Law.com Subscribers SAVE 30%

Call 855-808-4530 or email [email protected] to receive your discount on a new subscription.

Winning New Clients With Power Questions Image

Winning New Clients With Power Questions

Andrew Sobel

The CEO of a $12 billion company summed it up neatly when he told me, "During a first meeting, I can always tell how experienced a banker or lawyer is by the quality of the questions they ask." Many lawyers, however, prefer to tell rather than ask and listen.

Do Clients Want To Be Educated? Image

Do Clients Want To Be Educated?

Jeremy Hoders

When a client hires a marketing firm for advisory services, how is it much different than trusting the waiter at a restaurant? If you think about it, there really is no difference ' <i>unless</i> you are able to contribute something more to the relationship.

Features

Tweets, Apps, and Mobis, Oh My! Image

Tweets, Apps, and Mobis, Oh My!

Kimberly Alford Rice

Wow, what a year 2011 was. While the economy barely hung on for many law firms that had once seemed invincible, our legal marketing colleagues around the country were busy innovating to heights not seen before in our professional space. It is a great time to be engaged in marketing law firms, indeed.

Features

Forcing Adverse Party to Sign Waiver of Ethics Grievance Draws Reprimand Image

Forcing Adverse Party to Sign Waiver of Ethics Grievance Draws Reprimand

David Gialanella

A lawyer's attempt to shield himself from discipline via a release in a divorce agreement was not only void ' it was itself an ethics violation, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled.

Features

Emancipation and Child Support Obligations in PA Image

Emancipation and Child Support Obligations in PA

Jonathan T. Hoffmann

Issues relating to one's child or children, whether in an intact family or not, can often present difficult challenges. Typically, the challenges faced by separated parents have the potential to get significantly more complicated than those faced by intact families.

Features

When Custody Evaluators Lose Focus Image

When Custody Evaluators Lose Focus

David A. Martindale

None of those who have written on the subject of performing parenting evaluations has asserted that the task is an easy one. There has, however, been broad agreement among writers in the mental health fields, and reasonable clarity in law, concerning the objective that evaluators should endeavor to meet.

Verdicts Image

Verdicts

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Rulings that affect your practice.

Drug & Device News Image

Drug & Device News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Important information you need to know.

Med Mal News Image

Med Mal News

ALM Staff & Law Journal Newsletters

Recent important news.

Features

Initiating Medical Malpractice Cases In Federal Court Image

Initiating Medical Malpractice Cases In Federal Court

Jack Wurgaft

Under the provisions of the FTCA, an action may not be instituted upon a claim against the United States for money damages caused by the negligent act of any federal employee acting within the scope of his employment, unless the claimant first presents the claim to the appropriate federal agency and the claim is finally denied by the agency in writing and sent by certified or registered mail. If the agency fails to make a final disposition of the claim within six months after it is filed, the claimant may deem the claim denied.

Need Help?

  1. Prefer an IP authenticated environment? Request a transition or call 800-756-8993.
  2. Need other assistance? email Customer Service or call 1-877-256-2472.

MOST POPULAR STORIES