Avoid These Law Firm Marketing Mistakes to Maximize Your Time, Money and Effort
August 01, 2022
While all firms have marketing initiatives in place, that does not necessarily mean you're doing all you can to optimize your marketing efforts. If you'd like to get more out of the time, money and effort you spend on marketing, read on to make sure you aren't making one of these common marketing mistakes.
Bit Parts
August 01, 2022
Nashville Federal Court Decides Spotify CEO Daniel Ek Must Sit for Deposition in Copyright Licensing Dispute Over Streaming of Eminem Songs
When Do COVID-19 Shutdown Orders Excuse Lease Guarantors?
July 01, 2022
Section 22-1005 of the New York City Administrative Code provides relief for individuals who guaranteed commercial leases when the tenant defaulted as a result of government orders issued during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. In recent months, however, litigation has emerged about the scope of that relief.
Landlord & Tenant Law
July 01, 2022
Questions of Fact Remain About Whether Landlord Had Released Corporate Tenant from Liability
Yellowstone Injunction Does Not Require Proof of Likelihood of Success
Guaranty Expired With Tenant's Initial Lease Term
Illegal Use Does Not Preclude Rent Stabilization Status
Guarantor Immunity Does Not Apply to Pre-COVID Breaches
Class Certification Appropriate for Claim of Improper Deregulation
Co-ops and Condominiums
July 01, 2022
Statements By Condo Board Members Cloaked In Common Interest Privilege
Shareholder Entitled to Maintenance Abatement for Breach of Warranty of Habitability
Real Property Law
July 01, 2022
Deference to Trial Court's Determination on Mortgage Priority
No Broker Commission for Sale After Expiration of Tail Period
Co-Owner Who Did Not Execute Mortgage Not Subject to Equitable Lien By Mortgagee
Insufficient Evidence of Delay to Support Laches Defense Against Claim to Set Aside Deed As a Forgery
Statements Did Not Defeat Hostility In Adverse Possession Claim
The Care and Feeding of the Legal Client
July 01, 2022
Do your attorneys know the difference between a customer and a client? I have always defined the difference as a customer is someone who buys something from you once, while a client is someone who keeps coming back to you over and over again; mainly, since the legal industry is becoming more transactional daily. And that subtle difference is what makes a lawyer just a lawyer and one who becomes a rainmaker.
How to Properly Align Marketing, Business Development and Sales
July 01, 2022
As we move into a post-pandemic era of inflation and recession rumors, it is imminent that we make changes in how we operate and grow our businesses in order to move successfully — and profitably — forward. For law firms, we need to understand how marketing, business development and sales work together to produce new opportunities for revenue growth.
To Have or Not to Have Partner Reviews: A Reflection of Firm Culture
July 01, 2022
Firms are conducting their mid-year associate reviews around this time. What about partners? Typically, partner feedback is given by means of their new annual compensation. If your firm is not doing partner reviews now is the time to start. As firms are looking for ways to increase retention and survive the great resignation conducting partner reviews might hold the key. Doing reviews makes a statement about your firm's culture.
