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"A fascinating glimpse into the challenges, excitement and human dimensions of starting a law firm." -- Dean John D. Ferrick, Fordham Law School
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Harry F. Weyher was a founder of Olwine, Connelly, Chase, ODonnell & Weyher in New York. He was senior associate counsel to the New York State Crime Commission and an adjunct associate professor of law at the N.Y.U. Law School. He is a magna cum laude graduate from Harvard where he was editor of The Law Review.
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116 of 119 people found the following review helpful:
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"Hanging Out a Shingle" -- The book was a waste of time.,
By Timothy S. McKinley (Lafayette, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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The title was the best thing about this book. Originally published in 1987 it was republished in 2000...apparently with no effort to update the book. No advice was offered regarding office equipment. No mention was made of electronic research media. I was especially amazed at the 1940s tone of the chapter entitled, "Women and the Law," which speculated about the effect the increase in the number of women lawyers would have on the practice of law. The book contains a number of war stories from the 1800s and 1900s seemingly derived from biographies which add little to the substance of the book.
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interesting historical anecdotes, but not very useful,
By "drplihon" (Bay Area, California) - See all my reviews
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This book is written in a "scholarly" "dry wit" style. It is not that easy of a read. It does present a lot of interesting historical anecdotes about the practice of law and famous or interesting lawyers, but besides raising a few questions or topics to consider, it does not really provide a good guide or reference book to start your own practice. Mercifully, it does have a brief summary of the chapter at the end of the chapter.Do not recommend this book if you are looking to start your own firm. It is interesting if you want to get tidbits of what other lawyers have done, both historical figures and contemporary attorneys.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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I have to agree. Not too practical as a startup guide.,
By Darren Weiss (Las Vegas, Nevada United States) - See all my reviews
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Very dated but interesting from an entertainment perspective.No help in starting a law firm.
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