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Author: Nicole Black

Nicole Black Nicole Black is a Rochester, New York attorney and the Legal Technology Evangelist at MyCase, intuitive legal practice management software for solo and small firm lawyers. She is also the author of the ABA book “Cloud Computing for Lawyers,” co-authors the ABA book “Social Media for Lawyers: the Next Frontier,” and co-authors “Criminal Law in New York,” a Thomson Reuters treatise. She speaks regularly at conferences regarding the intersection of law and technology.

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Starting your own law firm? Your answers are a pocket away.

March 17, 2017

Hanging your shingle is no easy task. It's not a simple process and unfortunately most of the issues you need to consider when starting your own law firm weren't covered in law school. There are so many questions that need to be answered! Should you incorporate? What types of

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