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Online Guide

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Carolyn Elefant
  1. Creating a Law Practice
  2. Books
  3. Manuals & Forms

Creating a Law Practice

Do You Have the Head and Heart to Hang Out?

Plan Your Success

Now Where Do I Go --The Office: Malpractice Insurance, Office Locations, Supplies and Conflicts Issues

Malpractice Insurance Office Leases and Shared Space Home Office Start Up Costs and Formation Issues Office Tech

To Market, To Market...Websites, B-cards and Other Ways to Sell Your Shingle

Marketing Ideas Website Issues

Be Hands-On: Shaking Hands, Holding Hands, Avoiding Hand-Outs: Attracting, Selecting & Managing Clients

How to Get That "Jingle" in Your Shingle: Setting Fees, Collecting Bills

Learn As You Go: Ideas for Tending Yourself and Growing Your Practice

New Ideas & Trends for Shingles

Tech for Shingles

We can't duplicate the wealth of tech resources for solos and small firms already on line - articles and product reviews and discussion groups. So here's a quick list of sites where you can go to get your tech questions answered.

Books

On-line guides are great, but sometimes there's nothing like a hard copy to read before bed. And buying books through the links below (at Amazon.com) helps support My Shingle.com. Here's our book list for shingles beginning with the indispensable Foonberg tome. Later on, we hope to add a section for book reviews and discussions.

  • How to Start and Build a Law Practice:... Jay Foonberg (written with the kind of "can do" attitude that a true solo's gotta have, Foonberg's book will convince you that you can succeed at solo practice, even though not all of his ideas may work for you)
  • How to get and keep good clients Jay Foonberg
  • Flying Solo: A Survival Guide for the... Joel Bennett (editor)
  • Flying Solo - Jeffrey Lyons and Joel Bennet (2001 - paperback)
  • Hanging Out A Shingle: An Insiders' Guide to Starting a Law Firm - Weyher and Lyon
  • Teach Me to Solo: The Nuts and Bolts of Solo Practice, Hal Davis
  • Attorney & Law Firm Guide to the Business of Law: Planning and Operating for Survival and Growth, Ed Poll
  • Secrets of the Business of Law: Successful Practices for Increasing Profits - Harald Johnson (editor), Ed Poll
  • The Complete Guide to Marketing Your Law Practice, Hollis Hatfield Weishar and James Durham, Editor
  • Marketing for Attorneys and Law Firms William Winston (editor)
  • The Official Guide to Legal Specialties Lisa Abrams, NALP
  • The Complete Guide to Contract Lawyering Deborah Guyol, Deborah L. Arron
  • Transforming Practices: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in the Legal Life, Steven Keeva

Manuals & Forms

Manuals

The following are on-line manuals on how to start a law firm compiled by various state bar associations. Although state specific to some extent, all contain piles of information useful for starting a practice in any jurisdiction.

  1. Starting Small, Thinking Big: A Guide to Starting A Law Firm in DC (a fully on-line manual by the DC Bar's LPAP)
  2. Mississippi Bar Assocation's Handbook on Starting a Law Firm(by YLD - 100 page downloadable manual)
  3. Association of the Bar of NYC Pamphlet on Starting a Law Firm(on-line manual)
  4. How to Open a Small Law Office (on-line manual from North Carolina Bar Association's YLD - scroll to bottom of page)
  5. Client Trust Accounts for South Dakota Lawyers (downloadable 40 page manual with SD focus though case cites and references to trust account procedures in all states).
  6. How-To Kit: Open a Law Practice, Michigan Institute of Continuing Legal Education
  7. New Mexico Bar Association Solo Handbook (downloadable in PDF or Word, also has forms)
  8. MSBA: Sample Policy on Sexual Harrassment in the Legal Workplace (small firm version)

Amazing Forms!

Client retention, fee agreements, forms for office procedure and more -- you will find it all right HERE! If it's from another jurisdiction, adapt it to your own but check your jurisdiction's ethics rules on fee agreements, engagement/retainer letters and billing to make sure that your agreement complies.

  1. Georgia Bar LPM Forms Library (from client intake, fee agreements, engagement letters, etc...)
  2. Missouri Bar's Client Keeper Software (sample retainer agreements, client interview forms, etc...in downloadable Word format)
  3. New Hampshire Client Relations Handbook (NH Bar website) (Forms for Office Procedure, Engagement Letters, Fee Agreements, Client Communications)
  4. Model Fee Agreements (NH Bar website)
  5. Sample Fee Agreements and Engagement Letters North Carolina Bar Association
  6. Oklahoma Bar Association Sample forms (these forms are for opening cases in different areas - civil, criminal, probate)

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Soloformania!

