We are now accepting nominations for the following awards:

• Donald C. Rikli Solo Lifetime Achievement Award
• Sole Practitioner of the Year Award
• Annual Sole Practitioner Merit Award
• Annual Small Firm Practitioner Merit Award
• Solo and Small Firm Project Award
• Annual Bar Leader Award

Find out more about each of these and apply online on our Awards page.
Hurry, the deadline is May 30, 2005

How to Build a Law Firm Brand

Your brand isn’t just your logo: it’s the personality of your firm—from the substantive focus of your practice to the way you treat your existing clients.

(e-book, pdf download, 23 pages)
$19.99 Regular
$14.99 GP Members

Find out more about this e-book

Find out more about a special deal when you order this e-book with the forthcoming paperback, How to Capture and Keep Clients.

See more books from GP|Solo.

We Need To Hear From You!

The GP|Solo Section is looking to provide additional benefits to solo and small firm practitioners. As such, we are in the process of preparing numerous teleconference CLEs for you to attend. What topics would you be interested in hearing? How long would you like the CLE to last? If we were to charge $85.00 per registrant for a 90 minute CLE would that be an acceptable cost to you?

Please let us know what you think.

Upcoming Teleconferences...

Managing the Franchise Law Office
Practical Approaches, Systems and Procedures
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
Join our expert panel and get the practical suggestions and concrete approaches you need to better organize, manage, and operate your franchise law practice or department. You'll download state-of-the-art charts, forms, tables, and samples.

Tuition for the program:

• $150 General Public
• $125 ABA Member
• $85 GP|Solo Member

Save the Date!
Contract Lawyering Risks: An Ethics, Lawyer Liability, and Risk Management Assessment
Thursday, June 23, 2005
1:00 - 2:30 pm ET
Contract attorneys, temporary lawyers, and "of counsel" relationships thrive in a rapidly changing business climate that craves flexibility. But, as the demand for these services increases, and technology makes them easier to provide, how do we monitor the downside? Just what is the downside?

June 23-24, 2005
Seattle, WA

This two-day session is being cosponsored by GP|Solo, will include practical training to help you:

• Improve your presentation techniques to promote success;
• Facilitate a better understanding of diversity;
• Market yourself by building your credentials;
• Learn how to successfully transition your career.

Be sure to stop by the "Nuts and Bolts of Running a Law Practice" CLE, presented by GP|Solo on Thursday, June 23rd, from 2:00 - 3:30 pm. This session will teach you what it takes to run an efficient and viable law practice.

Download the brochure in PDF

Find out more information online

New Solosez Supreme Court Group Admission

Each October, Solosezzers from around the country and around the world get together in Washington with friends and family for a group admission to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. The October session has become so popular that a second group has been added in January to handle the demand!

This month's "Popular Threads" on Solosez.net

Read topics like:

• What Software Is Needed For Starting A Law Firm?;
• Quitting Solo Practice; and
• Home Offices.

May 18-22, 2005
Miami, Florida
Fontainebleau Hilton

Advance registration is closed. You can still attend the meeting, but you will need to register on-site.

Our room block is sold out! If you haven't made your room reservations yet, we have alternate hotel information.

We have updated our schedule, social events and go guide on our Spring Meeting pages.

Thank you to our many sponsors:

Section Sponsors: West and National Arbitration Forum

GP|Solo Meeting Sponsors: ABA Members Retirement Program; CMS Products, Inc.; Outside Counsel Solutions, Inc; Minnesota Lawyers Mutual; Strategic Settlements; We Who Care.

GP|Solo/YLD Joint Meeting Sponsors: Florida Bar Association Young Lawyers Division; Dade County Bar Association Young Lawyers Section; Holland & Knight; Shook, Hardy & Bacon; Akerman Senterfitt; Garbett, Bronstein, Stiphany, Allen & Roza, P.A.; Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A; Spherion/Veritext Reporting Company; Smith and Carson, Inc.; Taylor, Jonovic and White, P.A.; Bacardi.

Captain William Brown, an active member of GP|Solo's leadership who is serving in Iraq as the Senior Defense Lawyer for the Central Field Office, has sent us some photos from "over there."

While we miss seeing him at our meetings, we appreciate his, and all our soldiers', sacrifice.

We are planning on sending Captain Brown an eCard. Write a note to attach to it.

Read more about Captain Brown

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