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Summary: Essential for starting a new practice
Review: I bought this for a discounted rate from the ABA when I was a Law Student. After reading it, I would have been willing to pay 5 times the actual price (albeit, I would not have ever bought to find out it was worth that much). Far too many times I have bought one of these "How to" books and found it too much BS and not enough substance. Foonberg minimzes the BS and maximizes the substance. My only critique is I would like to get a littl emore information about marketing and getting clients in my doors from day 1. He addresses the issue but a methodology would have been nice. All in all, the book is a tremendous resource. If you are starting a practice/firm, I HIGHLY recommend this book.
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Summary: The best; helped me do it successfully
Review: I had my own practice in Delaware for 11 years. This book was the absolutely indispensible A-Z guide and saved me hundreds of thousands of dollars. I have never known Foonberg to be wrong and this book is crammed with useful tips. All the stuff they don't teach you in law school. Buy it at once if you're even thinking of starting your own practice. Buy it as a graduation gift if you know someone graduating from law school (they will thank you profusely). Even if you're a lawyer who laughs at the idea of ever starting your own practice, did you ever wonder how other lawyers do it? Buy and read this and you'll find out all the secrets. And you might just get tempted yourself...
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Summary: The best; helped me do it successfully
Review: I had my own practice in Delaware for 11 years. This book was the absolutely indispensible A-Z guide and saved me hundreds of thousands of dollars. I have never known Foonberg to be wrong and this book is crammed with useful tips. All the stuff they don't teach you in law school. Buy it at once if you're even thinking of starting your own practice. Buy it as a graduation gift if you know someone graduating from law school (they will thank you profusely). Even if you're a lawyer who laughs at the idea of ever starting your own practice, did you ever wonder how other lawyers do it? Buy and read this and you'll find out all the secrets. And you might just get tempted yourself...
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Summary: The best book on setting up a law firm has gotten better!
Review: I have read the new edition of Jay Foonberg's book, as well as reading the previous edition. The new edition is definitely much better and useful than the previous edition and should be bought by anyone who has the intention of setting up their own law practice.
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Summary: Mr. Foonberg is about the only Mentor that I've found...
Review: I'd heard of this book from time to time during law school. It was kept in the "Career Services" office and could only be checked out for a weekend, like anyone had time to read it during lawschool, or over a weekend. I found myself tracking down an old copy of this book within my first few months of solo practice. When I learned that there was a more recent edition I bought it, even though I couldn't spare the $$. The book is dated (although the latest edition has been revised to some degree) and inapplicable in many respects to lots of new attorneys (Mr. Foonberg cut his legal teeth in Hollywood, CA.) HOWEVER, I would consider this book the Bible for any new, mentor-less, solo practitioner. If you're thinking about buying it, BUY it, even though it's too expensive. You'll probably be glad that you did. It could be all that comes between your neophyte-lawyer-hiny and the Disciplinary Committee. I have the new edition in my office and I consult it frequently. I have copied and used many of its example letters, forms and strategies. Mr. Foonberg's advice has saved me time, heartache and the ravages of clients who have no intention of paying me, or worse, clients who are just plain nuts. I take Mr. Foonberg's sage advice frequently and I must say that, in my limited experience, he has proven to be SO RIGHT about many aspects of the practice of law. If you cannot afford this book, check your local public library or the law school library to see if it has a copy. At least read the chapters on how to choose clients, how and when to bill and especially what clients NOT to take. Mr. Foonberg is about the only Mentor that I've found.
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Summary: Mr. Foonberg is about the only Mentor that I've found...
Review: I'd heard of this book from time to time during law school. It was kept in the "Career Services" office and could only be checked out for a weekend, like anyone had time to read it during lawschool, or over a weekend. I found myself tracking down an old copy of this book within my first few months of solo practice. When I learned that there was a more recent edition I bought it, even though I couldn't spare the $$. The book is dated (although the latest edition has been revised to some degree) and inapplicable in many respects to lots of new attorneys (Mr. Foonberg cut his legal teeth in Hollywood, CA.) HOWEVER, I would consider this book the Bible for any new, mentor-less, solo practitioner. If you're thinking about buying it, BUY it, even though it's too expensive. You'll probably be glad that you did. It could be all that comes between your neophyte-lawyer-hiny and the Disciplinary Committee. I have the new edition in my office and I consult it frequently. I have copied and used many of its example letters, forms and strategies. Mr. Foonberg's advice has saved me time, heartache and the ravages of clients who have no intention of paying me, or worse, clients who are just plain nuts. I take Mr. Foonberg's sage advice frequently and I must say that, in my limited experience, he has proven to be SO RIGHT about many aspects of the practice of law. If you cannot afford this book, check your local public library or the law school library to see if it has a copy. At least read the chapters on how to choose clients, how and when to bill and especially what clients NOT to take. Mr. Foonberg is about the only Mentor that I've found.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Jay Foonberg is honest yet optimistic about the chance of starting your own law practice. His advice is insightful and full of lessons that will only help any young or older lawyer survive this ordeal. The author makes you feel excited about the possibilities while at the same time encouraging and making your apprehensions vanish. Foonberg covers all of the basic questions that young law school graduates might have including how to properly bill, which cases to handle, how to choose a location, financing your investement etc. All in all a must read for anyone thinking of hanging up a shingle somewhere.
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Summary: How to Practice Law - in Utopia
Review: Mr. Foonberg writes well, but most of what he says does not make sense. Worse still, I found alot of his advice was old and outdated, even if you wanted to follow it. The problem is,if you want to start your own practice, where can you go for advice? Since there aren't many books in this field, Mr. Foonberg seems to have corned the market himself. As such, many attorneys seem to buy this book, because there isn't any other choice. There is.The truth is, as a sole practioner or partner, you have the same problems in law, as you would in other businesses. You need to find and keep clients. The better bet, and the stronger advice, can be found in business books. There are alot of books on how to succeed in business. My advice is to read those. You will get more mileage, and better business tips, then found here.
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Summary: How to Practice Law - in Utopia
Review: Mr. Foonberg writes well, but most of what he says does not make sense. Worse still, I found alot of his advice was old and outdated, even if you wanted to follow it. The problem is,if you want to start your own practice, where can you go for advice? Since there aren't many books in this field, Mr. Foonberg seems to have corned the market himself. As such, many attorneys seem to buy this book, because there isn't any other choice. There is. The truth is, as a sole practioner or partner, you have the same problems in law, as you would in other businesses. You need to find and keep clients. The better bet, and the stronger advice, can be found in business books. There are alot of books on how to succeed in business. My advice is to read those. You will get more mileage, and better business tips, then found here.
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Summary: Encouraging, informative, creative, and easy reading.
Review: This book is very encouraging for me at this point in my life. I'm getting ready to start law school and have been thinking about starting my own practice. After reading this book I have no doubts that I can in fact do it on my own with hard work. I encourage everyone to read this book.
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