Starting a Solo Practice in New York 2022: Part II

Are you considering opening your own firm? Are you a recent law school graduate just starting out? Are you considering leaving your place of employment and starting your own practice? Starting up a solo or small firm has its own unique financial, technical and practical concerns, but beginning a practice also has its own set of rewards, fulfillment, and accomplishments. To maximize your chances of success, you must have a plan. 

Part two of this two part program series is an overview of operations, technology and risk management when starting your solo practice, including: 

Managing Your (Cyber) Practice

 • Maximizing Efficiency: Hardware/Software/Cloud 

 • Cybersecurity: Preventing and Mitigating Risk 

 • Operational Issues: Data Management 

 • Emergency Preparedness

Get the Clients and Cases You Want: How to Build a Sophisticated Litigation Practice Outside the Big Firm

• Finding Clients

• Exploiting Your Small Size to Get the Clients and Cases You Want

• Practice and Time Management: Do It Right or Die 

• Coordinating With Co-Counsel to Build Your Practice

• Special Pitfalls of Litigation to Avoid

Risk Management, Client Intake, Letters of Engagement, Retainers, and IOLA: Best Practices for Lawyers

Practical tips to help improve your practice and lessen the possibility of a Malpractice claim or grievance.

Understanding Your Malpractice Insurance Policy: Making Sure You Have the Right Amount and the

Right Coverage

• Applying Your Coverage: How to Fill Out the Application

• Defining Your “Practice Areas” the Right Way

• Do You Need “Prior Acts” Coverage?

• How Much Coverage Do You Nee

• What Do You Do When Someone Threatens to Sue You?

Building Your Practice While Working Remotely

• What should your office set-up look like

• Client communications

• Setting boundaries to prevent burnout

• Networking to prevent loneliness

• Ensuring confidentiality and cybersecurity 

• Ethics and virtual practices

Speakers

Clifford R. Ennico, Esq., Law Office of Clifford R. Ennico 

Marc J. Natale, Office Administrator, Littler Mendelson P.C.

John Balestriere, Esq. | Balestriere Fariello

Marian C. Rice, Esq. | L'Abbate Balkan Colavita & Contini, LLP 

Lana James-Moore | USI Affinity