Making Twitter Worthwhile for the Business-Minded Person

In June 2009 I was interviewed by Lawyers USA Online about the value of Twitter in regard to law firm marketing.  At the time, I had only been on Twitter for about 2 months so I was speaking as a true rookie.  I told the interviewer that I thought it was too early to tell [...]

My Personal Crusade to Cease All Use of the Word "Non-lawyer!"

A couple of Twitter “tweets” I saw today referenced a lawyer disciplined for allowing “non-lawyers” to do something that only a licensed attorney should have done.  I really dislike the “n-l” word so suggested in my reply “tweet” that surely we could all find more respectful words to use when referring to someone who does [...]

Why I Think It's Too Early to "De-throne" Twitter as a Marketing Tool for Lawyers

There’s been a recent flury of Tweet exchanges debating whether or not Twitter gives lawyers a return on their investment of time and effort.  @larrybodine feels strongly that it is not a good marketing tool for law firms while many others strongly disagree.  I was recently interviewed about this ongoing controversy by Nora Tooher, one [...]

Post Work Day Ramblings….

This is a brand new blog and hopefully we will soon get a dialogue going on whatever interests we share….today, I started sending out what I call “ProgressBuster” tips on Twitter (@lawbusinesstips).  These will include those things I’ve seen through the years (over and over unfotunately) as a law office/business consultant that hurt (and often [...]