@constructionlaw 2.0
August 19th, 2010
Attorney, The Law Office of Christopher G. Hill, PC
Author, Construction Law Musings
LEED AP
Instructor, Solo Practice University
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Today, we’re tweeting with @constructionlaw: VA construction attorney, LEED AP, construction law blogger and May 2009 interviewee
- @Constructionlaw, thank you for joining us today on Twitter, and welcome back to 22 Tweets. Tell us, who is @Constructionlaw?
thx 4 having me back ,a construction attorney that wants 2 help construction folks manage their risk & grow their business.
- - Tell us about your law practice.
I am a construction attorney and do my best to keep clients out of trouble, and get them out of trouble when necessary
- - Since our 1st interview, you’ve “gone solo” (congrats on that, by the way). How did that change your practice?
I still provide wht I hope is gr8 client service but now can be more flexible in meeting client’s needs more directly.
- - Any advice for other lawyers considering a solo practice?
have confidence in yourself & let personality & expertise shine though, in marketing & in practice. The rest will come.
- - I believe your LEED AP cert is also new since May 2009. What does that mean for your clients?
a level of familiarity w/ the LEED green building certification that will help w/ new construction contracting landscape
- - Let’s talk about your clients. What type of clients do you represent?
Any level of commercial construction professional for the most part, right now mostly subcontractors and suppliers
- - What is the single most important legal issue affecting those clients?
getting paid! Really, this is the biggest thing with this economy.
- - What do you tell every new client before you start working for them?
That i’m a part of their team, whether in litigation or hopefully in business growth & that I understand their issues.
- - Tell us about one of the more significant client representations you’ve had.
They are all significant, but representing a national window manufacturer in some litigation was one of the biggest.
- - How has the construction landscape evolved since we last tweeted? Who are the new players? Who’s gone?
So much has changed I have several friends and/or clients that have gone through significant expansion or contraction.
- - What’s the next big frontier in construction law? What should your clients be doing to prepare for it?
Green building & it’s impact on how we build projects. They need 2 recognize the unique issues w/ green construction
- - How do you describe what you do to someone you meet at a cocktail reception?
A risk manager for construction professionals or outside, in house counsel for construction companies
- - Nice. What are some challenges of marketing a solo practice that you didn’t see when you were part of larger firm?
not much has changed, I was always marketing my own practice. This may be different had I been at a truly large firm
- - You blog at Construction Law Musings (http://bit.ly/17FHYY). How has your blog evolved over past year and a half?
its growth has been amazing! The Guest Post Fridays (in which you’ve participated) add depth that I could not have imagined
- - Have your Web 2.0 activities led to any additional referrals or client engagements?
yes. I get calls from out of state contractors or lawyers. I also just today got a client from my firm website.
- - Congrats for that! The economy & the need to retool: still the most significant issues facing the legal profession?
Yes, In short, the legal profession seems to be stuck in the past and it’s come home to roost in many ways
- - What will the legal landscape look like in 10 years?
Who knows? Things R changing so fast. I think thr will be more small specialized firms working in loose referral networks.
- - What would you do if you weren’t a lawyer?
Tough one. Something involving people that would let me also hang with my great family.
- - How do you want to be remembered?
As a lawyer who balanced family and clients in a way that let him represent his clients to the fullest and have fun doing it
- - What do you do when you’re not working?
When? Oh, mostly kid and family related activities or playing tennis or shooting (poorly) at sporting clays.
- - What advice can you pass along to lawyers currently under- or unemployed due to the economic crisis?
Market, Also, don’t get too down, you have a skill set you can use and you’ll figure out how to use it.
- - And our final question for you, Chris: what advice do you have for people going to law school today?
besides go back in time and make a new decision? Try to have fun in law school and explore what you’d be passionate about.
Valuable advice to close this great interview. Thank you very much for coming back to 22 Tweets!
Glad to do it, thanks!
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@caririncker
July 20th, 2010
Principal Attorney at Rincker Law, PLLC
Illinois Farmgirl living in NYC
SimAngus Cattle Owner
Livestock Judge
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Today we’re tweeting with Illinois farmgirl turned New York-based agriculture and environmental lawyer @CariRincker
- @CariRincker thank you for joining us today on Twitter. Tell us: who is @CariRincker?
Thanks for inviting me today for the Twitterview.
I’m a midwestern #beef #cattle girl living in #NYC who is passionate about the #agriculture industry and #food security.
- - Tell us about your law practice.
