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The Business of Law
Anybody can hang out a shingle and start a small law firm, but the attorneys who will succeed must invariably learn something about the business of law. There are, in theory, so many resources available that one might think it would be hard to fail a…
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December 3rd, 2017
Contributor: Chris Attig
Categories: The Business of Law
Replace yourself from the ground up.
“I can’t take a day off or a vacation. Someone has to get the work done.” If you are a lawyer and that is the reason you are not taking a vacation, or at least a day off, then you are bailing water from a sinking ship. Working to keep from drow…
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August 12th, 2019
Contributor: Chris Attig
How to Talk to an Attorney When Seeking Representation in VA claims.
In the past decade or so, Attig | Steel has talked with thousands of veterans seeking help with their VA Claims and Court Appeals. During that time, we have reviewed all kinds of VA claims, at all stages of appeal, and communicated with Veterans and…
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August 1st, 2019
Contributor: Jennifer Steel
Tags: hiring an attorney
Reviewing the Record Before the Agency (RBA) may be the most important thing you do in your CAVC appeal.
Every appeal to the US Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims (CAVC) begins by filing a Notice of Appeal with the CAVC. Shortly after receiving a Notice of Appeal, the CAVC assigns a docket number. The CAVC Docket Number is the reference number that is…
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May 13th, 2019
Contributor: Jennifer Steel
Coffee w/Chris: Is there enough air in your law firm's tires? (11-19-2018)
Today’s video starts off with an overview of a recent precedential decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims in the case of Moody v. Wilkie, Cause No. 16-1707. Click here to read the CAVC’s panel decision in Moody v. Wilki…
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November 26th, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
Monday Morning Coffee w/ Chris: The ONE financial metric that lawyers should know cold.
Coffee w/ Chris: (Monday, October 29, 2018) What Financial Metrics are important to evaluate your law firm’s progress? If you get behind the wheel of any car, there are certain metrics you will find on the dashboard. Are there similar metrics t…
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October 29th, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
Monday Morning Coffee with Chris: Do THIS when you get back from a Legal Conference.
What to do when you get back from a Legal Conference? I just returned home from a multi-day legal conference: this time the Fall Conference for the National Organization for Veterans Advocates (NOVA) in Washington, D.C. Here’s what I’ll t…
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October 22nd, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
Tags: 2018 CAVC Oral Arguments, Anxious Lawyer, Barton F. Stichman, Caitlin S. Milo, Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA), Headspace, Hire Slow Fire Fast, Judge Amanda L. Meredith, Judge Margaret Bartley, Judge Mary J. Schoelen, Julia A. Turner, NDSS, Next Lawyer Up, NOVA, NVLSP, Speigner v Wilkie #16-2811
Monday Morning Coffee with Chris: Are You Taking Care of Your Law Firm's Most Important Asset?
Taking care of your law firm’s most important asset. Law is a service business. We help people resolve the disputes which impact their ability to live. That makes your law firm’s most important asset … you. If you are a small firm o…
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March 12th, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
Monday Morning Coffee with Chris: The one project will drive MASSIVE revenue to your Veterans law firm.
How to drive MASSIVE revenue to your Veterans law firm. I was talking to attorney the other day, and I told her that I believe that drive and focus are the 2 biggest indicators of success for attorneys building a unique brand for their own law firm o…
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March 5th, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
What do Your Law Firm Brand and this Shoe have in Common?
My hope is that the metaphor of a running shoe changes the way you think about your law firm’s brand. I’m a runner – I run not just for fun, but also to raise money for my favorite non-profits. When a runner is ready to buy a pair o…
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February 28th, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
Monday Morning Coffee with Chris: Sizing up the Competition in Veterans Benefits law.
Sizing up the Competition in Veterans Benefits Law. A new veterans benefits lawyer told me the other day: “I can’t compete with the big law firms in Veterans benefits law. Those big firms have contracts with VSOs and scoop up all the good…
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February 27th, 2018
Contributor: Chris Attig
