Starting up a solo or small firm has its own unique financial, technical and practical concerns, but beginning a practice also has its own set of rewards, fulfillment and accomplishments. To maximize your chance for success, you must have a plan. Whether you are considering a change or are a recent law school graduate, the experienced faculty provides a blueprint for starting your own practice.

Program Topics

• Do You Have What It Takes To Start a Practice?

• Creating and Financing Your Own Startup Practice

• Organizing Your Practice

• Human Resources Compliance

• Leveraging Technology

• Choosing a Practice Concentration

• Marketing Your Practice

• Ethical Issues

• Insurance Considerations

• The Future of Solo Practice


Program Speakers

Anthony Q. Fletcher, Esq. (Chair)
Anthony Q. Fletcher, P.C.
—New York City

Dwayne Bentley, Esq.
DL Bentley Law Group PLLC
—Brooklyn

T. Andrew Brown, Esq.
Brown & Hutchinson
—Rochester

Peter A. Giuliani
Partner
Smock Sterling Strategic Management Consultants
—Weston, CT 

Anthony Greene, CRM, CIC
Owner, Jamison Insurance Group
—New York City

Dr. Silvia Hodges
Adjunct Professor
Fordham University School of Law
—New York City

Pery D. Krinsky, Esq.
Krinsky, PLLC
—New York City

John R. McCarron Jr., Esq.
Owner, McCarron Consulting Group
—Tuckahoe

Professor Gary Munneke
Pace University School of Law
—White Plains

Marian Rice, Esq.
L’Abbate, Balkan, Colavita & Contini, L.L.P.
—Garden City

Nancy B. Schess, Esq.
Klein Zelman Rothermel LLP
—New York City

Carol L. Schlein, Esq.
Law Office Systems
A Founding Member of Lawtopia LLC
—Montclair, NJ 

Barry Seidel, Esq.
Barry Seidel & Associates, Attorneys at Law
—Forest Hills


Total MCLE Credits 8.0
Ethics MCLE Credits 2.0

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