@RinckerLaw serves clients involved in every segment of the #agriculture industry including #food, #fiber, and #biofuels.
- - What type of clients do you represent?
@RinckerLaw has a wide variety of clients including #ag producers, multi-national #food companies, & #fashion designers
- - A broad mix indeed. What is the single most important legal issue affecting those clients?
Complying with stringent #environmental regulations imposed on the federal, state and local level.
- - What do you tell every new client before you start working for them?
I tell each new client of @RinckerLaw that I need open communication to ensure that I get an accurate picture of the facts.
- - Tell us about one of the more significant client representations you’ve had.
I have really enjoyed my work with international #food, #ag, and #biotech companies with various contract and #trade issues.
- - Why do your clients hire you?
My #farm roots helped mold me into a honest, hard-working attorney who truly understands & loves the #ag community. #agchat
- - What’s the most active area of your practice at the current time? Is that typical?
Contract drafting- No, that isn’t typical since #ag producers usually do business with a handshake. See http://tiny.cc/7n952
- - Tell us about your work as an advisor for the Permanent Mission of the Marshall Islands to the United Nations
– I love it! I sat on the floor of the #UN General Assembly and gave voting recommendations to Ambassador Alfred Capelle.
- - That’s cool! Ag law has no doubt changed significantly since you became a lawyer. What’s the next frontier of ag law?
I anticipate that more #ag producers will participate in the #renewable #energy movement (e.g., #wind and #solar #farms).
- - How do you describe what you do to people you meet at a cocktail party?
#Aglaw is an industry based practice area that touches upon nearly every kind of law. http://tiny.cc/d2jqg #agchat #foodchat
- - When did you become active on Twitter? What were your objectives then? Have they changed?
I became active during a #WY blizzard a yr ago. I now realize that it is a completely different than #FB -news & networking.
- - Agreed. Congrats on your one-year blogging anniversary (http://bit.ly/4cP09A)! How has your blog changed in that time?
Thanks! I hope my #agblog is informative for #food & #ag folks. For my second year I hope to implement some video blogging.
- - What specific impact on referrals and/or client engagements, if any, have you realized from Web 2.0 activities?
Twitter isn’t about “who you know”-it’s about “who you want to know.” I have met clients & lawyers who have sent me clients.
- - Well put. How much time do you spend each day developing / enhancing your brand?
I represent my brand 24/7/365 whether I am tweeting from my #iphone4, in the courtroom, or having cocktails with friends.
- - a recipe for success…. Let’s switch gears: What is the most significant issue currently facing the legal profession?
– There are too many lawyers graduating with heavy student loan debt. There are not enough high salaried jobs at #BigLaw.
- - What will the legal landscape look like in 10 years?
Tough question. I think the legal industry will become more niche-based and client-focused over the next decade.
- - What would you do if you weren’t a lawyer?
I have an advanced degree in #beef #cattle nutrition so I would probably be teaching animal science or working in extension.
- - How do you want to be remembered?
Someone who spent her life trying to improve the #ag industry so the world could have safe, affordable, & abundant #food.
- - What do you do when you’re not working?
I enjoy judging #livestock shows, playing #volleyball, distance #running, and watching the #Yankees from the cheap seats.
- - What advice can you pass along to lawyers currently under- or unemployed due to the economic crisis?
Roll up your sleeves and learn to hustle. Pursue your passions and don’t get discouraged because perseverance never fails.
- - And our last question for you: What advice do you have for people going to law school today?
Give it everything you have for three years — it will be over before you know it. Get to know your classmates and profs.
Thanks for that great advice and for the interview. I enjoyed learning more about you and your practice.
I enjoyed the Twitterview! Thanks for the invitation.
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@rossamcmahon
May 25th, 2010
Solicitor, Patrick G. McMahon Solicitors
Author of “A Clatter of the Law”
Registered Trade Mark Agent (Ireland) and European Trade Mark and Design Attorney
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Today we’re tweeting with @rossamcmahon, a general practice solicitor from West Limerick (and the first Irish lawyer on 22 Tweets)
- @rossamcmahon Welcome to 22 Tweets and thank you for joining us today on Twitter. Tell us: who is @rossamcmahon?
A young blogging lawyer who left Biglaw & the city (Dublin) almost one year ago. So far so good!
- - Tell us about your law practice.
It’s general & covers everything: personal, family, property & business issues. I tend to focus on court & business work.
- - What type of clients do you represent?
Local residents, businesses & farmers. Also anyone unlucky enough to be in court for an unpaid parking fine.
