Last week, Barb & I attended the Wisconsin Solo and Small Firm Conference in the Wisconsin Dells. This three-day conference offered a wide-range of presentations in the following areas: 1) substantive law; 2) technology; 3) practice management; and 4) quality of life/ethics. Although the conference does not traditionally offer much in the way of substantive divorce/family law insight, this conference always reenergizes my focus on our practice and on the clients we serve.
Presentations such as “Dealing with the Rambo Litigator” and “Dealing with Difficult Clients” were thought provoking but unfortunately tailored more towards new attorneys rather than experienced practitioners. However, the technology sessions were excellent and the practice-management presentations reminding all of us, new lawyers and experienced lawyers alike, of the continued importance to treat each client like your one and only client, were invaluable. In a busy practice it is always crucial to keep focused on the needs of each and every client rather than on the workload.
I have attended this solo and small-firm conference two of the past three years and plan on returning next year. Regarding upcoming substantive family law/divorce seminars, I am scheduled next week to attend a presentation on”Determining Business Income and Valuation at Trial”. No matter how many times you have dealt with a certain practice area in your everyday law practice, it is always beneficial to check out new or different insights into specialized family law areas. It is extremely important to stay current on developing trends in family law to best serve your clients now and into the future.
Attorney Dan Murray
** Entries posted on this Blog shall not be deemed legal advice. For individual attention to your particular legal situation, consult an attorney.** Attorneys Dan Murray and Barb Miller. Lawyers helping individuals with divorce, custody, placement, high-income and complex-property matters, and other family-law matters throughout Western Wisconsin and the Twin Cities eastern metro. www.millerandmurray.com
