Main Street Lawyers '12

Welcome

Kenneth L. Shigley, President, State Bar of Georgia; Chambers, Aholt & Rickard, LLP, Atlanta

Is Small Town Private Practice For You?
Pros And Cons

Charles E. Peeler, Flynn Peeler & Phillips, LLC, Albany

Start Up Basics: Turning The Lights On And
Keeping Them On

• Selecting a Location
• Obtaining Insurance (What Do You Need?)
• Hiring Needed Staff
• Things You Do Not Think About—Utilities, Office Supplies, etc.

Joshua C. Bell, The Law Office of Joshua C. Bell, LLC, Whigham

State Bar Resources

• Transition Into Law Practice Program-
  Douglas G. Ashworth, Associate Director, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Athens
• FastCase
• Law Practice Management
• Member Benefits Committee
• Ethics Hotline-
  Michael L. Monahan, Director, Pro Bono Project, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta

Building Skills and Other Resources

• Software: Case Management and Billing Programs
• Utility of the Internet: Advertising, Listserv and Legal Research
• Pro Bono Work-
  Michael L. Monahan

Take A Guru To Lunch

Gregory C. Sowell

Waiting For The Phone To Ring:
How To Attract Clients (Panel Discussion)

• Offering Presentations/Seminars to the Community
• Community and Association Involvement
• Blogging
• Newsletters
• Internet Advertising

M. Tyler Smith, Smith, Gilliam, Williams & Miles, P.A., Gainesville;
John P. Webb, Smith, Welch, Webb & White, LLC, Stockbridge;
Kice H. Stone, Stone & Driggers, LLC, Macon;
Gregory C. Sowell

Common Ethical Challenges Confronting A Sole Practitioner

• Conflicts of Interest
• Creation of Lawyer-Client Relationship
• Trust Account vs. Business Account
• Escrow
• Office Sharing

Walter J. Gordon, Sr., The Gordon Law Firm, Hartwell;
J. Alexander Johnson, J. Alexander Johnson, P.C., Baxley;
Christina Petrig, Assistant General Counsel, State Bar of Georgia, Atlanta

Professionalism

Christina Petrig

War Stories—Successes and Failures

Walter J. Gordon, Sr.;
Gregory C. Sowell;
Kice H. Stone