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Shit law guru on track for 500K year... taking questions
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:08 PM Author: crusty orange mediation Net 415K so far this year (paid myself 200k salary so far, 50k SEP, and 165k left to K1 so far). On track to hit 500k by year end. I'm a solo in LA and mostly do PI and criminal. I'm starting to delve a bit into employment class actions. I had a thread about 6 months ago but posting another one for renewed questions about solo practice.
Here is a link to my current 2015 P&L http://imgur.com/4AXAcmP
You can also e-mail me private questions offlist at: calishitlawguru@gmail.com |
Date: October 6th, 2015 2:09 PM Author: White trust fund stage Who don't you poast consistently?
Too busy? |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:10 PM Author: crusty orange mediation Demand isn't high enough to necessitate constant threads. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911474) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:11 PM Author: cocky private investor cock size?? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911480) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:13 PM Author: Floppy Lavender Ceo Plaza How long you been rolling SOLO? What was your biggest hurdle on your path to great success? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911495) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:26 PM Author: crusty orange mediation I graduated in 2010 and worked a couple other jobs first. Been out on my own a few years now. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911578) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:15 PM Author: Purple Bat-shit-crazy Telephone Why would you pay yourself that much in salary? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911505) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:26 PM Author: crusty orange mediation SEP contribution is capped at 25% salary. So it has to be 200k for me to take 50k. Plus I want to max out SS contribution for when I'm old which means I need at least 120k or so in salary. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911574) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:16 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace damn 180, do u do all the work urself or u have any attorneys working for u? id like to get into the 400k range but by my acount id need to do 40 cases, which i think is too much for my lazy ass so id need to hire someone to at least do written disc and defend p's depos
i think ur a mix of criminal clients paying u upfront and PI contingency? for the PI ur getting like some six figure settlements i imagine?
damn i need to branch out |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:31 PM Author: crusty orange mediation I have a paralegal and a couple contract attorneys who do appearances/defend depos/etc for me. If you look at outside services on my P&L you'll see an expense for around 60k for that stuff.
Yes, on PI I'm getting a good number of 100k pops. My biggest settlement this year so far was 200k (driver had 100k policy and owner had 100k policy). I settle a lot of cases in the 50k-100k range. I have a couple big cases in the pipeline though that should be much higher, but no clue when they will settle. |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:33 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace fuk, 180, i need to get into this PI racket, its pretty hard for my shit cases to go above 50k.... so i neeed to make it up on volume
i think u said u et referrals a lot? but u get a lot from internet ads? how many prospectives do u estimate u need to talk to in order to get one case? |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:51 PM Author: crusty orange mediation I do no paid advertising. Just networking a lot with non-lawyers and referrals from former clients/friends/family.
You don't need good cases to get good settlements. It is all about working up the cases. I settle a lot of 1k PD cases for 50k. |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:59 PM Author: Outnumbered school cafeteria quadroon explain "working up the cases" - what do you do specifically to inflate the value of a case? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911933) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 3:02 PM Author: crusty orange mediation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911959) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 3:04 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace damn 180, i cant do that in my practice area, PI sounds 180, just drum up thheir injuries (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911981) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 3:19 PM Author: ebony garrison foreskin this sounds like true shitlaw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28912111) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:27 AM Author: razzle-dazzle boiling water milk what if theyre too poor to afford this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916298) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:59 AM Author: crusty orange mediation All my clients treat on liens. They don't pay for anything out of pocket.
Or they have medicare or medical. |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 2:35 AM Author: mewling set sneaky criminal nice. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916752) |
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Date: October 10th, 2015 9:52 PM Author: marvelous base hunting ground That's is tons of micromangament dude.
How do you scale at thsi practice if you have to do that for your clients? Eventually there won't be enough ours in the day.
