http://blog.omalaw.net A legal information and reference center for Solo attorneys Wed, 02 May 2007 15:43:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been tagged. Not a toe tag or a deer in season tag, but rather tagged by a fellow blogger jennifer j. rose. I don't mind being tagged, but I didn't even know I was playing. How do you avoid being tagged? The game appears to have started with ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/05/01/gotta-get-goals/ I don't mean the kind of happy where you sit at your desk and giggle with delight all day. This type of happy leads to co-workers sniffing the brownies you made or your coffee cup whenever you aren't around. When you take the time to reflect on where you are and ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/19/are-you-happy/ Years ago, Town and Country ran a story about San Miguel de Allende, featuring the town’s beautiful people dressed in the kind of garb that people who’re featured in Town and Country tend to wear. They’re not the people who read People, you know. One line mentioned something about ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/13/lost-and-found-in-mexico/ A Chicago lawyer had been practicing law for 25 years in downtown Chicago and began to think about retirement. His wife had passed a few years earlier and they had no children. His parents had been gone for several years and he realized he was all alone in the world. ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/07/solitary-retirement/ Have you ever watched a monte artist moving three cards at just this side of the speed of light. The money goes down, each thinking they know which card is the jack. A slight variation of this game is hiding the pea under one of three walnut shells. The shells ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/05/three-card-monte/ Its a common theme wherever attorneys gather. Lawyers compete with stories of who has  the worst client. I listen to the stories; sometimes I smile; sometimes I laugh; sometimes I wonder why they became an attorney in the first place. Many of our clients are dysfunctional in one form or ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/05/an-ideal-client/ Inspired Solo is the name of Sheryl Schelin's newest blog. Sheryl Sisk Schelin is a solo practitioner living and working in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. You can visit her law firm’s website here, and see her other two practice-oriented blogs as well: The South Carolina Bankruptcy & Consumer Law Blog The South ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/02/inspired-solo-what-an-intriguing-title/ Did you get your own website up and running? Are you still waiting for the phone to ring? Many people believe that internet presence is more important than yellow page advertising. I am one of them. In my case, that is probably because I don't even have a phone book ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/02/have-a-website-what-next/ When you attend a local bar meeting or CLE course, are you checking out the competition or making friends and possible sources of referrals? Some solo attorneys tend to have a general practice that handles every client that calls or walks in. For the most part though, solo attorneys are ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/01/wasted-opportunity/ I must admit that I am a spoiled biker when it comes to be able to do good motorcycle rides. Living in the Southern California presents me with opportunities to do some of the best local motorcycle riding in the world without having to travel too far. Nonetheless, there are ... http://blog.omalaw.net/2007/04/01/a-motorcycle-ride-to-the-grand-canyon-the-good-and-the-bad/