Solo & Small Firm Section

We’ve all heard about the droves of employees leaving their jobs to rest, recuperate, and find their passion. As Solo and Small Firm practitioners, we don’t have the luxury of leaving a stressful job so easily. But many of you may know attorneys who have asked you for advice on how you started your solo/small firm career. Read more

Appellate law can seem daunting to the uninitiated, but a civil appellate specialist demystifies the process of appealing a judgment or order in the California Courts of Appeal Read more

Nondisparagement clauses are commonly used in settlement agreements. Some clauses are simple one-liners such as “The parties agree not to disparage each other.” Read more

The Solo and Small Firm Section (SSF) of the California Lawyers Association’s Mission is to foster a supportive community for solo and small firm practitioners across all areas of practice, to guide our members on their path to becoming strong, competent and ethical solo and small firm business owners Read more

At its meeting January 20 and 21, the State Bar Board of Trustees began work on the State Bar’s next five-year strategic plan, which is expected to continue at a February meeting and be finalized at the Board’s March meeting. Read more

Join our mission to foster a supportive community for solo and small firm practitioners across all areas of practice, to guide our members on their path to be coming strong, competent, and ethical solo and small firm business owners, and to recognize the accomplishments of solo and small firm professionals across the state. Read more

There are many grounds for both mandatory and permissive withdrawal under the California Rules of Professional Conduct. When it's time to withdraw from representation in a civil case, the attorney should send the client a letter like one of these. Read more

Welcome to the start of a new year – which, frankly, is starting to feel very much like the old year. But nevertheless, as Solo and Small Firm practitioners, we soldier on in the service of our clients and our practices. If the last two years has taught us anything, it’s that the ability to be flexible to handle rapidly changing circumstances is the key to survival. No other attorneys are more well equipped to pivot quickly than Solo and Small Firm practitioners. Read more

Are you a solo attorney who could use coaching and community support tosucceed? Are you ready to reinvent your law practice and reduce overhead? Want a law practice with purpose and control over your career? Read more

A question to a witness is objectionable on the ground that it's compound if it joins two or more questions with the disjunctive "or" or the conjunctive "and." But it may not always make sense to object. Here's a look at the dangers of compound questions and how to handle them. Read more