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Carolyn Elefant
  1. Practice Management Forms
  2. State-Specific Forms
  3. General Form Banks

Practice Management Forms

Checklists for Starting a New Office

Client Intake

Client Keeper Software

Closing a Law Practice

Contract Drafting Template

Disengagement Letters

Engagement Letters

Fee Agreements

Leaving the Firm

Litigation Checklists

Opening and Closing Files

Planning Forms

Practice Management Forms

Sample Pleadings

State-Specific Forms

Alabama
Court Forms: E-FORMS, Alabama Administrative Office of Courts
State Bar Forms: None.
Alaska
Court Forms: Alaska Court System Forms and Publications, Alaska Court System
State Bar Forms: None
Arizona
Court Forms: AJB: Self Service Forms, Arizona Judicial Branch
State Bar Forms: None
Arkansas
Court Forms: Administrative Office of the Courts, Arkansas Judiciary
State Bar Forms: None
California
Court Forms: California Courts: Forms, California Courts
State Bar Forms: Forms, The State Bar of California
Colorado
Court Forms: Colorado State Judicial Branch - Self-Help Center, Colorado State Judicial Branch
State Bar Forms: None
Connecticut
Court Forms: Official Court Webforms, State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
State Bar Forms: None
Delaware
Court Forms: Forms, Delaware State Courts
State Bar Forms: None
District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.)
Court Forms: U.S. District Court Forms, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
State Bar Forms: Pro Se Family Law Pleadings for Individuals Without Lawyers for Use in D.C. Family Court, The District of Columbia Bar
Florida
Court Forms: Family Forms, Florida State Courts
State Bar Forms: The Florida Bar Forms and Applications, The Florida Bar
Georgia
Court Forms: Court Forms, Judicial Branch of Georgia
State Bar Forms: Forms, State Bar of Georgia
Hawai'i
Court Forms: Court Forms, Hawai'i State Judiciary
State Bar Forms: None
Idaho
Court Forms: Self-Help Center, Idaho Supreme Court, Idaho Supreme Court
State Bar Forms: Forms, Idaho State Bar & Idaho Law Foundation, Inc.
Illinois
Court Forms: None
State Bar Forms: None
Indiana
Court Forms: Indiana Court Forms, Indiana Courts
State Bar Forms: None
Iowa
Court Forms: Iowa Court Rules and Forms, Iowa Judicial Branch
State Bar Forms: None
Kansas
Court Forms: District of Kansas Online Forms, U.S. District Court District of Kansas
State Bar Forms: None
Kentucky
Court Forms: Forms Library, Kentucky Court of Justice
State Bar Forms: None
Louisiana
Court Forms: Rules of the Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana Supreme Court
State Bar Forms: Practice Aid Guide: The Essentials of Law Office Management, Louisiana State Bar Association
Maine
Court Forms: Publications and Forms, Maine Judicial Branch
State Bar Forms: Legal Forms, Maine State Bar Association
Maryland
Court Forms: Maryland Court Forms, Maryland Judiciary
State Bar Forms: None
Massachusetts
Court Forms: Massachusetts and Federal Legal Forms, Massachusetts Trial Court Law Libraries
State Bar Forms: None
Michigan
Court Forms: State Court Administrative Office Approved Court Forms, Michigan Courts
State Bar Forms: None
Minnesota
Court Forms: Court Forms, Minnesota Judicial Branch
State Bar Forms: None
Mississippi
Court Forms: Forms, United States District Court Northern District of Mississippi, Forms, United States District Court Southern District of Mississippi
State Bar Forms: None
Missouri
Court Forms: Court Forms, The Supreme Court of Missouri
State Bar Forms: None
Montana
Court Forms: State Law Library of Montana--Law by Topic, Montana Courts
State Bar Forms: None
Nebraska
Court Forms: Forms, Nebraska Judicial Branch
State Bar Forms: None
Nevada
Court Forms: Legal Forms, Nevada Supreme Court Library
State Bar Forms: None
New Hampshire
Court Forms: Forms and Fees, New Hampshire Judicial Branch
State Bar Forms: None
New Jersey
Court Forms: Judiciary Forms, New Jersey Judiciary
State Bar Forms: None
New Mexico
Court Forms: Legal Forms, New Mexico Supreme Court
State Bar Forms: None
New York
Court Forms: Forms, New York State Unified Court System
State Bar Forms: None
North Carolina
Court Forms: Judicial Forms, The North Carolina Court System
State Bar Forms: Resource Forms, North Carolina State Bar
Ohio
Court Forms: Online Forms, United States District Court Northern District of Ohio, Forms, United States District Court Southern District of Ohio
State Bar Forms: None
Oklahoma
Court Forms: Forms, Oklahoma State Courts Network
State Bar Forms: Management Assistance Program Forms for Download, Oklahoma Bar Association
Oregon
Court Forms: Forms, Oregon Courts
State Bar Forms: OSB Forms Library, Oregon State Bar
Pennsylvania
Court Forms: Forms, Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts
State Bar Forms: None
Rhode Island
Court Forms: Forms, Judiciary of Rhode Island
State Bar Forms: None
South Carolina
Court Forms: Forms, South Carolina Judicial Department
State Bar Forms: Sample Forms, South Carolina Bar
Tennessee
Court Forms: Court Forms, Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
State Bar Forms: Setting Up Practice, Tennessee Bar Association
Texas
Court Forms: Forms, Northern District of Texas, Forms & Filing Fees, Southern District of Texas
State Bar Forms: Legal Forms, State Bar of Texas
Utah
Court Forms: Utah State Court Forms, Utah State Courts
State Bar Forms: Utah State Bar Online Forms, Utah State Bar
Vermont
Court Forms: Vermont Judiciary Forms, Vermont Judiciary
State Bar Forms: None
Virginia
Court Forms: General District Court Forms, Virginia's Judicial System
State Bar Forms: None
Washington
Court Forms: Washington State Court Forms, Washington Courts
State Bar Forms: None
West Virginia
Court Forms: None
State Bar Forms: Family Law Legal Forms, The West Virginia State Bar
Wisconsin
Court Forms: Legal and Government Forms, Wisconsin State Law Library
State Bar Forms: Fillable Forms Bank, State Bar of Wisconsin
Wyoming
Court Forms: Court Forms, U.S. District Court, District of Wyoming
State Bar Forms: None

