![Four Seasons Customer Service for Lawyers with John Strohmeyer [LGE 065]](https://zaviehlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LGE65-IG.jpg)
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 18, 2019 | Podcast
Lawyers are terrible at customer service. Many bar complaints could be prevented with far better client service. We have all experienced amazing service at other businesses — five star restaurants or hotels, local businesses that deeply care about the...
![From the Virtual Mailbag [LGE 064]](https://zaviehlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/EP64-IG.jpg)
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 11, 2019 | Podcast
Lots of questions from listeners pop up again and again. This episode, we tackle some of those frequent questions. Among them: – How do I report my IOLTA to the State Bar? – Must I continue representing someone who complained about me to the Bar? –...
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog
Defending a lawyer from an ethics complaint is similar to many other areas of law because the exact defenses that should be asserted depend primarily on the facts surrounding the allegation or allegations. With that being said, there are some questions we receive on a...
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 6, 2019 | Blog
The State Bar of California has several options when administering discipline in ethics investigations where the lawyer is found to be running afoul of the ethics rules. Some of the disciplinary actions the State of Bar of California may take are private or public...
![Women Mentoring Women with Erin Gerstenzang [LGE 063]](https://zaviehlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/LGE63-IG.jpg)
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 4, 2019 | Podcast
Erin Gerstenzang and Megan presented a workshop on Women Mentoring Women at the Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women Empowerment Conference in March 2019. On this episode, Megan and Erin talk about women mentoring each other, why it’s critical that we stand...
by Megan Zavieh | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog
Starting a small law firm is an exciting opportunity. It’s something that you have the opportunity to build from the ground up. Dreaming of how you’d establish and run a small law firm is one thing. Actually getting in there and doing it can be incredibly...
by Megan Zavieh | May 29, 2019 | Blog
Stepping out and starting a small law firm is both exhilarating and terrifying. Regardless of whether you’re leaving BigLaw or you’ve decided to take the leap and open your own practice as soon as you pass the bar, you must understand more than the law. You must also...
![Out-of-the-Box Mental Health Tips [LGE 062]](https://zaviehlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/LGE62-IG.jpg)
by Megan Zavieh | May 28, 2019 | Podcast
Lawyers are well-known for not paying enough attention to our mental health and ultimately getting ourselves in trouble as a result. But all the talk about taking care of ourselves can sometimes seem like noise and we don’t actually accomplish doing anything...
by Megan Zavieh | May 22, 2019 | Blog
California bar discipline depends on multiple factors. Those factors do more than lead the bar to make a decision regarding the complaint filed against you. You can use them to decide if you should represent yourself, get limited-scope representation, or full-scope...
![Lawyer-Scientist and Specialized Skills in Law Practice with Lisa Gonzalez [LGE 061]](https://zaviehlaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Ep-61-Thumbnail-3.png)
by Megan Zavieh | May 22, 2019 | Podcast
Being a lawyer is a complex and strenuous profession and throwing forensics into the equation creates an entirely new concept to master. Lawyer-Scientist is a new title and only 69 people in the US currently hold that designation, and Lisa Gonzalez is one of them....
