What to Do After an Auto Collision

January 9, 2012

After an automobile collision, follow these steps, offered from the perspective of a personal injury lawyer and an emergency room nurse. First, call 911 to alert emergency personnel of the incident and include the location, number of people involved, types of vehicles, and any potentially serious injuries.  C.R.S. § 42-4-1603 requires drivers involved in a […]

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Understanding your Avvo Rating: How It’s Calculated and Why You Should Care

January 6, 2012

Avvo is a free online directory of lawyers that the public can use to search by state and practice area. You may be asking yourself, isn’t that basically the business White Pages, or the bar association’s Find-A-Lawyer directory, or Martindale-Hubbell revisited? Pretty much. A lawyer’s Avvo profile is essentially an online résumé or portfolio that […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Find Lost Laptops, Devices and Delete Data Remotely

January 3, 2012

Longtime readers of the Colorado Bar Association’s C-Brief, its weekly eNewsletter, know each week there is a tip from Law Practice Management Director Reba Nance. Those tips are moving beyond the newsletter and now have a permanent home within the Practice Management section of CBA’s website. We’ll share some of the best tips each week […]

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Secrets to Solo and Small Firm Success

December 20, 2011

In case  you missed solo attorney Dan Sweetser’s CBA-CLE presentation, “Secrets to Solo/Small Firm Success: Getting Clients, Keeping Them, and Unique Ethical Issues,” this video offers a short overview of what attorney shingle-hangers should be aware of, including accounting information, marketing, ethical issues, and professionalism, courtesy of the CBA’s running video series Five-Minute Mentor.

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New North Metro Happy Hour for Solo and Small Firm Lawyers

December 19, 2011

It’s always five o’clock somewhere, but now you can celebrate that happiest post-work hour (two hours, in fact) with fellow solo and small firm attorneys in Westminster. North Metro solo and small firm attorneys can network and wet their whistles at the DoubleTree Hotel Denver – North, located at 8773 Yates Drive in Westminster, on […]

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Well . . . Why Don’t You Just Go Google Yourself!?

December 9, 2011

Yes, it might sound like an insult, but it’s really an invitation. Have you Googled your name lately to see who your Internet doppelgangers are? My favorite item that comes up is “[your name] arrested!” I’m not sure what that one’s about, but I think it’s like most reality TV shows and probably ought to […]

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Give Where You Live: Support Pro Bono for Colorado Gives Day

December 6, 2011

Update: Through noon Mountain Time on Wednesday, Dec. 7, you can support the Legal Aid Foundation of Colorado and Metro Volunteer Lawyers as a part of Colorado Gives Day. The aim of the day is to increase philanthropy through online giving and support nonprofits that protect and nurture quality of life in Colorado. Community First […]

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You’re Invited: Colorado Solo and Small Firm Holiday Party

December 1, 2011

It would appear the holiday season is upon us: Denver for the moment resembles an oversized snow globe. It’s officially December. And, I may or may not have listened to some holiday tunes, which I heard have been cranking on one local radio station since the end of Halloween, to perk up my evening commute. […]

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Slow Down and Get to Know Your Inner Blogger

November 30, 2011

 Ahem . . . .  It has come to my attention that some of you may be a little too eager to run through all Matt Willson’s videos on Vimeo and then say, “OK guys . . .  where’s the rest of it?” “I want it now!”   Patience, grasshopper, this is not the Pitbull and […]

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Website Hosting and the Copyright of Web Content

November 29, 2011

This is a response to the comment last week by Jason about Bluehost, the WordPress recommended hosting site. His comment, to Want a Website for $200 or Less? Follow Solo in Colo’s WordPress Website Project, was: Great project. When you get to your “hosting” section, could you address the copyright protection of content? Specifically, below is […]

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