CBA Solo Small Practitioner Committee Meeting

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Committee Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday December 4, 2012 12:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Topic: Practice Area Roundtable-Screening and Referring Cases. Speaker: Max Elliott-“Don?t Try This at Home…
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Mobile Site Active

It’s finally here! Law Office of Stephen L. Hoffman LLC now has an enhanced mobile site, which is located at the same address as our regular website, www.hofflawyer.com. It should default directly to the mobile version when you go to the site from a mobile device, although some may need to che…
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Solo Small Practitioner Committee Meeting

THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday, November 6, 2012, 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Topic: “What?s in Your Online Toolbox?” Our November program will be focused on client development and growin…
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What's Taking So Long...Continued

What’s Taking So Long…Continued… If you have followed my blog so far concerning my automobile crash (we personal injury lawyers abhor “accident,” preferring terms like “collision” or “crash” that connote negligence), you know that it occurred in…
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Loyola University School of Law Presentation

On October 8, 2012, I presented So You Want to Go Solo to the Loyola University School of Law. This presentation is on things lawyers should consider when going solo. Based on my own experiences I lay out things to consider before hanging your shingle and of course the benefits.
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Chicago Bar Association Solo & Small Practitioner Committee Meeting

The Chicago Bar Association 321 South Plymouth Court Chicago, Illinois 60604 Ph: 312/554-2000 Fax: 312/554-2054 THE CHICAGO BAR ASSOCIATION Committee Meeting Announcement Committee: Solo and Small Practitioner Committee Meeting Date and Time: Tuesday October 2, 2012 12:15 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Topic: T…
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A Year-Long Taxi Ride

My good friend and fellow attorney, Max Elliott, graciously accepted my offer to compose a guest blog that would mesh with why planning is something all of us must do, whether it be financial planning, estate planning, or planning for the dreaded automobile collision. Well, Max did even better than…
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Crashes, Collapses, and Conflagrations, Oh My!

My good friend and colleague, Max Elliott, allowed me the opportunity to guest blog on her blog, The Shark Free Zone. The blog post is now published and I wanted to share it with you here in this link. The intent was to demonstrate how planning for one’s future financially also goes hand in ha…
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Chicago Tribune Letter--Your Workers' Comp Rights

My letter to the Chicago Tribune, concerning their misleading and inaccurate assessment of the Illinois Workers’ Compensation system, was published today: Your editorial on workers’ compensation creates the mistaken impression that absolutely no proof is required in these cases. Nothing…
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What's Taking So Long?

Many of you have followed my progress from my own auto collision and offered many kind thoughts. Fortunately, I was not disabled from working, and was able to return to work within days. I’ve been sore for months, had to fit in doctor’s appointments where I’d normally have appointm…
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