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Solo and Small Firms

Mar. 18, 2009

Laid-Off Attorneys Find a Home in Short-Term Office Space Leases

With the down economy, laid-off lawyers are eager to start over in solo practices with space that doesn't require long-term leases but still offers some law firm cachet.

By Pat Broderick
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO - Deborah Davidson, regional manager of Barrister Executive Suites Inc. knows that when her business is booming the economy is likely tanking. And, these days, the phones are ringing and the coffers are ca-chinging.

"We feel the blip in the economy first, and we react quickly," Davidson said during an interview in the company's Carmel Valley office near San Diego. "After layoffs, we get a lot o...

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