{"id":723,"date":"2016-01-25T05:54:25","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T10:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.massachusettscriminaldefenselawyerblog.com\/?p=723"},"modified":"2016-01-25T05:54:25","modified_gmt":"2016-01-25T10:54:25","slug":"2016-lawyer-forward-conference-legal-marketing-great-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.delsignoredefense.com\/blog\/2016-lawyer-forward-conference-legal-marketing-great-event\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Lawyer Forward Conference on Legal Marketing was a Great Event hosted by Michael Whelan"},"content":{"rendered":"

For the last three days, I have been attending a great conference called the Lawyer Forward hosted by Michael Whelan in Austin, Texas. The seminar focused on improving legal services, raising fees and creating a better life for your law practice if you are a solo attorney. \u00a0Mike hosts a podcast called lunch with lawyers. \u00a0<\/a>\u00a0 Mike had an excellent point that as lawyers we need to view our role as a teacher to change how the public views us as a profession.<\/p>\n

One feature I liked about the seminar was the number of speakers and the short time provided to each speaker. I found this maximized the content by requiring the speaker to be precise and to the point.<\/p>\n

Christina Hollwarth a Divorce Lawyer from Texas delivered a great speech about compassion for clients. \u00a0She stressed that when we have compassion for clients it lowers our stress level and increases the reward we get from the profession. \u00a0The point that struck me was that she started her talk with a quote from TS Elliot about the world ending not with a bang but a whimper. For our clients, the clang of the handcuffs can make it seem like their world is ending. \u00a0Christina did a great job helping me to think of the emotion of the clients problem in a new light.<\/p>\n

Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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