Jim Dwyer and I
were privileged
to serve on
Chief Judge
Judith Kaye's
Commission to
Examine Solo and
Small Firm
Practice.
In total, thirty
active solo and
small firm
practitioners
came together as
members of the
Commission from
across the State
to examine the
challenges faced
by the majority
of the state's
legal profession
and to make
recommendations
for improvements
to facilitate
solo and small
firm practice in
the New York
courts. In
our first
meeting, the
Commission
identified the
most significant
issues affecting
solo and small
firm
practitioners
and allocated
its work among
five
subcommittees to
examine these
issues in
detail:
Case Processing
and Scheduling;
Attorney
Regulation;
Technology;
Strengthening
the Profession;
and Law OFfice
Economics.
This article
summarized the
Commission's
recommendations
set forth in its
February 2006
report.
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Submitted by
Therese Wiley
Dancks, Gale &
Dancks, LLC
