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Law Practice

Aug. 10, 2018

Small firm billing: What changes are needed to improve results?

The best way to improve your bottom line is to make a list of every component in your fee-generating “vehicle.”

Frederick Hertz

5464B College Ave
Oakland , California 69461-8

Phone: (510) 834-4114

Email: fred@frederickhertz.com

Frederick is an attorney and mediator based in Oakland. He has managed his practice for more than 25 years.

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As tedious as it may sound, the best way to improve your bottom line is to make a list of every component in your fee-generating "vehicle." This will include your personnel -- from receptionist to intake paralegal to lawyer associate to bookkeeper to collections manager -- and of course it has to include you. Some of you (with small practices like mine) will have a rather short list of operating parts, whereas others will have a much longer list. Then, add to your lis...

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