I received an inquiry from a potential client (who came from my LinkedIn profile) looking for a business attorney to form a new entity and purchase an existing website business. The new company has team members spread out in different locations: DC, Chicago, Utah, Brazil, Japan.

I indicated that we could not represent the client because our firm does not have attorneys admitted to practice in any of those jurisdictions.

The client would like to find an attorney in Utah. Can anyone recommend a business attorney in Utah?

I've been contacted through another networking group by someone looking for attorney to provide guidance to another person who recently left his prior employer in the technology space and is at risk of losing his stock warrants. The individual is located in Boston.

If any of the BLN members are interested in this, please let me know and I will refer you. If you know of another attorney who is qualified in this space, please share that as well. Please contact me at VanSmick@ActionCoach.com

Thanks!
Van Smick
ActionCOACH Business Coaching

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