The purpose of the Solo Practitioner/Small Firm Section is to create a network of members who either practice by themselves or in small firms to share information, pool resources and to identify specific management and marketing techniques designed for small firms and individual practices.
Solo Practitioner & Small Firm Section Chairs
Mary D. Miller
Miller Law, Mary D. Miller, PLLC
P.O. Box 52227
Knoxville, TN 37950
Phone: (865) 934-4000
P. Timothy Grandchamp
Quist, Fitzpatrick & Jarrard, PLLC
800 S. Gay Street, Suite 2121
Knoxville, TN 37929
Phone: (865) 524-1873
Edward G. White III
Law Offices of Edward G. White III
810 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: (865) 712-0963
www.trippwhitelaw.com
Solo Practitioner & Small Firm Activities
Beginning in 2002, the KBA Solo Practitioner & Small Firm has sponsored a continuing legal education program "Solo Small Firm Checklist" on how to set-up and maintain a law practice. Download the most recent version (2010).
Succession Planning Handout July 2016
Agreement Regarding Service as a Receiver Attorney Conditional Durable Power of Attorney
Solo & Small Firms Not Goin' It Alone
DICTA often has at least one article related to solo and small firms located in the section titled Solo & Small Firms Not Goin' It Alone. We've gathered recent DICTA articles from that section so you don't have to dig through past issues!
Articles about Small Firm Law Office Management – Best Practice Tips
Introduction to Working Remotely- A Guide to Small Firm Practice (September 2017)
By Patrick Slaughter, LaFevor & Slaughter
Getting Started Setting Up a Paperless Office (October 2017)
By Patrick Slaughter, LaFevor & Slaughter
Communicating While Working Remotely (November 2017)
By Patrick Slaughter, LaFevor & Slaughter
Task Management and Billing Remotely (December 2017)
By Patrick Slaughter, LaFevor & Slaughter
Minimalism for Solo Practitioners, or, "What I Wish I'd Known When I First Set Up Solo Shop." (September 2018)
By Esther Roberts, Global Intellectual Property Asset Management, PLLC
Articles About Growing Your Practice
Ignorance is Bliss: Confessions of a Guy on a Ladder (August 2013)
By Jesse D. Nelson, Law Office of Jesse D. Nelson, PLLC
Musing on Marketing in a Small Firm Environment (December 2013)
By Anne M. McKinney, Anne M. McKinney, P.C.
Marketing 101: Curing Visiobibliophobia and Making Networking Work for You (September 2013)
By Sarah C. Easter, The McKellar Law Firm, PLLC
Marketing for Small Firms and Solo Practitioners (September 2014)
By Shelley S. Breeding and Stephanie Prager, Breeding & Lodato, LLC
Hot Tub Lawyer Time Machine (Without the Hot Tub) (April 2014)
By William E. Maddox, Jr. LLC
Making A Living as a Lawyer: Reflections on the Past Provide Hope for the Future (April 2013)
By Edward G. (Tripp) White III, Law Offices of Edward G. White III
Articles About Unique Issues, Challenges & Resources
Knoxville's Largest Law Firm (May 2013)
By Wm. Gregory Hall, Jr., WG Hall Law PLLC
Alphabet Soup for Solos & Small Firms: Or, a Solo IP Practitioner's Guide to Surviving & Thriving (June 2013)
By Esther R. Bell, Global Property Asset Management, PLLC
I Am My Own Paralegal: Tips for How to Survive Being A Solo Practitioner Without An Office Staff (October 2014)
By Kimberly R. Grace
To New Bar Members: You Already Have a Job (March 2014)
By William A. Slater
A Lesson from P.C.U. (January 2014)
By Edward G. (Tripp) White III, Law Offices of Edward G. White III
Solo in A Box (August 2014)
By Cynthia Richardson Wyrick, Ogle, Gass & Richardson, P.C.
Articles About Client Relations
Dealing with the Difficult Client (October 2013)
By Lucinda M. Albiston and Donna H. Smith, Albiston and Smith, PLLC
Dealing With Foreign Clients (June 2014)
By Charles Torres and Solange McDaniel, Torres Law Firm, PLLC
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