In the continuing “Back to Blogging” series, the “How” posts (and there will be more than one) will talk about how I run my estate planning practice. I am not talking about empty platitudes such as “I run my practice with hard work, ethics, morality, etc.” That’s not how. I mean literally, what are my processes and… Read More
Allow Myself to (re)Introduce. . . Myself.
Now that I’ve been nominated by LexisNexis to be one of the top 25 Estate Planning Blogs, I’d like to introduce myself to new readers, and possibly re-introduce myself to old ones. I am an attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, with a practice focused on estate planning, asset protection, probate, guardianship, and tax planning. I… Read More
Sun Sentinel writes article on “Jewish American Bar Association”
Our local newspaper, the Sun Sentinel, published an article on the “Jewish American Bar Association.” If you’ve read my past posts (first here, then here, and then here), there is not much new in the story. However, for those who haven’t, I think it does a good job of introducing the issues. First, I want… Read More
“Prefer a Jewish Lawyer” Bench Advertisement Taken Down
A week ago, I saw something that really pissed me off. As I wrote in my September 11, 2010 post, it was an advertisement on a bench that said “PREER A JEWISH LAWYER! Jewish Lawyer Referral Service. JEWISH AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION.” If you want to see the ad, check out my original post or my… Read More
Yet Another Followup to the Deliberately Misleading “Jewish American Bar Association”
I’m hesitant to write yet a third post on the “Prefer a Jewish Lawyer!” bench ad, (you can read my first post here, and my second post here), primarily because I’m afraid of coming off as an obsessed nut. However, Congress still hasn’t taken any action on the estate tax, and I just can’t bring myself… Read More
Social Media: You’re STILL doing it Wrong
This past week Jews observed the holiday of Rosh Hashanah which is the New Year on the Jewish calendar. Happy 5771. Right now we are in the middle of the Aseret Yemei Tshuva or the 10 Days of Awe, the ten days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It is supposed to be a time… Read More
Follow Up on the “Prefer a Jewish Lawyer!” Bench Ad
I’d like to follow up yesterday’s post, regarding the bench ad that says, “Prefer a Jewish Lawyer!” I’m afraid that I may have changed the intended focus of my point when I used the words “anti-Semitic” in the post’s title. If you notice, the title of the article is “Shockingly Stupid Anti-Semitic Attorney Ad Right Across… Read More
Shockingly Stupid Anti-Semitic Attorney Ad Right Across the Street from the Courthouse
I live in a condominium across the street from the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I enjoy living downtown, near my office, Las Olas Blvd, and of course, being across from the court is very convenient. The reason I am saying this, is that when I was driving home today, I saw the… Read More
The iPad and the Future of the Legal Profession. . . Or not.
I’d like to put something out there on the table. I’m a tech nerd and an Apple fan. I’ve been a fan of Apple computers since my dad bought an Apple ] [+ when I was about 9 years old. Since then, I’ve owned many Macintosh computers and other Apple products, although I have occasionally… Read More
Some thoughts on an Estate Planning Attorney Generating Business in Today’s Economy
I’m going to take a little detour from writing about estate planning to write about being an estate planning attorney, and different ways that I find clients and generate business. This post is a modified response that I wrote to the Solosez Listserv. Solosez is an email discussion list hosted by the American Bar Association… Read More
