Solo and Small Firm
The Practitioner Winter 2016, Volume 22, Issue 1
Content
- Gender Equality Sought with New Legislation
- Letter From the Chair
- Letter From the Editor
- MCLE Article: Can I drive home after happy hour? How does alcohol absorb into your body?
- MCLE Article: Recognizing and Addressing Implicit Gender Bias in the Arena of the Solo & Small Firm
- Solo & Small Firm Spotlight: Luke Zimmerman
- Specializing Law Practice: Excellent Service, Efficiently Delivered - Part II
- Table of Contents
- The Often-Overlooked Weapon of Seeking a Cost Bond against Foreign Plaintiffs
- Getting Paid As a Solo Without Breaching the Ethics Rules
Getting Paid As A Solo Without Breaching the Ethics Rules
By Megan Zavieh
Megan Zavieh focuses her practice on attorney ethics, representing attorneys facing state bar disciplinary action and providing guidance to practicing attorneys on questions of legal ethics. She has been representing attorneys facing disciplinary action before the California State Bar since 2009 and is admitted to practice in California, Georgia, New York and New Jersey, as well as in Federal District Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. She blogs at CaliforniaStateBarDefense.com and is a contributor at Lawyerist.com and AttorneyatWork.com.
When you are practicing law on your own, getting paid by clients is a chief concern. Despite our many and varied reasons for practicing law, making a living is universal to all except perhaps a few independently wealthy lawyers who don’t mind if they work for free. Ethics concerns prevent us from leaving a client hanging even if he fails to pay, but here are some ethical ways to help increase the odds of clients paying their bills.