Can you pay someone to generate leads for you? Hire like an Exec Assistant to follow up with them and make sure they get the right treat treatment and when? |
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Date: October 10th, 2015 9:59 PM Author: crusty orange mediation First, my paralegal helps with this. Secondly the majority of my clients are with the same handful of doctors that I always work with. I have great relationships with my doctors. We text each other all the time and I go on double dates with a bunch of them and my wife. Some have been friends for years. For example one chiro sent me a text a few hours ago to give me MRI results on two clients and let me know they need an ortho consult. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28942943) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:31 AM Author: Sinister wrinkle senate (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916325) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:37 AM Author: crusty orange mediation (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916361) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:38 AM Author: razzle-dazzle boiling water milk explain how this works (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916368) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:41 AM Author: cobalt sandwich I don't think he can go much more into that, hoss. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916383) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:42 AM Author: razzle-dazzle boiling water milk pls explain in the abstract (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916390) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:42 AM Author: Sinister wrinkle senate lol (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916392) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 1:00 AM Author: crusty orange mediation I'm not going to go into detail. If you don't get it from what I said, nothing will help you understand. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916455) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 1:44 AM Author: razzle-dazzle boiling water milk so basically youre being unethical (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916606) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 1:46 AM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace its not unethical in CA to pay referral fees u faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916615) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 2:37 AM Author: razzle-dazzle boiling water milk Suck my white cock faggot (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916759) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 10:32 PM Author: amber area what was his question? he deleted it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28922641) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 10:42 PM Author: razzle-dazzle boiling water milk he pays non-attorneys for referrals this is unethical under the model rules |
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Date: October 9th, 2015 7:48 PM Author: Drab Halford Stage "The Model rules!," he lisped. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28936403) |
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Date: October 10th, 2015 9:53 PM Author: marvelous base hunting ground Sounds like business to me. Don't see anything unethical about it. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28942906) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:29 PM Author: Outnumbered school cafeteria quadroon how much of that revenue was big contingency wins? any trials?
can a reasonably smart tranny bro (top creds, biglaw, etc) teach himself shitlaw solo PI and crim without getting malpracticepwned? |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:07 AM Author: crusty orange mediation Most of my revenue is from contingency settlements. I try a few cases a year at least or insurance companies start lowballing you. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916176) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:37 PM Author: iridescent fighting forum philosopher-king why are your internet, telephone, and rent expenses so low? Do you Westlaw? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911686) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:38 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace he must have a virtual office, there is no pooint wasting money on real office nowadays
i think his phone exp is 2k which is actually very high thugh i guess that may include his cell
fuck westlaw, just go to law library on off occassion u need to do research |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:39 PM Author: Outnumbered school cafeteria quadroon is lexis/westlaw free in public law libraries? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911728) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:41 PM Author: iridescent fighting forum philosopher-king In some I think (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911746) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:42 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace in CA law libraries it is... u can sometimes even download entire treatises and save them to a thumb drive (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911758) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:58 PM Author: Outnumbered school cafeteria quadroon ljl 180 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911929) |
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Date: October 9th, 2015 7:48 PM Author: Drab Halford Stage This. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28936407) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:41 PM Author: mustard weed whacker idiot Yeh, I think my actual expenses (not including filing fees) are going to be less than $5K this year and I have a physical shared office space really cheap but a few conference rooms at my disposal. Don't spend much on advertising though because really niche practice area...rely mostly on attorney referrals. But I'm not going to make anywhere near six figures my first year :/ (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911749) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:43 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace Yeah, I spend around 5k a year, not including fees I advance for clients. Its cheap as furk to run solo shitlaw (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911766) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:45 PM Author: mustard weed whacker idiot For sure, how much do you technically expense though for tax shit? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911793) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:47 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace everything i expense is a expense i actually incurred (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911806) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:49 PM Author: mustard weed whacker idiot You write off trips to Asia as a law office expense? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911820) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:53 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace no, but obviously if im flying from abroad for the sole purpose of doing work in the US then im writing off the flight (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911877) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 3:16 PM Author: Outnumbered school cafeteria quadroon How about massages and whores where you're thinking about cases during? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28912087) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 3:19 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace dont do either peter (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28912115) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:49 PM Author: crusty orange mediation My phone includes my cell phone. I work from home a lot so I reimburse myself for internet at the end of the year. I pay $150 a month to a friend who has a really nice penthouse in a big building to get my mail there and use the conference room. He also let's me put my name on the door. It's only about 5 min from my house so I just meet clients there a few times a week.
Lol at using Westlaw. I do PI and crim. No reason to pretty much ever use Westlaw. I am also a member of www.caala.org and they have an amazing document library and listserve. |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:14 AM Author: cobalt sandwich re: westlaw
most of the main PI cases are in court rules and any new precedent would be in the state lawyers monthly/weekly bar journal? NJ is like this. My former shitlaw boss had no need for lexis. He just would highlight court rules, caselaw.com and keep an eye for new precedent on state law journal. |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:39 PM Author: mustard weed whacker idiot What has been your net after each year since you have been solo? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911718) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:57 PM Author: crusty orange mediation Last year on the books close to 300k. This year was a large increase. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911916) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:49 PM Author: onyx soul-stirring potus love of her life Are there even 500k hours in a year? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911830) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 2:49 PM Author: crusty orange mediation Lol at billing for hours. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28911834) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 6:10 PM Author: Motley filthpig (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28913434) |
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Date: October 9th, 2015 7:50 PM Author: Drab Halford Stage This (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28936420) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 9:28 PM Author: Beady-eyed khaki factory reset button How difficult would this be for a dude who went to regional T20 law school in same city/home city? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28914813) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 10:11 PM Author: Plum Aromatic National Security Agency LOL @ this question. What a fucking idiot you are!
