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	<title> &#187; Raising the Bar</title>
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		<title>Why Lawyers MUST Get Their Head Out of the Sand about Social Media</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/09/07/why-lawyers-must-get-their-head-out-of-the-sand-about-social-media/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 13:00:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The mushrooming popularity of social media creates novel legal issues to be resolved, as well as a lot of opportunities for mistakes by lawyers and their clients. Wake up! How can you answer your client&#8217;s questions or warn them about potential legal infractions, if you aren&#8217;t familiar with the medium? Could you be completely missing a good business development opportunity?
Many lawyers tell me their clients don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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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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		<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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		<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>3 Ways to Capitalize on a Referral Source Call</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/20/3-ways-to-capitalize-on-a-referral-source-call/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/08/20/3-ways-to-capitalize-on-a-referral-source-call/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Improving Communication]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[attorney client development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[developing referral sources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[getting more referrals]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee Rosen recently blogged about 5 Ways to Mess Up a Referral Source Call. He was talking about how some people make contact with a potential referral source, then start selling themselves and virtually assure that they’ll never get any referrals from that contact. 
I commend you to his post as an easy-to-digest reminder of 5 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Should a Newbie Solo Lawyer Represent Lindsay Lohan?</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/07/09/should-a-newbie-solo-lawyer-represent-lindsay-lohan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/07/09/should-a-newbie-solo-lawyer-represent-lindsay-lohan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:40:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carolyn Elefant started an interesting discussion on her My Shingle blog about whether a newly licensed lawyer should be willing to represent celebrity Lindsay Lohan in appealing her recent sentencing to 90 days in jail. It has been reported that Lohan&#8217;s lawyer in the case, Shawn Chapman Holley, no longer represents her. Rumors quickly surfaced [...]]]></description>
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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>
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		<category><![CDATA[Attorney Time Management]]></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>
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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>
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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>Social Media Gets Blockbuster in Trouble</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/08/social-media-gets-blockbuster-in-trouble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/06/08/social-media-gets-blockbuster-in-trouble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Blockbuster was held to violate the Online service providers may need to revise their service agreements. Harris v. Blockbuster, 2009 US Dist. Lexis 31531 (N.D. Tex. April 15, 2009)
http://spamnotes.com/2009/04/17/nd-tex-rejects-blockbuster-terms-and-conditions-as-illusory.aspx?ref=rss
http://www.jdsupra.com/post/documentViewer.aspx?fid=5f0c43ba-a5ba-4446-868c-d5b3564656f2
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		<title>It’s Never Too Early to Raise Your Profile</title>
		<link>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/04/14/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-early-to-raise-your-profile/</link>
		<comments>http://www.lawyer-coach.com/index.php/2010/04/14/it%e2%80%99s-never-too-early-to-raise-your-profile/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:11:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Debra L. Bruce</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In today’s fast-paced legal world, it is easy for young lawyers to convince themselves that they don’t have time to worry about networking, raising their profile and creating a personal brand. Have you ever said anything like this to yourself?
“It already takes Herculean effort to meet the billable hour requirements around here. I’m not going [...]]]></description>
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