You have a very good point about the mindset of lawyers. We are trained and paid to be problem solvers, so everything we look at tends to look like a problem. Finding opportunities is a different mindset, but one lawyers as business people need to cultivate. Makes us more charming people to be around, too…

Melissa Denton

I was at that Los Angeles seminar. I do remember whom you were talking about. After playing with AVVO a decent amount I have a suggestion that would make me much more likely to use it. I wish the questions and answers could be sorted by State. I am a California licensed attorney and I don’t want to answer questions asked by residents of other states. Instead of sorting through questions individually I would love to be able to just have a pull down by state so I could quickly get to questions that are relevant to me.

Just a suggestion. Thanks for the valuable info at the LA seminar. Everyone should attend one.

Christopher R. Twining
http://www.twininglaw.com

I can’t believe a lawyer would complain about the SIZE of the cases he received from AVVO. AVVO is a free site. It’s like receiving a gift of a billboard next to a highway, and then complaining that the people who come into your store off the billboard don’t buy enough in your store.

That’s not the fault of the billboard, for Pete’s sake!

There’s also this; forget referring for a referral fee. If you refer cases out, you get cases referred to you. Bread cast on the waters doesn’t come back soggy.

Joseph