General Form Banks

FindLaw
Federal and State Court Forms, Official State Incorporation Forms, Sample Business Contracts
Free Legal Forms.net
Applications, Bankruptcy, Business, Custody, Lease, Partnership, Property, Real Estate, Rent
Internet Legal Research Group
Agreements, Borrowing and Lending, Business Agreements, Business Ventures, Credit and Collection, Employment, Estate Planning, Forms, Health Care, Living Will and Medical Directive Forms, Leases and Real Estate, Letters, Marital and Family, Name Change, Notices, Power of Attorney Forms, Protection of Legal Rights, Transfers and Assignments
Kinsey Law Offices
Answers, Basic Agreements, Business Ventures, Buying & Selling, Complaints, Credit/Collection, Cross-Complaints, Discovery, Employment, Family Law, Law & Motion, Leases & Tenancies, Loans/Borrowing, Personal & Family, Real Estate, Settlement, Transfers & Assignments
LawInfo.com
Forms from each state in the areas of: ADR, Bailbonds, Bankruptcy, Business and Corporations, Class Action, Collaborative Law, Consumer Law, Court Forms, Collections, Criminal Law, DUI/Traffic, Elder Law, Entertainment Law, Environmental Law, ERISA, Estate Planning, Family Law, Immigration, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property, Labor & Employment Law, Landlord and Tenant, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Real Estate, Securities Law, Social Security, Tax Law, Worker's Comp
Lectric Law Library
Affidavits, Answers, Articles of Incorporation, Bills of Sale, Business Agreements, Case Summaries, Checklists, Client Interview Forms, Complaints, Declarations, Evidence, Fee Agreements, Interrogatories, Minutes, Motions, Notices, Orders, Petitions, Promissory Notes, Quit Claim Deeds, Releases, Sample Contracts, Sample Letters, Stipulations, Trusts and Wills, Leases
Legalforms.name
Adoption, Civil Harassment, Corporate, Criminal, Divorce, Employment, Financial, General, Living Trust, Medical, Name Change, Real Estate, Rental, Service, Vehicles, Wills and Estate
Siccode.com
Affidavits, Agreements, Assignments, Authorizations, Bills of Sale, Demand for Payment, Leases, Minutes, Notices, Non-Compete Agreements, Promissory Notes, Real Estate Notes, Releases, Wills
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