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In this new, in-depth book, How to Capture and Keep Clients: Marketing Strategies for Lawyers, the best and most innovative solo and small firm lawyers give you their secrets, approaches, and strategies to that age-old puzzle of growing your law firm.

Find out more about this book.

Solosez, the ABA's busiest email list, is a forum for over 1,500 solo and small firm attorneys. Each month, Solosez moderator extraordinaire, jennifer rose selects Popular Threads to post on the Solosez website. This month:

• Advice For A 3L Starting a Practice Right Out Of Law School
• Haiku Competition
• How Do You Keep A Calendar?
• Registering A Domain Name
• Should Staff Be Required To Apologize For Mistakes?
• Staff And Confidentiality

We have greatly expanded and updated our Resources section of the website. Among the new additions:

• How to Start and Run a Law Firm
• Technology Resources
• Online Research Tools
• and more

Have you logged in to the ABA's website yet?

When you are logged in you can:

• Update your address and email preferences
• See which Sections, Divisions, Forums and Committees you belong to
• Lookup other ABA members in the directory
• Get member discounts on books and
• View exclusive members-only content and more

Logging in is easy. You login ID is your ABA ID number and your password (unless you have changed it) is your last name. Tip: Check the box to "remember your password" and you won't have to login each time (unless you logout).

We have a section in GP|Solo's members only pages called The Sandbox where we offer a behind the scenes look at things we are playing around with.

Just added to The Sandbox, a look at our holiday and seasonal logos. If you stopped by our website on Valentine's Day or the first day of Spring you may have noticed something different about our logo. Take off your shoes and socks and step into The Sandbox to see what you may have missed.

Our committees are a great starting point for members to keep up-to-date on a practice area and get involved with the GP|Solo. Some things our committees have contributed:

• Articles for our Law Trends and News Practice Area eNewsletter
• Speakers for our CLE programs
• Our Bankruptcy Committee recently was involved with issuing updates on their email list about the Bankruptcy Reform Act and spearheaded an effort shape the bill while it was being debated in Congress.

We have now added the ability for GP members to join our committees in real time. To take advantage of this feature, you will need to login.

August 4-6
Chicago, IL

Chicago, our kind of town, your kind of meeting!

Section Awards Dinner
August 4
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The Mid-America Club

Price $75 includes a multi-course dinner in one of Chicago's premiere social clubs. Plan to enjoy exceptional dining with a breathtaking view of the city and lakefront. Register for this event through the our online registration. Please call 312/988-5640 for more information.

We have some great CLE planned including:

• Historical Trials: Haymarket Riots
• Clients -- Finding Them, Keeping Them and Serving Their Needs and
• Bankruptcy 2005: Ethical Obligation in the Bankruptcy Court

We also have two momentous military events scheduled:

• Keithe E. Nelson Memorial Military Law Committee Luncheon and
• The Military Dining Out

To find out more about these events and more, please visit our Annual meeting pages.

Fall Meeting
September 29 - October 2
Boston, MA

Fast on the heels of the Annual Meeting is GP|Solo's Fall Meeting. We will be headquartered at the Seaport Hotel and we have arranged a room rate of $149 for a single or double when you mention "ABA General Practice Fall Meeting" before August 29.

Call 877.732.7678 for your reservations today.

Congratulations to GP|Solo member Kristina M Beavers, who won a copy of How to Build a Law Firm Brand by participating in our contest in the June issue of The Buzz.

We would love to know what you think about The Buzz. Please email us your comments, compliments and criticisms.