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    How to Start Your Law Practice in the Next Thirty Days for $5,000 or Less: Guide for Lawyers Who Want to Be Doers, Not Dreamers.
    How to Start Your Law Practice in the Next Thirty Days for $5,000 or Less: Guide for Lawyers Who Want to Be Doers, Not Dreamers.
    How to Start Your Law Practice in the Next Thirty Days for $5,000 or Less: Guide for Lawyers Who Want to Be Doers, Not Dreamers.
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    How to Start Your Law Practice in the Next Thirty Days for $5,000 or Less: Guide for Lawyers Who Want to Be Doers, Not Dreamers.

    By Allan K. Marshall

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    About 29 years ago, when I started my law practice, I had only about $1,900 of personal savings and a used IBM typewriter. Since then much has changed but the basics are just the same. To be successful, you have to start and you have be inspired and you have to take some risk. Your success depends on how many people like you, not what you are. Of course knowledge and skill are necessary but it begins with being likable.

    I had a small office of about 12 ft by 12 ft on the second floor near 15th and Walnut in Philadelphia. There were about 10 other lawyers, each with his own unique practice.

    One of them now has a $5-million personal injury practice. He is probably a millionaire.

    One is semi-retired .

    Another died.

    Still another lost his license.

    I am still practicing and last year my gross annual income was about $219,000.

    I hope to do better this year. I am not a millionaire.

    This book is not for the reader . This is guide a for the doer. It is supposed to inspire you and give valuable information. This is a handbook for those who want to start. This does not cover everything.

    The journey of 1,000 miles begins with a single step. Take that step now.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateJan 13, 2012
    ISBN9781463448882
    How to Start Your Law Practice in the Next Thirty Days for $5,000 or Less: Guide for Lawyers Who Want to Be Doers, Not Dreamers.
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    Allan K. Marshall

    Allan Marshall has been practicing law in Philadelphia for more than 20 years. In his own words, "I fight mean landlords, mean collection agencies and car repo companies. I find people who are loaded in debt and set them free through bankruptcy." One of the laws schools where I studied law was George Washington University Law School. Effort is the key to success. It belongs to those who start. Bill gate did nto start his buiness with a bank loan He started with effort and imagination. Imagination helps.

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      How to Start Your Law Practice in the Next Thirty Days for $5,000 or Less - Allan K. Marshall

      How to Start Your Law Practice

      in the Next 30 Days

      for $5,000 or Less

      A Guide for Lawyers who want to be doers,

      not dreamers.

      Allan K. Marshall

      US%26UKLogoB%26Wnew.ai

      AuthorHouse™

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

      www.authorhouse.com

      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2012 by Allan K. Marshall, Esquire, Attorney-at-Law. All rights reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      First published by AuthorHouse 02/01/2012

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-4890-5 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-4889-9 (hc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4634-4888-2 (ebk)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011914021

      Printed in the United States of America

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      This book is printed on acid-free paper.

      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      Contents

      Introduction

      Day 1

      Day 2

      Day 3

      Day 4

      Day 5

      Day 6

      Day 7

      Day 8

      Day 9

      Day 10

      Day 11

      Day 12

      Day 13

      Day 14

      Day 15

      Day 16

      Day 17

      Day 18

      Day 19

      Day 20

      Day 21

      Day 22

      Day 23

      Day 24

      Day 25

      Day 26

      Day 27

      Day 28

      Day 29

      Day 30

      APPENDIX A

      APPENDIX B

      APPENDIX C

      APPENDIX D

      APPENDIX E

      APPENDIX F

      APPENDIX G

      APPENDIX H

      APPENDIX I

      APPENDIX J

      APPENDIX K

      APPENDIX K

      Introduction

      About 29 years ago, when I started my law practice, I had only about $1,900 of personal savings and a used IBM typewriter. Since then, much has changed but the basics are just the same. To be successful, you have to start your law practice and you have to be inspired and you have to take some risk. Your success depends on how many people like you, not what you are. Of course, knowledge and skill are necessary but your success begins when you are likable.

      I had a small office of about 12 ft by 12 ft on the second floor near 15th and Walnut in Philadelphia. There were about 10 other lawyers, each with his own unique practice.

      One of them now has a $5-million personal injury practice. He is probably a millionaire.

      One is semi-retired.

      Another died.

      Still another lost his license.

      I am still practicing and last year my gross annual income was about $219,000.

      I hope to do better this year. I am not a millionaire.

      This book is not for the mere reader. This is a guide for the doer. It is supposed to inspire you and give valuable information. This is a handbook for those who want to start practicing law. For those who are fearful, this should be a guiding light. For those who are tired of sending resumes, this book should encourage experimentation. This book does not cover everything. Actually, any law practice can be summed up in just 4 words. Find them, serve them—find clients, serve clients. The End.

      The journey of 1,000

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