Author Index Karen Erger

Remember, there's nothing unprofessional about getting paid

How to put your temptation-resisting rational brain in charge.

Those pesky ethics rules follow lawyers everywhere, even onto social-media pages.

Nothing puts life in perspective like glimpsing your mortality.

Ethics rules oblige you to protect your clients and the profession.

What's a blog, you ask? Read on.

A review of chart-topping lawyer errors.

The tenets of spycraft ("never go against your gut") make pretty good rules for recent admittees.

A musical lesson in malpractice prevention.

Don't make bad economic times worse with bad management decisions.

Make sure your ads and other communications to the public don't violate ethics rules.

Don't think your support staff can make or break you? Think again.

Plan for disasters natural and manmade now, while the river is in its banks.

Thoughtful domumentation promotes good communication and good decisions.

Don't risk losing valuable coverage by being less than forthcoming with your insurer.

If you take away one small skill from the workplace every day, you can build a useful, satisfying career.

Ten time wasters that can cause your time “inventory” to shrink.

Find out what to do if you misdirect an e-mail or reveal embarrassing metadata.

Sometimes the best client is the one you turn away.

When was the last time you left the BlackBerry at home and took a real vacation?

Watch for warning signs that presage problem clients.

Ignorance of the law is no excuse, especially for lawyers.

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Tips for creating your firm's emergency plan.

Dealing with an uninsured malpractice claim is no stroll down the midway.

Office sharers must keep their practices separate and their confidences secret.

Doing too many things at once makes Jack or Jill a dimwitted lawyer.

So why do lawyers use those self-serving engagement letters? Oh, the many reasons.

You'd better be. Test your knowledge of the Rules of Professional Conduct and stay on the ARDC's good side.

You teach by example – is your example worth emulating?