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		<title>Sleepless in Seattle: A Lawyer’s Occupational Hazard?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/30/sleepless-in-seattle-a-lawyer%e2%80%99s-occupational-hazard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 12:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Attorney Work/Life Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Firm Associates]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“If a man had as many ideas during the day as he does when he has insomnia, he&#8217;d make a fortune.” ~Griff Niblack
In my law practice I often began morning instructions to my staff with &#8220;In the middle of the night, I remembered that we need to . . . .&#8221; One day, my paralegal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Debra&#8217;s Now Guest Blogging for SPU</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/23/debras-now-guest-blogging-for-spu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:13:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Client Development for Lawyers]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently Susan Cartier Liebel, founder of Solo Practice University,  invited me to become a regular guest blogger for the Build A Solo Practice @ SPU blog. Although I had previously been a guest blogger there, my inaugural post as a team member was published on August 19, 2010. Got Clients? How Did THAT Happen? explains why lawyers should keep [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Succeeding at the Business of Law&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/20/succeeding-at-the-business-of-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 20:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events & Seminars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Practice Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Seminars by Debra L. Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[successful law practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Texas Law School seminar]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Debra is speaking about the How-To&#8217;s of Law Practice Management at a workshop called &#8220;Succeeding at the Business of Law,&#8221; sponsored by the State Bar of Texas on Friday, April 16th, 2010, at the University of Texas Law School.
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		<title>Making Your Criminal Practice More Rewarding</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/07/06/making-your-criminal-practice-more-rewarding/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/07/06/making-your-criminal-practice-more-rewarding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 19:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles by Debra Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney Time Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Client Development for Lawyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Improving Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Practice Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising the Bar]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[criminal lawyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[practice management for criminal lawyers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[time management for lawyers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[“The variety in a criminal law practice keeps it enjoyable. Familiarity at the courthouse makes it fun,” says Austin solo Erik Goodman, who has been board certified in criminal law since 1985. Houston criminal attorney John Parras agrees. “People charged with crimes are wealthy, poor, smart, dumb, funny, eccentric, boring, interesting and mundane. The scenarios [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Handy Additions to Your Conflict Resolution Toolbox</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/21/handy-additions-to-your-conflict-resolution-toolbox/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/21/handy-additions-to-your-conflict-resolution-toolbox/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles by Debra Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Attorney Work/Life Balance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Improving Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Firm Associates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Practice Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising the Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reduce Conflict in Law Practice]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;I suppose it is tempting, if the only tool you have is a hammer, to treat everything as if it were a nail,&#8221; observed the famous psychologist , Abraham Maslow. When it comes to conflict resolution, the only tool that most lawyers get from law school is a hammer.
Hammering your opponent might work in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can Parenting Tips Improve Your Client Effectiveness?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/08/can-parenting-tips-improve-your-client-effectiveness/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/08/can-parenting-tips-improve-your-client-effectiveness/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:54:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles by Debra Bruce]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Improving Communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Practice Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising the Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reduce Conflict in Law Practice]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorney/ client relationship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[attorneys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[effective client communication]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[handling difficult clients]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently one of my lawyer clients described to me how he handles things with his high-strung child. As he described his process, it reminded me of how really effective family lawyers handle clients in the emotional throes of a divorce or custody battle.
In this time of economic turmoil and uncertain futures, today every lawyer has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning to Conquer the Real World of Private Practice</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/04/09/planning-to-conquer-the-real-world-of-private-practice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/04/09/planning-to-conquer-the-real-world-of-private-practice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles by Debra Bruce]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Debra Bruce will be speaking at Planning to Conquer the Real World of Private Practice 2010
Presented by: The Law Practice Management Committee, State Bar of Texas on 4/10/2010 at 10:00 am at Texas Tech University. For more information visit:
http://www.texasbarcle.com/CLE/LMHOME.ASP
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		<title>Commonly Misunderstood Tenant Issues in Office Lease Negotiations</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/03/31/misunderstood-tenant-office-lease-issues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/03/31/misunderstood-tenant-office-lease-issues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2010 19:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Law Practice Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising the Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[law office lease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[leasing traps]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[negotiating office lease]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[tips for office leasing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you aren&#8217;t a real estate lawyer, you may feel a little boggled by the terms of the office lease proposed by your prospective landlord. Which provisions are fairly standard? Where are the minefields that could blow up later? Our Guest Blogger, Scot Dixon, is a real estate lawyer at Vinson &#38; Elkins LLP in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media Articles in Texas Bar Journal</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/03/02/social-media-articles-in-texas-bar-journal/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/03/02/social-media-articles-in-texas-bar-journal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ethics for Attorneys]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Practice Management]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Raising the Bar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social Media for Lawyers]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[rainmaking through social media]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The March 2010 issue of the Texas Bar Journal is out, and it contains a number of excellent articles on &#8220;The Attorney and Social Media&#8221;. I have two articles in it. Social Media 101 for Lawyers and Ethically Navigating the Social Media Landscape. I had more to say than got pubished, but editors will edit, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping Those New Year&#8217;s Resolutions</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/01/04/keeping-those-new-years-resolutions/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/01/04/keeping-those-new-years-resolutions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 19:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How long do your New Year’s Resolutions usually last? If they rarely make it through January, you may be getting tripped up by some common snags that lawyers encounter.  Do you set the bar unrealistically high or lack a way to measure interim progress? If so, you set yourself up for discouragement. On the other [...]]]></description>
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