’t really know how to hire someone and I am…
Starting a Law firm ā You Can Do It. Seriously.
I was going over my various blogs and I thought I would visit my first one – this one. It has been a couple years since I started this blog to serve as my outlet while I moved from a…
Starting Law Firm | Iām still here
I am about eight months into starting a law firm. I don’t know if I have “made it” yet but I can tell you that the absolute terror and nervousness is gone. I almost feel like this is my…
Rural Lawyer v. Big City Lawyer
Solo in Minneapolis has a New Look!
For any of my readers who care – I am redisgning this blog. Why? Because business is a little slow and I didn’t like how it looked.
Warning: designing and redesigning the way a blog looks has very little bearing…
Starting a Law Firm | Business Plans | Solo in Minneapolis featured in Minnesota Lawyer
In an effort to post more on starting a law firm, I wanted to let my readers know that I was recently featured in a nice article on Minnesota Lawyer’s solo and small firm website: Solo Contendre.…
Iowa lawyer suspended 30 days for $2,500 minimum fee.
As reported by the ABA Journal and Lawyerist, an Iowa lawyer was suspended for 30 days for keeping a $2,500 minimum fee on a criminal law matter.
According to the article, the lawyer only completed 3.7 hours of work…
Starting a Law Firm | Minnesota Lawyers Mutual Roadmap
I wanted any readers out there who are either (1) contemplating or (2) starting a law firm that Minnesota Lawyers Mutual (MLM) now has a blog and roadmap for lawyers who are looking to go out on their own.
This…
Starting a Law Firm No-Nos | Minnesota Law Firm scammed to tune of $400,000
As reported by the ABA Journal, the Minnesota law firm of Milavetz, Gallop & Milavetz (MGM) has sued Wells Fargo Bank for cashing a fraudulent check in the amount of nearly $400,000 from MGM’s IOLTA account. Click here…