- - And what would you say is the single most important legal issue affecting those clients?
Without doubt, money. The economy has affected everything: whether to buy, to sue, to separate, whether to even “go to law”.
- - What do you tell every new client before you start working for them?
Every situation different but often I’ll say: “I don’t have a magic wand.” This is not a negative: it’s a call for realism.
- - Certainly makes sense…. Tell us about one of the more significant client representations you’ve had.
A gargantuan copyright case; but lately: getting dom.violence order for parent against kid. Small job, v.important 2 client.
- - Important indeed. Why do your clients hire you?
I have broad experience of different types of law & different ways of doing a job. I listen & think through the practicals.
- - What’s the most active area of your practice at the current time? Is that typical?
Debt. Typical of where Ireland is at right now & a good example of law coming up against reality. http://is.gd/coFOL
- - You write regularly about privacy law. What are the biggest challenges to personal privacy in today’s wired world?
Volunteering info online, not thinking how it might be (ab)used in future or how net might change (eg. Facebook policies).
- - You practiced at a large corporate firm before moving to your current firm. What led to the change?
Life! I loved law at a big firm, but this practice was set up by my late father. It felt like the right time for a change.
- - Must have been a big change. How do you describe what you do to people you meet at a cocktail party?
Cliché, but: “I solve problems for people. Or, I try my best.” That’s general practice! It can be a long conversation.
- - You blog at A Clatter of the Law (http://bit.ly/93jwAw). Who do you write for? Why should they read it?
At first, I wrote for myself. I enjoy writing about the law, it affects us all. That’s why people should read my blog!
- - I enjoyed your Blawg Review. When did you become active on Twitter? What were your objectives then? Have they changed?
Joined 2006, active 2009. No objective. It’s like a water cooler, can be just chat or can be great source of info/debate.
- - What specific impact on referrals and/or client engagements, if any, have you realized from Web 2.0 activities?
Has produced some leads that just would not have arisen otherwise. Important in helping make a name for yourself these days.
- - How much time do you spend each day developing / enhancing your brand?
All day! But probably average an hour/two every day on specifics (blog, presentations, etc.) Mostly outside office hours.
- - Let’s switch gears: what is the most significant issue currently facing the legal profession?
Reform. Long overdue & is sleeper issue that will eventually have to be faced up to. Might seem technical, but is important.
- - What will the legal landscape look like in 10 years?
In Ireland: fewer, larger, firms & stronger competition. Huge amount of new law means very difficult to hang out a shingle.
- - What would you do if you weren’t a lawyer?
Architecture. Prospect of seeing ideas physically manifested is very attractive. Though could easily be unemployed now!
- - How do you want to be remembered?
As a decent individual. Decency is undervalued; I think it’s important.
- - What do you do when you’re not working?
I have a 12 week old daughter & new house mid-renovation, so it’s all about family when not at work. Busy all day & love it.
- - Congrats for both! What advice can you pass along to lawyers currently under or unemployed due to the economic crisis?
Get up to date & share views. There’s a lot of new law, not many legal bloggers. Use time to make a name for yourself.
- - And our final question for you: what advice do you have for people going to law school today?
Don’t be disheartened by all the bad news. Make sure law is for you, then go for it. With right attitude, you’ll get there.
Thanks for that great advice. I enjoyed tweeting with you today and learning about you and your practice.
Thanks for having me. Good questions & it’s a good exercise for a lawyer to practise giving concise answers!
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@douglasreiser
May 11th, 2010
Founder, Reiser Legal LLC
Author, The Builders Counsel Blog
LEED Accredited Professional
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Today we’re tweeting with LEED AP @douglasreiser, a Washington state construction lawyer and blogger
- @douglasreiser thank you for joining us today on Twitter. Tell us: who is @douglasreiser?
So glad to be here today, thank you for having me on…..
1st a husband, then a worker, idea monger, brewer, sportsman & worst of all – a Cleveland sports fan. these define me from 12 to 12
- - Well this just might be your year…. Tell us about your law practice.
a 24 hour shop in my head. i built a remote practice that follows wherever i go. goals = access, comm., efficiency & understanding
……and i hope you are right about the Cavs (presumably you didnt mean the Browns or Indians!)
- - Very interesting. What type of clients do you represent?
those inundated w. construction concerns. the focus is on the business, their risks & protection. I also rep breweries, my hobby
- - Nice hobby…. What is the single most important legal issue affecting your clients?
