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What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 7:54 pm
by junkman
For practicing attorneys: I am thinking of opening my own appellate shop in the DC area. What are your thoughts? Federal COA clerkship, HYSCC graduate, four years at a V20 firm. Just don't want to do biglaw anymore. How successful are these ventures? Any chance I will ever make high six figures/low seven figures? I enjoy appellate work and the DC area, but it sure is expensive to live here with a family. So money is definitely a factor. What should I charge? I'm thinking around 650/hour. Hoping to bill around 30-35 hours per week. I'm thinking of using MetroOffice (flat monthly rate of like 1500 per month which includes most all overhead I would use). Would I ever be able to land some prestigious clients, or do they always stick with the big firms? Would the big firms ever use me? Or would I be officially making the move to "s***law?" Thanks for your thoughts.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:54 pm
by A. Nony Mouse
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:16 pm
by junkman
So...answer to my question anybody? People are so quick to assume that TLS id's belong to a single person.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:16 pm
by A. Nony Mouse
junkman wrote:So...answer to my question anybody? People are so quick to assume that TLS id's belong to a single person.
They're supposed to.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:22 pm
by junkman
Is that an unwritten rule? Lots of people out there aren't even aware of TLS until they stumble upon it and think it's some small, random forum base with very little regulation. So they just do whatever they want. Now, that's not me. But this is the first I have heard that there is a rule against multiple people with the same id. I don't want to be the creator of another troll forum. I really just want people's thoughts on my question.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 10:28 pm
by UnderrateOverachieve
junkman wrote:Is that an unwritten rule? Lots of people out there aren't even aware of TLS until they stumble upon it and think it's some small, random forum base with very little regulation. So they just do whatever they want. Now, that's not me. But this is the first I have heard that there is a rule against multiple people with the same id. I don't want to be the creator of another troll forum. I really just want people's thoughts on my question.
You can't be serious.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:41 pm
by patogordo
What a weird troll. I vote we keep him.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 1:38 am
by A. Nony Mouse
patogordo wrote:What a weird troll. I vote we keep him.
If you're willing to feed him and water him and take him for walks...
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 2:15 am
by junkman
Good one. Guys my friends and I found this site for the first time a couple weeks ago. This is my first post on any Internet forum. It looked interesting, so I asked a question hoping to get some advice from colleagues. Scrolling through various forums, I have noticed lots of people post on virtually every single one. It's like to some of these people TLS is all they have in their life. I'm sorry about that. TLS isn't the whole world to me. Don't worry I won't come back to deface your precious forums again. You can go back to playing video games in your parents basement in peace.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 2:47 am
by patogordo
What about alternative fee arrangements? Can I get a flat rate for appealing a TLS ban? How much would that run me in euros? Asking for a friend.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:09 am
by TheSpanishMain
Do private appellate practice in the Marines.
Btw you're a hilariously transparent liar
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 9:30 am
by encore1101
If the writing styles of the other posts were different I might have given you the benefit of the doubt but.. yeah, you need a hobby.
Re: What is private appellate practice like?
Posted: Sun Jan 26, 2014 10:08 am
by stillwater
He stays true to his name, he is the Junk Man.