Starting a Solo Practice in New York 2025 – 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

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

-Managing Your Cyber Practice

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

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

-Client Management for the Solo Practitioner

-Wrapup: the 10 Biggest Mistakes Solo Practitioners Make, and What to Do About Them

Speakers

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

John G. Balestriere, Esq., Balestriere Fariello

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

James D. Spithogiannis, Esq., L’Abbate Balkan Colavita & Contini, LLP

Greg Cooke, Partner/Vice President | USI Affinity

James D. Spithogiannis, Esq., L’Abbate Balkan Colavita & Contini, LLP