Risk. businesses dont understand its extent; it comes at all angles, in all they do. I locate those risks and eliminate/reduce them
- - What do you tell every new client before you start working for them?
That im here when you need me. you can find me 24hrs/7 days a week. i’ll clear my table to help you, because i love the challenge.
- - Am sure they appreciate. Tell us about one of the more significant client representations you’ve had.
significance is in the eye of the beholder. i think its green builders that i help wade through liability. new challenge for all.
- - Why do your clients hire you?
im a person, like everyone. im tangible; im understood. i lived/breathed construction on & off the job. people feel comfort in that
- - What’s the busiest area of your practice right now? Is that typical?
public contracting. today’s only fish in the pond 4 builders. i help obtain jobs & preserve rights. its atypical; recent explosion
- - Tell us about your LEED AP certification. What does it mean? Why is it important to your clients?
LEED AP isnt a gold key 2 green building; attys should never hide behind it. A step to learning what should be uniform in building
- - What’s the next big legal battleground in green construction law? How is it expected to play out?
field is set to determine performance liability + GBCI LEED challenges & the Int. Green Const. Code could spawn work for attorneys
- - How do you describe what you do to people you meet at a cocktail party?
im myself. lawyers drink wine – i drink beer (Stout/IPA). Im approachable in that image. sports are the best icebreaker in building
- - You blog at The Builders Counsel blog (http://bit.ly/aWm9R8). What’s your strategy? How do you decide what to write?
i heard @kevinokeefe say “listen” is key word in social media. 100% agree. I found the best group of talkers; i listen + add my bit
- - Indeed. Besides Twitter and your blog, what other Web 2.0 tools do you use to market your practice?
I have two blogs + @Avvo, @LinkedIn, @legalriver, Plaxo, Justia, @consupo, LawyerLink, Legal Guru, etc. – i try & be everywhere.
- - What specific impact on referrals and/or client engagements, if any, have you realized from Web 2.0 activities?
People want an answer. Any atty can say you should consult an attorney/I need to see more. we’re transparent online; people like it
- - How much time do you spend each day developing and enhancing your brand / marketing your practice?
way too hard to quantify; its all the time. i try to listen to the online community all day & respond when i have a worthy thought.
- - Understood. Let’s switch gears: what is the most significant issue currently facing the legal profession?
progression v. ethical restraint. A lot of attys are afraid to go Web 2.0. They are missing out and i feel its not fair to them.
- - What will the legal landscape look like in 10 years?
trans. tasks by legal biz’s w/o malpractice, billable hr., the office & a suit. Court battles: less formal, less paper & less fight
- - Interesting perspective. What would you do if you weren’t a lawyer?
your easiest question. own a brewery, create a web of distribution 4 craft brewers around US & fight the 3 tier system. retirement.
- - What do you do when you’re not working?
go outdoors w/ my beer writer wife (@beerblotter). travel around the world. check out new buildings in SEA. agonize over CLE sports
- - How do you want to be remembered?
As a worker. someone who worked hard to find answers & innovate. dont need my name in gold; dont need a plaque. just happy clients
- - What advice can you pass along to lawyers currently under- or unemployed due to the economic crisis?
reinvent what you know about law. be innovative. find something you know and advocate for it loudly. people will find your voice.
- - Our final question for you: what advice do you have for people going to law school today?
dont look back at law, look ahead. At school, find a job/opp that gives you a 1st hand look at practice. go Web 2.0 now! dont wait
good advice, Doug. Thanks very much for tweeting with me today; I enjoyed learning more about you / your practice.
Thanks so much for having me on today. Your questions were great!
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@Sobk13
May 5th, 2010
Founder of Divorce Manual, Researching Reform and Pod It Forward
Ichthyomaniac and crocodile lover
Renegade Lawyer
Today we’re tweeting with renegade lawyer @Sobk13, who mediates between order and chaos.
- @Sobk13 thank you for joining us today on Twitter. Tell us: who is @Sobk13?
A mythical gatekeeper to Divorce Manual.In his spare time he terrorises tweeters & takes his pet Goblin Shark for twitstream swims..
- - Tell us about your law practice.
It’s legal research & journalism based, working with families, pressure groups & politicians to help create dialog & offer solutions
- - What type of clients do you represent?
Mothers and fathers with contact or financial disagreements but ultimately I represent the best interests of the children involved.
- - And what is the single most important legal issue affecting all of those clients?
The issues seem interlinked but usually start with a breach of one of the Human Rights Conventions & involve prohibitive legal costs
- - What do you tell your new clients before you start working for them?
