3 Things I’ve Learned from My Kids About Managing a Small Firm
Kids are weird and that’s the truth. And being a parent is no walk in the park. For any of you who have kids, the life lessons we learn...
Humor for Your Week: #ParentFail
I’m taking a different approach here and sharing some of Jimmy Fallon’s humor on late night TV. The parallels between parenting and...
Law Firms as a Business - Visual Presentation
Here is a presentation I did for the Atlanta Bar Association. It expands on a few more gaps I've found and does it in a more visually...
Law Firms as a Business: 3 Areas Small Law Practices Fall Short
Many lawyers (including my wife – who has been practicing for over a decade now) insist that practicing law is first and foremost a...
Eliminating Waste in Small Law Firms
The idea of being efficient and eliminating wasted effort comes naturally for some attorneys. It’s part of their DNA. For others, law...
Lean Lawyering
Driven by increased pressure from GC’s, some large and medium firms are leading the way in terms of applying Lean fundamentals to the...
Basic Budget Spreadsheet
Let’s face it. Budgets aren’t very sexy. I’ve never met a lawyer who said, “Justin, I just love setting my budget every year.” Whether...
The ROI of Outsourced Bookkeeping
Business school, just like law school, teaches you new ways of thinking. While the actual tools, theories, cases, and people you get...
Inventing Time for Goals
When it comes to your business, what keeps you up at night? Is it finding the next client or paying the bills or retiring on your own...
Success In Review
Looking in the rearview mirror for too long can certainly put your practice at risk – you can’t see the future if you are always looking...
