Choosing and employing a criminal defense lawyer early on in any case is the best way to increase one's probability of success in any criminal trial. Many of the more prominent people in society already have a battery of lawyers at their behest that spring into action whenever any legal problem arises.

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Business Lawyers Network - Lexington **Signup**
Topic: "How to Package Legal Services"
Speakers: John L. Koenig, Esq. & Roger P. Glovsky, Esq.
Place: 9 Meriam Street, Suite 21, Lexington, MA (Directions)

The legal profession is rapidly changing. Clients are demanding fixed fees, faster response, and more transparency. Law firms are competing with online services and off-shore “outsourcing.” Lawyers know that the industry is changing, but the question is: changing into what? The answer could be a new model for law firms called “iLaw 2.0”. The iLaw 2.0 model is based upon “packaging” legal services, leveraging technology, and collaborating with an extended network of lawyers. John Koenig and Roger Glovsky will discuss what “packaging” legal services means and how iLaw 2.0 model can streamline the marketing and delivery of legal services. This will be an interactive discussion and other lawyers are encouraged to share their thoughts on new business models for the legal profession. Roger is in Boulder, Colorado and will appear virtually via Skype (sorry, no autographs!).

Friday 12/4/09 at 1:00 PM, internet radio program will feature this story. How can you improve your relationship with your manager? How can you get credit for your work? And what if you are the manager of someone with different expertise than you? Go to website talkshoe and search Confidence Coach or click:

www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp?masterId=63116&cmd=tc

If you can't join live, the program will be recorded and available later.

We just posted Part 3 of the series on winding down a business. Although the concept of winding down a business is a pessimistic proposition, it is often a necessary action. This week's blog provides a good checklist of information for approaching the wind down process. You can find it at: http://www.askthevc.com/blog/archives/2009/11/preparing-to-wi.php.

For earlier posts:

Part 1: How to Wind Down Your Company

Business Lawyers Network - Waltham **Signup**
Topic: "How to Take Risk Out of Practicing Law"
Speaker: Gary W. Patterson, The FiscalDoctor
Place: Café at 890 Winter Street, Waltham, MA (Directions)

As many of you know, I recently moved to Boulder, Colorado, which has a very strong entrepreneurial community. Some people have compared Boulder to a "young Silicon Valley." Like Boston and SF, the venture capitalists play a leading role in encouraging entrepreneurship.

Business Lawyers Network - Newton **Signup**
Topic: "Target Marketing for 2010" by Irwin M. Pollack, Esq.
Location: Plates, 1 Wells Avenue, Newton, MA (Directions)