Well, there are no explicit by-lines; I just ask what it is I can do to assist and then I try to listen, as carefully as I can.
- - Makes a lot of sense…. Tell us about one of the more significant client representations you’ve had.
They’re all significant in their own way; briefs can seem identical at first but all are multi-layered so no 2 cases are the same.
- - Why do your clients hire you?
Usually because they’ve lost faith in the legal system and can’t afford to pay more fees; I work pro bono as a McKenzie Friend.
- - What’s the most active area of your practice at the current time? Is that typical?
Ongoing dialog with pressure groups & families in the system; it’s not typical but really ought to be standard government practice.
- - What’s the hardest part about working with parents and children going through divorces?
Staying focused on the various forms of suffering each party’s experiencing. They’re all relevant & need to be treated with respect.
- - You work with groups seeking reform in the English Family Justice System. What is that system? Why is reform needed?
A legal forum 4 family matters like divorce & adoption; it needs reform because our understanding of the human condition has evolved
- - Interesting notion. How do you describe what you do to people you meet at a cocktail party?
I tend 2 reserve those occasions for a little mischief; one evening I might be a Spanish biologist & another, a secret agent for MI5
- - So perhaps we’ve met and I didn’t know it… When did you join Twitter? What were your objectives then? Have they changed?
Quite possibly :) & 2009, I think. I’m a Techno Bimbo trying 2 rise to the challenge & learn 2 engage with families on social media.
- - :-) You blog at Divorce Manual (http://bit.ly/btNeW7) & 2 other sites. What are your blog objectives? Are you meeting them?
To expose the real problems in the system & to involve lay people & professionals. I really hope the blogs meet these objectives.
- - What specific impact on referrals and/or client engagements, if any, have you realized from Web 2.0 activities?
I’m grateful to the net for providing me with a platform, it’s very good for referrals but word of mouth still pips it to the post.
- - How much time do you spend each day developing / enhancing your brand?
I don’t believe in brands; they make me think of sheep & wool..! I prefer to be open about my views & be myself, for better or worse
- - It seems to be working fine… Let’s switch gears: what is the most significant issue currently facing the legal profession?
In Family Law, I think it’s about the working legal culture in place and its need to evolve so that it can offer a relevant service.
- - What will the legal landscape look like in 10 years?
To my mind for UK Family Law, a more humane place, with families beginning to trust the system a little more.
- - What would you do if you weren’t a lawyer?
Become a mermaid and play in the sea, eating pralines passing sailors threw me or work for UNESCO on matters relating to children.
- - What do you do when you’re not working?
I have a lovely son; he is currently learning to Death Roll. When I’m not parenting, I love to swim in pools or ponds.
- - Congrats. How do you want to be remembered?
As a scaly little crocodile with mischievous nostrils.
- - What advice can you pass along to lawyers currently under- or unemployed due to the economic crisis?
For UK Family lawyers, it’s a great time to re-invent their practice. There’s a huge demand for ethical, family-friendly services.
- - And our last question for you: what advice do you have for people going to law school today?
Hold on to your ideals, let go of fear, practice with compassion. And never underestimate the power of the whoopy cushion.
Thanks for that great advice! And for tweeting with me today–it was a real pleasure learning about you and your practice.
Thank you very much for having me on ; it was lots of fun being interviewed and I wish you all the best :-)
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@douglassorocco
April 27th, 2010
Director and Shareholder, Dunlap Codding
Author of Phosita intellectual property law blog
Former Chairman, Board of Directors of the Spina Bifida Association of America
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Today we’re tweeting with @douglassorocco, Oklahoma City IP attorney by day, crusading do-gooder by night
- @douglassorocco thank you for joining us today on Twitter. Tell us: who is @douglassorocco?
I’m a mashup of tech geek, chemist, patent atty, photog, woodworker, husband and father. Also passionate about volunteerism.
- - Don’t think any interviewees have described themselves as “mashups” before…. Tell us about your law practice.
It’s always interesting – I work with the most creative, eccentric, innovative and passionate people. My day is rarely dull.
- - What type of clients do you represent?
My clients are concentrated at opposite ends of the spectrum – either very large legacy companies or start ups…
All are typically looking to disrupt status quo – either with new technologies, fresh innovations or wicked cool ideas.
- - Interesting. And what’s the single most important legal issue affecting those clients?
Predictability and no surprises – law is never predictable and that is true in IP and tech law more than anywhere. Constant change…
My goal is to be as solid as possible – no surprise bills, no surprise deadlines, nothing silly that would make life harder.
