The complete guide to the business of running a successful legal practice Many attorneys in small and mid-size practices are experts on the law, but may not have considered their practice as much from a business perspective. Michael Gerber s The E-Myth Attorney fills this void, giving you powerful advice on everything you need to run your practice as a successful business, allowing you to achieve your goals and grow your practice. Featuring Gerber's signature easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement style, The E-Myth Attorney features: A complete start-up guide you can use to get your practice off the ground quickly, as well as comprehensive action steps for maximizing the performance of an existing practice Industry specific advice from two recognized legal experts that have developed a highly successful legal practice using Gerber s principles Gerber s universal appeal as a recognized expert on small businesses who has coached, taught, and trained over 60,000 small businesses The E-Myth Attorney is the last guide you'll ever need to make the difference in building or developing your successful legal practice.

The complete guide to the business of running a successful legal practiceMany attorneys in small and mid-size practices are experts on the law, but may not have considered their practice as much from a business perspective.Michael Gerber's The E-Myth Attorney fills this void, giving you powerful advice on everything you need to run your practice as a successful business, allowing you to achieve your goals and grow your practice. Featuring Gerber's signature easy-to-understand, easy-to-implement style, The E-Myth Attorney features:* A complete start-up guide you can use to get your practice off the ground quickly, as well as comprehensive action steps for maximizing the performance of an existing practice* Industry specific advice from two recognized legal experts that have developed a highly successful legal practice using Gerber's principles* Gerber's universal appeal as a recognized expert on small businesses who has coached, taught, and trained over 60,000 small businessesThe E-Myth Attorney is the last guide you'll ever need to make the difference in building or developing your successful legal practice.

A Word About This Book ixA Note from Robert and Sandy xiPreface xvAcknowledgments xixIntroduction xxiChapter 1: The Story of Edward and Abigail 1Chapter 2: The Story of You and Yours 9Chapter 3: On the Subject of Money 15Chapter 4: Your Money or Your Life? 27Chapter 5: On the Subject of Planning 35Chapter 6: Plotting Your Course 47Chapter 7: On the Subject of Management 57Chapter 8: Managing the Unmanageable 63Chapter 9: On the Subject of People 69Chapter 10: People Needing People 75Chapter 11: On the Subject of Associates 83Chapter 12: The Lawyer's View 87Chapter 13: On the Subject of Estimating 91Chapter 14: Billing and Certainty 97Chapter 15: On the Subject of Clients 103Chapter 16: Your Client Loves You, He Loves You Not 111Chapter 17: On the Subject of Growth 117Chapter 18: Growth 121Chapter 19: On the Subject of Change 127Chapter 20: The Gift of Change 137Chapter 21: On the Subject of Time 143Chapter 22: What Time Do You Have? 149Chapter 23: On the Subject of Work 155Chapter 24: The Reason Behind the Work 159Chapter 25: On the Subject of Taking Action 163Chapter 26: Taking Action 169Afterword 177