(Webcast) How to Start Your Own Law Firm

Monday, December 14, 2020 | 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm

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Program Co-Chairs:

Gary M. Kaufman
The Law Office of Gary Kaufman PLLC

Meredith R. Miller
Touro Law Center
Miller Law, PLLC

  • Are you thinking about hanging a shingle? If so, the City Bar’s How to Start Your Own Law Firm CLE will flag issues for forming a solo practice — for example:

    • Choosing a business entity
    • Whether to partner or go solo
    • Insurance
    • Banking
    • Finding office spaces
    • Other considerations

    The CLE will also address managing your new practice — for example:

    • Practical and ethical issues in advertising
    • Creating a website
    • Practice management
    • Billing
    • Retainer and engagement agreements
    • Hiring staff
    • Staying sane and much more

    There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions of the panelists, all of whom have built their own successful solo firms.

    Program Fee:
    $119 for Members | $219 for Nonmembers
    Small Law Firm: $69 for Members

    Members who are Recent Law Graduates, Newly Admitted Lawyers (admitted for the first time in any state or country 2018-2020), In-House/Corporate Counsel, Judges, or attorneys that practice within the Government, Academic or Not-for-Profit sectors attend this program for free.

  • Christopher Fitzgerald
    The Law Office of Christopher H. Fitzgerald

    Carlene Jadusingh
    The Law Office of Carlene Jadusingh

    Gary M. Kaufman
    The Law Office of Gary Kaufman PLLC

    Meredith R. Miller
    Touro Law Center
    Miller Law, PLLC

    Daniel G. De Pasquale
    Daniel G. De Pasquale, P.C.

    Alla Roytberg
    The Law Firm and Mediation Practice of Alla Roytberg, PC

    Anne Wolfson
    Anne Wolfson, PLLC

    Adam Weissman
    Adam N. Weissman, Esq.

  • Part 1

    Panelists: Daniel G. De Pasquale, Christopher Fitzgerald, Carlene Jadusingh, Meredith Miller

    6:00 pm – 6:10 pm
    Introduction to Forming a Solo Practice

    6:10 pm – 7:10 pm
    Discussion on Forming a Solo Practice

    • Business Form
    • Partnering or solo
    • Insurance
    • Banking
    • Office space
    • Other considerations before starting a practice

    7:10 pm – 7:25 pm
    Questions on Forming a Solo Practice

    7:25 pm – 7:35 pm
    Break

     

    Part 2

    Panelists: Gary M. Kaufman, Alla Roytberg, Anne Wolfson, Adam Weissman

    7:35 pm – 7:45 pm
    Introduction to Managing a New Practice

    7:45 pm – 8:45 pm
    Discussion on Managing a New Practice

    • Practical and ethical issues in advertising
    • Website
    • Court appointed work
    • Practice management and billing
    • Retainer and engagement agreements
    • Legal research and troubleshooting
    • Hiring staff
    • Staying sane

    8:45 – 9:00 pm
    Questions on Managing a New Practice

  • New York: 3.0 Law Practice Management
    New Jersey: 3.0 General
    California: 3.0 General
    Pennsylvania: 2.5 General
    Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

  • Sponsoring Association Committee:
    Small Law Firms, Anne Wolfson, Chair

    Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
    Angie Avila, Manager, Membership Outreach and Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | aavila@nycbar.org

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