- - Am sure they appreciate that. What do you tell every new client before you start working for them?
“It’s a partnership” and “How can I make you a hero?” – 2 things that convey my respect for what they do and my ultimate goal.
- - Tell us about one of the more significant client representations you’ve had.
I represent @pictometryintl – the challenge of keeping up with fast paced technology and being a shepherd of their tech and brand.
- - Sorry, distracted looking at @pictometryintl website…. Cool stuff. Why do your clients hire you?
I give a damn and take respons. If I say it – I do it & keep my word. I am a real person with a life outside law. Approachable.
- - What’s the next big frontier of IP law? Who will be most affected by it?
Social media (what else?) – int’l enforcement. Virtual innovation. How does a constitutional principle evolve for Internet era?
- - What’s the most active area of your practice at the current time? Is that typical?
Laying groundwork for end of recession – pinpoint focus on innovation and protecting it. Market differentiation…
Not historically “typical” – but in this econ, a laser focus on deriving value from the innovation and & IP is big key component.
- - Tell us about your work as Chair of the Spina Bifida Association of America. What was your greatest accomplishment?
As an indiv born with spina bifida – truly rewarding to see young people growing up with hope for a better, more inclusive, life…
From a policy perspective – increasing the knowledge of folic acid in decreasing incidence of spina bifida in U.S. & abroad…
And making sure – every – woman of childbearing age knows to take that folic acid prior to conceiving.
- - Kudos for your efforts. How do you describe what you do to people you meet at a cocktail party?
I help protect reputations and creativity. I work with inventors to facilitate the transition from white board to marketplace.
- - When did you become active on Twitter? What were your objectives then? Have they changed?
I believe it was in 2008 – although my tweets were sparse. Wanted to engage in the convo. Now – basically have same goal …
…to engage and converse with people I would not otherwise come into contact with. My own global “brain trust”.
- - Makes sense. You blog at Phosita (http://bit.ly/f6Oe (expand)). Who do you write it for? Why should they read it?
Started 1/2004 – it is the “People” mag of IP info. Goal was to have fun – info, simple IP explanations, and snark. =)
- - What specific impact on referrals and/or client engagements, if any, have you realized from Web 2.0 activities?
Significant – i.e., meeting people, developing long term mutual friendships, and a referral network of people I trust and trust me…
Same as with a local “face 2 face” network – but everyone is spread around world. #ignitelaw talk about it http://bit.ly/aSdJvT (expand)
- - How much time do you spend each day developing / enhancing your brand?
~ 15% – a lot of support to our young professionals to do it – e.g., @emilyecampbell – supporting @igniteokc, @swokc etc.
- - Time well spent…. Let’s switch gears: what is the most significant issue currently facing the legal profession?
Pressure on “big firms” from smaller, regional firms – e.g., we can compete with coastal firms even though we are in OKC …
okc’s low cost of living equals lower costs and our “real people” culture makes us enjoyable to work with…
We do things big firms can’t b/c of their rigid structure. Our clients feel like we live across street and have “skin in the game”
- - What will the legal landscape look like in 10 years?
Different! =) Boutique firms and solo attorneys will be the envy of the profession – efficient , decisive counseling – no memos!
- - What would you do if you weren’t a lawyer?
Something in the arts –an architect or photographer. Maybe a cabinet maker etc. Useful or practical wares. =)
- - How do you want to be remembered?
I cared and left world with more than I took. I loved and was loved. I had a lot of fun and I had the biggest mancave in world…
Finally – that I wore out my body and was on the last bit of energy when I waved goodbye!
- - What do you do when you’re not working?
Sleep! I travel a lot (60%) – so, I enjoy my home time – reading, wrestling with toddler son, and a beer with my wife on our porch.
- - What advice can you pass along to lawyers currently under- or unemployed due to the economic crisis?
Do the unthinkable – if “is is always done this way” do it differently and promote the hell out of it…
Clients are looking for the “wow” – be your own boss. Read folks like @nipper, @jmattbuchanan, @matthoman, @ipstrategist…
They have struck out on different paths and created a place for themselves in the world. They provide value by being different.
- - And our final question for you: what advice do you have for people going to law school today?
Read a business book! Nothing will be easy – and someone will do what you do or want to do for less and in a better way…
If you treat law like any other business (innovate, client/customer service, good product, delight) you will succeed & be useful. =)
Great advice. Thanks very much for tweeting with me; I enjoyed interviewing you very much.
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