I'll answer how difficult it'd be for you: VERY! |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 11:11 PM Author: Beady-eyed khaki factory reset button lol ok.... (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28915758) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:08 AM Author: crusty orange mediation Doesn't matter if you went to Harvard. Success has nothing to do with where you went to school. Your personal network, social skills, and business acumen are what matter. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916189) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:15 AM Author: cobalt sandwich this. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916221) |
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Date: October 10th, 2015 10:00 PM Author: marvelous base hunting ground You are asking the wrong question.
I'm not in law, but I venture to say this is an entrepreneur type of issue.
Are you the type of person that can actually start his own business and succeed? Irrespective of law. If I gave you a McDonalds, or laundromat, or hedge fund, or SaaS company...can you identify the bottlenecks, hire out the ineffciencies, network with mentors, find a line of capital, find the angles of your market, identify a growing segement, hire great people...all the while doing *somewhat* decent level of work? If you can, then it won't be difficult.
Otherwise, just go to your firm, clock in, and let us handle transcending biz frontiers. |
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Date: December 31st, 2020 11:00 PM Author: Boyish Headpube Heaven (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#41654732) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 10:06 PM Author: Bearded main people how did you make your doctor connects? also, how did you learn the game re: getting your clients the right treatment (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28915199) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:11 AM Author: crusty orange mediation I had a few mentors I met through Caala who taught me a lot. They also gave me some crappy cases to cut my teeth on. I met a lot of those doctors through them. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916201) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 10:07 PM Author: multi-colored indian lodge What's the difference between you and all the guys who FAIL HARD at solo? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28915204) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 10:11 PM Author: Plum Aromatic National Security Agency The difference is work ethic. Sounds like this dude isn't looking for a "chill" 9-5 gig with no weekends. He's obviously willing to grind. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28915248) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 10:16 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace work ethic doesnt mean shit in SHITLAW.. u cld work "hard" and long but it doesnt matter if u dont bring in the business and realize shitlaw litigation is just a fuking big fraud game.. i dont even work that much, prob 20% as much as in BIGLAW, but i clear six figures, not as high as this dood, but around 150k-200k
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Date: October 6th, 2015 10:27 PM Author: Plum Aromatic National Security Agency That ultimately all comes down to work ethic and not some magic pill he swallowed. The guy already explained above that most attorneys are lazy while he's willing to go the extra mile to get things done...that should give you enough insight as to why he's been successful. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28915396) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:15 AM Author: crusty orange mediation Social skills are way more important than legal skills or education for a solo. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916220) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:32 AM Author: razzle-dazzle boiling water milk like what, talking on the phone to a doctor? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916332) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:58 AM Author: crusty orange mediation Like getting people to like you and remember you for when they have a legal problem. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916444) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 10:10 PM Author: multi-colored indian lodge How many hours a week do you work?
How often / how much you work weekends? |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:14 AM Author: crusty orange mediation I don't really keep track of my hours. I work 12 hours some times, and take a day off to go to Disneyland other times. Sometimes I work a random night or weekend most times I dont. When you're not an employee you don't really think about it. I love the hustle and like what I do. I work less than a biglaw associate for sure but I don't keep track. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916211) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 10:16 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace It's insane this thread doesn't have 150 responses.. XO has turned into a total non-law conturd stormfront message boart (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28915286) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 11:23 PM Author: sick burgundy death wish This board used to be about prestige now its just shitlaw guy giving advice on how to talk clients into surgery, grocery store workers, landmen, and BIGTRUCKING bros (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28915854) |
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Date: October 6th, 2015 11:26 PM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace and making 500k while doing it.. oh the fuking horror (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28915879) |
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Date: October 9th, 2015 7:52 PM Author: Drab Halford Stage This (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28936434) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:29 AM Author: Sinister wrinkle senate Just want to say I know OP. He's a good dood and I can confirm he's not bullshitting at all. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916313) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:45 AM Author: razzle-dazzle boiling water milk how often do you actuallly file lawsuits and take depositions (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916402) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 12:53 AM Author: crusty orange mediation I file a lot of lawsuits. I spent almost 10k so far this year on filing fees and I use fee waivers on all my poor clients so that 10k doesn't include a lot of filings. If you don't file a lot or try a case once in a while you start to get shitty offers.
