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Recent Articles from Michael Kemp
Expert Testimony
May 16, 2017
Solo Contendere: You can’t build a business on perfect clients
When you’re a junior associate at a firm, you have to consider what the client wants, what is best for you, best for your business, and what your boss wants you to do. Solo attorneys only have to worry about the first three.
Expert Testimony
March 23, 2017
Solo Contendere: Work and not-work – is it time for a hard reset?
The blurred lines between work and not-work is one of the biggest struggles for solo attorneys.
Expert Testimony
March 2, 2017
Solo Contendere: Missed connection? Maybe you were playing the field.
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
Expert Testimony
January 26, 2017
Solo Contendere: Celebrate more than buying a new calendar
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
Expert Testimony
December 8, 2016
Solo Contendere: The holidays – time for a networking party
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
Expert Testimony
November 17, 2016
Solo Contendere: ‘The check’s in the mail’
There are very few places where you can expect to go, get a service, and worry about how and whether to pay for it later
Expert Testimony
October 13, 2016
Solo Contendere: Fighting over meaningless minutiae
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
Expert Testimony
September 8, 2016
Solo Practice: One false step: Consequences in law and life
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
Expert Testimony
August 11, 2016
Solo Contendere: What did you say about distraction?
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
Expert Testimony
July 21, 2016
Solo contendere: Silly talk, keep talking silly talk
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
Expert Testimony
April 7, 2016
Solo Practice: The year five problem, being stuck in a rut
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
Expert Testimony
March 10, 2016
Solo Contendere: Using invisible sheepdogs to herd cats
The great thing about having your own firm is that you get to choose who you work with. It’s easy to get along with your boss when you are your own boss. You have ultimate control over the staff, too—if you don’t feel like you’d get along with a paralegal candidate, don’t hire him. Your ...
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