We Look Forward To Seeing You There! Simply RSVP Using The Link In The Invitation Below Please join Thomas Kokinias, Senior Vice President at Sterling National Bank, Hallmark Abstract, and Fidelity National Title Group for a complimentary CLE Seminar and Breakfast. Ethical Issues and Transactional Pitfalls Course Description: In this seminar, we will address some practices […]
For attorney’s who own or work in a medium-sized, small or solo practice, it would only be natural to look at BigLaw and wonder what the revenue and profit profile looked like there! Not that smaller-firm lawyers necessarily want the working lifestyle facing a partner or associate at one of these “White Shoe’ firms, but curiosity […]
Most attorneys, especially those at smaller firms, rely on referrals, networking and advertising to attract new clients. For this article we’ll address the difference between educating the public and advertising. Attorneys can educate the public concerning legal issues with materials that are not considered ads. Advertising is any type of communication about an attorney or […]
In what is always one of the more popular articles of the year, presenting the list of BigLaw firms sporting partners who charge the highest hourly rates! As a caveat, however, while it’s interesting to see the hourly rates at the top of the legal food chain, at the same time it’s an extremely painful […]
This question is based on a recent study showing that in Fall 2014 enrollment in law schools has reached a 27-year low! Is this decline in law school enrollment a harbinger of the US facing a shortage of lawyers at some point in the future? And, if we do face a shortage, before you start […]
With some lawyers charging close to $2,000 an hour are they always worth the money, sometimes worth the money or can the exorbitant expense overshadow the potential benefit? For the average Joe who is searching for an attorney the cost of representation, depending on the type of case, can seem daunting and quite possibly out […]
Not that Hallmark Abstract Service is going to make the discussion of depositions a habit but, because our last article provided tips for anyone about to be deposed (‘The Law: Tips for being deposed!‘), this is a video of a deposition gone bad! Note: Was entered as a short film at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival Share […]
Follow @Hallmark Abstract Service If it’s April 2014 on Long Island, New York it can mean only one thing! Okay maybe two or three things. But, for those of us who are ready to toss the winter clothes, put the snow behind us and get out on the golf course, it means outings and it […]
Mindfulness and what it can mean for you! Mindfulness is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you’re mindful, you observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them good or bad. Instead of letting your life pass you by, mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to experience. […]
After four or five grueling hours spent at a commercial real estate closing in a conference room at a law office in a neighborhood of New York City you have never been to before, where are you going to go to get something to eat? Of course in the scheme of potential problems that an […]
