For those of you who are entrepreneurs or work in sales, you may have heard about “BNI.” It’s a networking group that stands for “business networking international.” You can find more about the organization here. I am currently in a start-up BNI chapter here in Champaign, Illinois. You can learn more about chapters in Central Illinois here. I spoke last …
Lawline Roundtable Discussion on Building Your Own Law Practice
[slideshare id=59902137&doc=lawline-buildingalawpractice-160322201923] Join me tomorrow, May 6, 2016 at 3:30pm for the Live Webcast at Lawine for the Roundtable Discussion on starting and building your own law practice. Myself, Daniel Gershberg and Harlan York will work through the above presentation questions. Hear it live tomorrow! If you cannot make the presentation then the recording will be available via Lawline.
Podcast Appearance on Book Publishing with Legal Marketing Studio
Super pumped for Michael Meyer, corporate photographer extraordinaire,for his new podcast called the “Legal Marketing Studio“, available via SoundCloud and iTunes. The podcast was just released and I’m in Episode 3 on book publishing. I talk about my New York food and agriculture book (my first child) and my recently published book on New York divorce and family law (both …
Want to Hang Your Very Own Shingle? Upcoming CLE on Building Law Practice
I will presenting alongside two other attorneys on May 6, 2016 for a Lawline webinar titled “Building a Law Practice Brick by Brick” at 3:30pm ET. Myself, Harlan York, and Daniel Gershburg will be answering the questions on how, why and should you open a law practice. The three of us will present on the following issues: • Steps lawyers should …
Interested in Starting an Agriculture or Environmental Law Practice?
I will be joining Natara Feller, an energy lawyer, on April 9, 2013 to discuss starting an agriculture or environmental law practice. The “Quick Teleconference” is hosted by the American Bar Association’s (“ABA”) Section of Environment, Energy and Resources (“SEER”) Special Committee on Young Lawyers and the Special Committee on Law Students. The Quick Teleconference is free for SEER members …
Debrief from Skype Conversation About Being an Ag Lawyer
I had the opportunity to speak to a great crew via Skype last Friday about being an agriculture lawyer. It’s casual “open mic” style so we talked about whatever the participants wanted to talk about. I have been getting a lot of these types of inquiries lately from folks in many different stages of life/career. I want to note a …
Fridays With Cari: So You Want To Be An Ag Lawyer?
I get a lot of emails from folks who would like to learn more about being an agriculture lawyer — some folks who are interested in going to law school and others experienced practitioners who want to reach out to agriculture clients. Beginning on April 6, 2012, I will have an “open mic” on the first Friday of the month …
Tradition and Technology
Last week I spoke to the New York Farm Bureau (“NYFB”) Young Farmers and Ranchers (“YF&R”) about finding the right balance between tradition and technology. I thought that I would share a few thoughts from my presentation here. 1. The Use of Technology in Agriculture Is Traditional. Farmers and ranchers have always used technological advancements to increase efficiency, quality, safety, …
New to Twitter? Information for #Ag Tweeps
I posted a few articles today on JD Supra about Twitter that might be of interest to some of you: A Two-Month Twitter Challenge: Why #Agriculture Producers Should Be on Twitter; Twitter Etiquette: So What Are the Rules?; #Agriculture Hashtags To Follow and Use on Twitter; and, Discussion Groups on Twitter for the #Agriculture Industry. If you are already on …