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Upcoming Events »

• GP|Solo 2008 Fall Meeting and National Solo & Small Firm Conference »
  October 2-4, 2008
  Santa Fe, NM

Upcoming CLE »

• CLE Teleconference
  Wrangling Over Water Rights  »
  September 17, 2008 • 1:00 p.m. ET
• CLE Teleconference
  Supreme Court Roundup »
  October 15, 2008 • 1:00 p.m. ET

• GP|Solo 2008 Fall Meeting and National Solo & Small Firm Conference »
• Call for Nominations for Difference Makers Awards »
• Division Council News »
• Council Vacancy »
• Vacant Committee Chairs Appointments »
• Call for Council Nominations – 2009/2010 »
• Annual Meeting Recap »
• Regus Virtual Office Contest  »
• Trends for Lawyers/Jeffrey Allen (You Tube) »

• 2008 Military Awards »
• Awards Given at Council »
• Star of the Quarter Awards »
• Staff Awards: Dee Lee and Laura Ramirez »
• ABA’s Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law 2008 Goal IX Honor Roll »

• GP|Solo Officers and Council »
• The General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division is governed by the Officers and Council who are responsible for policy making decisions. Division Directors oversee and coordinate the activities of committees and work closely with the Officers. Committee Chairs are expected to communicate regularly with their director about projects and committee work.  More »
• All GP|Solo committees are staffed by volunteer members just like you! To get involved, visit abanet.org/genpractice/committee now.

• 2008 Annual Meeting Law Students Events »
• GP|Solo held several events at the Annual Meeting for Law Students.  The ever popular "How to Get a Job in a Small Firm" was well attended as well as "Pursuing the Dream: Federal Judicial Clerkships and the Federal Judicial Clerkship Hiring Plan."  The Division has already started to plan a law student event at the 2008 Fall Meeting and National Solo & Small Firm Conference.  Additionally, we are offering a reduced fee for Law Students to attend.  Your registration fee includes local and national networking opportunities, access to committee meetings, various sessions on how to be a solo and small firm lawyer and session materials on a CD Rom.   More »

• The Lawyer’s Guide to Buying, Selling, Merging and Closing a Law Practice »
• If you are considering buying, selling, closing, or merging a law practice, this book is a valuable resource for information on things to consider before and during the process.   More »

• SoloSez™ Popular Threads »
  
  Solosez is an email discussion list for solo and small firm lawyers that has grown to be the ABA's busiest list.
  For a taste of what Solosez has to offer, check out the popular threads on Solosez’s Website. Recent threads include:
  
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  • Top 5 Benefits of Using Solosez
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• This Month’s Tip
• Kill those vampires
  
  A “phantom load” is the energy that is zapped by a “vampire” appliance such as a cell phone charger when they’re plugged in, but not turned on.
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