Thursday, May 16, 2013

We Read Stuff So You Don't Have To!

I read. 

A lot. 

Sometimes, it seems that most of what I do as an attorney is to read stuff -- cases, statutes, contracts, discovery responses, correspondence, "etcetera, etcetera, etcetera." 

A while back at my previous firm, I even jokingly come up with a slogan: "We read crap stuff so you don't have to!"  :-)

This has not changed now that I've transitioned back into a law firm from my solo practice. There is simply so much going on in the legal world that an individual cannot keep up with it all.

And, from a purely selfish viewpoint, that is a good thing for trial  attorneys like myself. After all, we get paid to 

     (1) know the law; 

     (2) find the law;

     (3) find out the facts; and 

     (4) advocate for our clients, based on the law and facts.

Does it get to be burdensome on occasion? Sure.

But whose job doesn't sometimes become a pain? 

Despite this, I do still love the practice of law. To paraphrase what I said in a little piece I wrote for Texas Lawyer a few years ago, where else can I get paid to go head to head with smart lawyers, in semi-mortal combat, but we all get to go home in one piece? 

Everyone has their niche. I finally found mine when I became an attorney.

What is your niche? What gives you workplace satisfaction? Share with the rest of us what gets you through the day at work. It's good therapy!  

Wednesday, January 30, 2013

January Update

My bad!

I realize that I have not updated this blog in months, partly because I am no longer a solo attorney. In September, I was offered a position at the Sugar Land law firm of Hrbacek & Gandhi, PC. And I took it!

I am doing mostly what I was doing at my last firm -- civil litigation and appeals -- but with a bit wider focus. So far, so good!

As a firm, however, we offer a pretty range of services. The senior partner, Dean Hrbacek, is a CPA and board certified in tax law. Dean is also a former mayor of Sugar Land.



Susan Martinez is also a board-certified tax attorney and she and Dean represent people in disputes with the IRS and state taxing authorities.


Their tax-related site is here: http://www.fortbendtaxattorney.com/.

Himesh Gandhi, the other partner, practices mostly in business law with some litigation. Himesh is a newly elected Sugar Land city council member and the youngest Indian/American elected official in Texas, I'm told.



The final member of our legal crew, James Nestor, practices mainly in business law, estate planning and probate.



And of course, I'm still the same guy as before; a little older, a little grayer.


I'm afraid that our general practice web site is under construction, but that is one of the things we are working on remedying as soon as possible. I am also planning to start a firm Twitter account and try to get us into the 21st Century, social media wise.

Here is our contact information if you need to speak to an attorney:

Hrbacek & Gandhi, PC
130 Industrial Blvd., suite 110
Sugar Land, Texas 77478
(281) 240-2424
(281) 240-7089 fax

Or you can email me at lking@hrbacek.com.


In the meantime watch this space! :-)

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Going Solo!

My name is Lee Keller King and this is my Blawg (law blog).

A few weeks ago, I decided to take a leap of faith and go solo. That's right, after nearly 18 years of working for law firms owned by other lawyers, I am now my own boss at The King Law Firm, Sugar Land, Texas.  A sobering thought!

Working for yourself as a solo attorney has many good points:

1. You set your own hours;
2. You decide which cases to take;
3. You decide which legal areas in which to practice; and
4. You answer only to your clients and the judge.

Of course, it's not all beer and skittles and as a solo attorney you are directly faced with one overriding imperative -- get clients or starve!

But, so far so good!

We aren't starving and I have a few paying clients. I can always use more, but I can see that this can work, if I work hard and smart.

So here I am:

The King Law Firm
Sugar Land, Texas
kinglawfirm@outlook.com

Civil litigation (including commercial and family litigation) and civil appeals.

Wish me luck!