Open Your Own Law Firm – Action Items and Considerations for the Attorney Entrepreneur
Date: Oct 28, 2025 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $99.00
Non-Member Price: $125.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: For All Attorneys, Law Office Management, Solo & Small Firm
Earn up to 2.4 credits! (More Information)
Keynote
Moderator
- Christopher J. Keating, Esq.
- Keating Law Firm, LLC, Moorestown
Presenters
- Ayesha Krishnan Hamilton, Esq.
- Hamilton Law Firm PC, Princeton
- Brandon H. Rutter, Esq.
- Brandon Rutter Law, LLC, Jersey City
- Antoinette Solomon, Esq.
- The Law Offices of Antoinette M. Solomon, Bloomfield
Attorneys who have successfully started their own firms will present this seminar on practical guidance and big-picture considerations for attorneys who are going out on their own or are curious about doing so. They will address the practical issues with no-nonsense information.
Topics will include:
- Initial investment costs and budgeting
- Building a support network of attorneys
- Finding and hiring vendors, including banks, insurance brokers, case management software, IT specialists, Solo 401k/SEP IRA options, etc.
- Creating your brand
- Managing business and trust accounts and staying compliant with ethics rules
- Knowing when to hire
- Marketing (to general public) and networking (to build referrals from attorneys)
- Managing the chip on your shoulder that develops from adversaries treating you differently in your first year as a solo
- Developing one, three and five year plans
You’ve started your own firm. Now what? Learn more and register for The Right Stuff – Hiring Staff to Ensure Firm Growth and Success program. Register for both to gain a comprehensive roadmap from launch to growth at a discounted bundle price ($175 for members | $209 for non-members).
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