Barely ever take a deposition. I defend a ton though. Most auto accidents don't have disputed liability and settle before experts are retained. Who would I depose? |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 1:19 AM Author: cracking legal warrant parlor Who are your fave early maslach bros (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916521) |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 9:37 AM Author: crusty orange mediation I don't deal with them as much as Mark Weiners office and Manning. For some reason I get a ton of state farm auto cases and Macys premises cases. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28924891) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 1:31 AM Author: cracking legal warrant parlor (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28916551) |
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Date: October 7th, 2015 10:39 PM Author: multi-colored indian lodge Are you pat of a racial/ethnic/religious minority that gives you a legs up in terms of networking with docs / chiros or finding clients?
I know some Persian bros who basically kill it because all the Persian biz just goes to them cause they are all family. |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 9:35 AM Author: crusty orange mediation White 155lb jew with a 350lb bench. I've gotten cases at the gym by people coming up after they see me bench. I'm 100% serious lol.
But no. It's not family connections for me. I just constantly put myself out there and talk to people. You.just need to become the go to lawyer for everyone you know. All my friends and aquiantances think of me first as their lawyer. |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 9:54 AM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace lol 180, do u have any family connections taht helped u out? that shit helps i think (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28924974) |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 10:00 AM Author: crusty orange mediation My mom has referred me 1 case in 5 years and that was my uncle lol. So not really. Before law school though I was always social and had a large personal network. I lift 5 days a week and chit chat with everyone at the gym, I do bjj 3 days a week and socialize a lot there, I shoot every couple weeks and know the guys down at Oak Tree gun club, etc. Basically. I do a lot of social things where I meet people. All of this can be replicated if you put in the time. I got a client from Everquest 2 once. Was a dude in my guild like 10 years ago who I ended up becoming friends with in RL. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28925013) |
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Date: October 10th, 2015 10:06 PM Author: marvelous base hunting ground Yeah.
This is good.
I guess to say you are partner level material at BIGLAW.
Good stuff. |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 9:57 AM Author: abnormal public bath What's your approach to motion/brief writing? Do you usually argue about the law or the facts, or try to make it seem to the judge that it wouldn't be fair for my client to be fucked out of a judgment? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28924992) |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 10:02 AM Author: crusty orange mediation Lol my approach is to never do it. There is pretty much no law and motion in PI, and criminal stuff like motions to supress are pretty boilerplate. If I take the occasional civil lit case (I used to take a decent amount and pretty much stopped now) I farm out all the writing. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28925029) |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 10:23 AM Author: abnormal public bath Do you think Judges tend to decide cases on the basis of law or fairness, from your experience? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28925105) |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 4:36 PM Author: crusty orange mediation From my personal experience or just in general? In my own cases judges rarely decide anything except a criminal motion here and there. Remember in LA when you file a PI case you get a trial date immediately and never see the inside of a courtroom unless there is a major issue. In criminal cases I file 1538 motions a lot but most are super long shots and they are pretty much objective losers.
On the off chance I do get an issue that could arguably go either way judges tend to rule in a way they think is either fair for the defendant or protects the public (depending on if they have a pro defense or pro prosecution bias).
Outside of my own personal experience, I think most contested legal issues are decided on personal belief of the judge instead of law. You can make a argument to support most positions so my guess is Judges just find the law after they decide how they want to rule. I have no support for this belief other than my best guess. I never clerked (although I was on law review and was top 5% at a T20) so many of you will know better. |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 10:05 AM Author: Razzmatazz Voyeur does dealing with so many proles wear on you or do you enjoy it (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28925044) |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 10:22 AM Author: crusty orange mediation Educated wealthy clients are the worst actually. They always think they know better, they are less likely to treat because of work, and they are high maintance. Poorer clients are great and tend to trust me more and take less of my time. I end up doing better on their cases too because they follow directions. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28925102) |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 10:23 AM Author: pale vigorous hall electric furnace have u noticed that say certain groups suck? like women over 40, or blacks? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28925107) |
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Date: October 8th, 2015 10:47 AM Author: crusty orange mediation Yes, certain groups of people can be easier or more difficult to work with. I won't specify which. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3010074&forum_id=2#28925269) |
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Date: October 9th, 2015 7:26 PM Author: Purple Bat-shit-crazy Telephone "Educated wealthy clients are the worst actually."
That hasn't been my experience, but I don't do med mal or PI stuff. |
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