If I Knew Then What I Know Now: Tips for Solo Practitioners

"Lessons you learn the hard way, you never forget."
From how to find a mentor to why lawyer listservs are the 'new law firm,' Christopher Van Wagner of Christopher T. Van Wagner S.C. in Madison shares some hard-won lessons and practical tips for solo and small firm attorneys.
Van Wagner presented at the 2015 Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference, wssfc.org/.

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Good general ideas. I've been solo in North Carolina for over 14 years. Listserves have been crucial for gaining advice and referrals, as well as building camaraderie among attorneys.

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Pioneers in law can’t rely on mentors. Mentors like to be safe. Pioneering is unsafe by nature.

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Reading law and study in law school has difference. I like law but how to win my case gives me panic sometimes.

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There is a pro and a con to anything you do in life.

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