Orange County Bar Association
Solo Practitioner / Small Firm

The Solo Practitioner/Small Firm section is committed to providing its members with the educational and business tools they need to create a successful law practice. The section offers educational programs on all facets of management of a law practice in a positive networking environment that encourages the distribution and exchange of ideas and information.

Section Leadership

2008 Section Chair:

Carolyn M. Dillinger Dillinger Law Firm, PC

About the Section:

  The section offers its membership educational programs in a unique format of meetings which alternate on a monthly basis between live presenters and facilitated roundtable discussions. Section meetings focus on the business and management side of running a law practice and include presentations on practice development, compensation, financial management, long-range business planning, and technology in the solo/small firm environment.

  The section is quickly becoming known for its collegiate atmosphere and networking opportunities. Our membership consists of both general practitioners and specialists in a variety of practice areas.

2008 Meeting Schedule (Tentative)

• January:
  Elimination Of Bias: Religious, Cultural, and Gender Stereotypes Towards Opposing Counsel, Colleagues, and Clients
  Speaker: Brandy K. Young, Ph.D.
• February:
  A New Approach to Solo and Small Firm Business Plans
  Speaker: Andrew Elliot, J.D., M.B.A
• March:
  Maintaining Good Client Relationships
  Speakers: Honorable Steven D. Bromberg; E. Gene Crain, Attorney at Law; Michael V. Vollmer, Attorney at Law; Ralph Martinez, Attorney at Law
• April:
  ROUNDTABLE – Maintaining Good Client Relationships – Part II
  Speaker: Grace E. Emery, Attorney at Law
• May:
  Investing In Yourself: Where to put your Time and Money
  Speaker: Jeffrey Miller, Consultant
• June:
  ROUNDTABLE: How to Manage Your Solo Practice
  Speaker: Carolyn M. Dillinger, Attorney at Law
• July:
  TBA
• August:
  TBA
• September:
  2nd Annual Opening Your Own Firm: Starting and Maintaining a Law Office Seminar
  Thursday, September 18, 2008 6:00P.M.–9:00 P.M.
  Speakers: Rosemary Amezcua-Moll, Attorney at Law; Bradley S. Erdosi, Attorney at Law; David E. Outwater, Attorney at Law; Michelle Reinglass, Attorney at Law
• October:
  TBA
• November:
  TBA
• December:
  TBA

Useful Links

Professional organizations are a great way to build your network and mentor contacts. The following represents a few of the many professional organizations available to you:

• Orange County Bar Association - www.ocbar.org
• State Bar of California - www.calbar.org
• American Bar Association - www.abanet.org
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America - www.atla.org
• Consumer Attorneys of California - www.caoc.com/ca
• California Trial Lawyers Association - www.triallawyersinc.com
• Orange County Women Lawyers - www.ocwla.org
• California Women Lawyers - cwl.org

Codes, forms, rules, general research:

• Judicial Counsel of California - www.courtinfo.ca.gov
• California Codes - www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
• California Constitution - www.leginfo.ca.gov/const.html
• California Code of Regulations - ccr.oal.ca.gov

And the Speaker Says…

Check this section for downloadable excerpts from our speaker presentations and seminars.