We have a client who is looking for an attorney experienced in import and export licensing, primarily to and from the EU.

Please email me at LSheh@colemangagnon.com.

Thank you.

I have a client who is looking for a real estate attorney specializing in condo association law on the South Shore of Massachusetts?

Any recommendations?

--/j/Roger

Indigo Venture Law Offices
9 Meriam St., Suite 21, Lexington, MA 02420
T: 781-676-1900 * F: 781-676-1919
E: roger@indigoventure.com
W: www.indigoventure.com

[I received this note from Bob Glazer yesterday and posted it with his permission.]

Creating a website is critical for every lawyer today. It is as important as (or, I would argue, more important than) printing business cards.

I thought it would be interesting to review some of our member profiles and pick a few websites that were both simple to build and professional-looking.

Here is a list of LEXpertise members that I liked:

Gerard Butler (www.lexpertise.net/gbutler)
Website: www.smithduggan.com
Cool features: download brochure in pdf format, google map used to locate office

Stephen Conlin (www.lexpertise.net/sconlin)
Website: www.archstonelaw.com

A Massachusetts lawyer asked me this question. I told him that I didn't know, but thought maybe someone here might...

>Roger, I have one question I was hoping you might be able
>to answer. I seem to get this question a lot, and can never
>answer it. Can a commercial landlord use self help measures
>against a non-paying tenant, e.g. changing locks? Perhaps
>there is no simple answer to this...

Can anyone shed some light on this?

Leveraging your time requires a different mindset. It is a change in the way you think about the practice of law. It is not just delegating your work to someone else or learning to use a Blackberry. It is not something you do just once. Leveraging your time requires continuous dedication. Also, leveraging your time requires separating yourself from your business. How can you run your business more efficiently without you personally doing all the work?

Historically, firms grew by continually increasing their billing rates, but that strategy is no longer working. As billing rates of big firm lawyers top $1000/hour, clients (e.g., Cisco and other companies) are pushing back.

I'd like to learn more about and possibly present at LMA New England meetings, so I'm wondering if any of the BLN members are members of this group or know of members of this group. http://www.lmanewengland.org/about.asp

If so I'd love an introduction to the group. And if you saw and liked the presentation I did for the BLN group a while ago then an introduction and referral would be heavenly!!!

Thanks in advance,
Van

Jim Hassett, a 2006 speaker at the BLN, just released his new Legal BizDev Success Kit™. He is offering a one-time $100 discount to BLN members until January 31st. The price is $995 ($895 for BLN members prior to 1/31/08). If you would like to take advantage of the BLN discount offer, just send an email to Joyce Westner at jwestner@legalbizdev.com indicating that you are a BLN member and whether you would like to pay by check or credit card. For more information, see the attached brochure.