You have gone through years of school. You have built a career from nothing. You have worked hard to become a professional. Your clientele probably has not. Especially for solo or small firm practitioners, clients can run the gamut from normal to certifiably insane. Normally you would try to weed out the real creeps, but…


I Want to Be the Moby of BigLaw
Anyone I’ve told about my plan to change my name simply to “Karsh” has first laughed, then expressed surprise that I’m serious, which I am. Thoughts?

I Eat Pieces of Solo Shit for Breakfast
Q) I’m not a regular reader of Bitter Lawyer but a friend passed on a recent post from “Chank.” Who is this guy? What a crock, providing “SmallLaw advice for BigLaw.” I’m an associate at a large firm and I eat pieces of solo shit like him for breakfast. Seriously. Every solo attorney I’ve come across…

Crashing Solo
A few months back, I got an offer to strike out on my own and leave BigLaw for good.