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Law Practice

Aug. 10, 2016

Going solo doesn't mean going alone

The key to building a successful solo practice, apart from hard work and careful planning, is making it a sustainable model involved with collective, community efforts.

Hamid Yazdan Panah

Advocacy Director
Immigrant Defense Advocates

Email: hamid@imadvocates.org

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As a solo attorney with my own practice, I am often asked what advice I would give to attorneys looking to start their own solo practice. I usually say something along the lines of "close your eyes and jump," or "a fool and his practice are soon parted." Recently though I came across an African proverb that resonated with my own philosophy on going solo. The proverb says, "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." Now this may be counterintuitive when you th...

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