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008 100317s2010 iluk b 001 0 eng
010 _a2010011603
020 _a9781604429398 (pbk.)
020 _a1604429399 (pbk.)
020 _a9781604427899 (pbk.)
020 _a1604427892 (pbk.)
035 _a(OCoLC)560561825
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040 _aPUCPR
049 _acicg
050 0 0 _aKF 318
_b.G85 2010
082 0 0 _a340.068
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100 1 _aGuinn, Ann M.
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_2Local
245 1 0 _aMinding your own business
_bthe solo and small firm lawyer's guide to a profitable practice
_cAnn M. Guinn.
246 3 0 _aSolo and small firm lawyer's guide to a profitable practice
260 _aChicago, Ill.
_bAmerican Bar Association, General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division
_cc2010.
300 _axi, 215 p.
_bforms
_c26 cm.
_e1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
500 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aNot just an attorney : the three roles of a small firm practitioner -- Your business : what you don't know could hurt you -- The 3-point foundation : the base of a successful practice -- Make a name for yourself : focus your practice -- Marketing smarts : how to attract the right clients -- When bad clients happen to good attorneys : case and client selection -- Make your clients feel important : keep it personal -- The perception of value : what your clients see -- Standing out in the crowd : how to wow your clients -- Fee-setting methodologies : lessons in how not to set your billing rates -- You are not your competition : getting your billing rates right -- Alternative billing methods : one size doesn't fit all -- Advance fee deposits : payment insurance -- The good, the bad and the ugly : inadvertent pro bono -- Getting paid what you're owed : how you bill affects when you get paid -- Checking your firm's vital signs : how to measure your financial health -- Self-limiting behaviors : how attorneys underearn -- Your income : what is enough? -- Untruths attorneys tell themselves : how they hurt the business -- Sometimes the problem is you : personal habits that hurt -- Success aforethought : your firm in ten years -- My goals : an action plan for success -- In a nutshell : 25 ways to increase profitability without working harder -- The five Rs : how to keep your staff with you forever -- Annual retreat : the year behind, the year ahead.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
538 _aSystem requirements for CD-ROM: Windows or Macintosh OS; Microsoft Word or other word processor for .DOC files; Adobe Reader or other software for .PDF files.
650 0 _aSolo law practice
_zUnited States.
_9172364
_2Local
650 0 0 _aPractice of law
_zUnited States.
_9153200
_2Local
650 0 0 _aLaw offices
_zUnited States.
_9123769
_2Local
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