More than once, lawyers and family members have come to LCL when struggling to find a way to deal with colleagues whose cognitive capacities are deteriorating. (One highlight of the wonderful if not entirely realistic TV series “The Practice” [1997-2004]…
In my time here at LOMAP, I have seen some old computers. This one time, someone opened a secret closet (I can’t remember whether there was also a secret knock involved, or not) to reveal a computer that was older…
LOMAP has now, for more years than I can count (I can’t count very high), offered free ‘start-up’ meetings for lawyers looking to establish their own law firms. At these two-hour meetings, we dedicate an hour to ‘traps for the…
In today’s world, there are a number of distractions, seemingly created solely to divest our attention from normal life activities, like not walking into traffic. From Blackberry messaging to Google Glass, there’s always something in the way. Although we don’t…
I’m not ashamed to say that, at the Topsfield Fair not every year, I eat a lot of funnel cake -- like, a lot. And, that’s not just for when the Fair’s going on, though: I’m also partial to deep-fried…
Unless you’re Kevin Lomax in ‘Devil’s Advocate’, there is a strong likelihood that, at some point, you will not receive the result that you and your client had hoped for, at which point you’ll have to be the bearer of…
We love guest posts here at the LOMAP Blog . . . mostly because it means that I don’t have to write something . . . So, keep ‘em comin’. We’re more than pleased, then, to relay the following post…
While social networking sites are on the rise, they have not yet replaced good ‘ole fashion in-person networking. However, not many people would confess to “enjoying” in-person networking – especially as that single person in a room full of attorneys…
There’s certainly still a lot of apparent appeal to the general practice of law. I mean, if Abraham Lincoln did it, it can’t be half-bad, right? Well, you comb your hair, don’t you? Examine a picture of Abraham Lincoln sometime:…
On the heels of our recently well-received collaborative groups with LOMAP (Gettings Things Done and Your Practice is Your Business), and in anticipation of the next such group starting late fall, LCL is offering a 6-session discussion group to provide peer-to-peer…