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Law Practice Magazine — The Business of Practicing Law

Law Practice brings the latest developments and commentary to assist the practicing lawyer in operating and managing the law practice effectively, and in delivering quality legal services to clients at reasonable cost. Law Practice Management is published eight times a year, and is provided to members of the ABA's Law Practice Management Section as part of Section membership.

Law Practice Magazine 2009 Editorial Calendar

Issue	Feature Focus	Ad Close	Editorial
January/February	Business Development Building Your Personal Client Base Web 2.0 Tools to Build Your Personal Brand ABA Women Rainmakers Marketing Tips	Nov. 7 (Materials Close: Nov. 18)	10/27*
March	ABA TECHSHOW® Issue Tips from ABA TECHSHOW ABA TECHSHOW Exhibitor Directory	Jan. 5 (Materials Close: Jan. 14)	12/22*
April/May	Innovation Profiles of Top Firm Innovators Out of the Box Ideas for Solving Common Practice Management Problems	Feb. 6 (Materials Close: Feb. 23)	1/29*
June	The Money Issue How Much Are You Worth? Compensation Who's Charging What? Setting Fees	April 7 (Materials Close: Apr. 20)	3/23*
July/ August	Managing Partners Challenges for Midsize and Small Firm Managing Partners Avoiding Malpractice	May 8 (Materials Close: May 20)	4/27*
September	Technology & Collaboration Partnering with Your Clients The Latest Tools for Collaborating	July 1 (Materials Close: July 17)	6/29*
October/ November	Marketing Strategies Conference Issue New Rules, New Tools: Marketing Your Firm Marketing in Small Communities Today	Aug. 1 (Materials Close: Aug. 19)	7/27*
December	Work/Life Balance Living a Life in the Law: Customizing Your Career The Changing Workforce	Oct. 3 (Materials Close: Oct. 20)	9/21*

* Article deadline. Articles are assigned at least one month prio to article deadline. Contact the editors with queries.

Anchor Departments & Columns

FRONTLINES

Trends Report. Marketing maven Robert Denney
spots what’s hot in the legal services market.

Ask Bill. Lawyer and mediator Bill Gibson
helps readers answer career and practice questions.

Five Things.Want new business? Here’s what
you need to know in five easy steps.

Reading Minds. Stephanie West Allen invites the profession's
top experts to recommend favorite books on a chosen topic.

Strategy. Best-selling practice management
author Patrick McKenna gives next-level advice.

TECHNOLOGY

Product Watch and Product News.
New technology products and services.

ABA TECHSHOW Tidbits. Nuggets from the
best of ABA TECHSHOW.

Tips & Tricks. Dan Pinnington offers quick,
practical, take-away technology tips.

Hot Buttons. Sharon Nelson and John Simek
tackle the trends shaping the legal technology
landscape—security to forensics and so
much more.

BUSINESS

Profitability. Dave Bilinsky and Laura Calloway
explain how to track, and boost, firm finances.

Marketing. Sally Schmidt advises how to finetune
your professional development strategies.

Rainmaking. Susan Saltonstall Duncan’s
practical tips and tactics.

Managing. Marcia P. Shannon’s keen insights
on managing people.

About Law Practice Magazine

Law Practice has been the flagship publication and number-one member benefit of the ABA Law Practice Management Section (LPM) for more than 30 years, reporting on breakthrough technologies and management and marketing trends, and providing how-to advice and hands-on tips. ABA LPM Members and magazine subscribers are practicing lawyers, administrators, executives, and decision makers from firms of all sizes, as well as the profession’s top influencers, consultants and advisors.

Frequency: 8 times per year

Publisher: American Bar Association Law Practice Management Section.

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Editor-in-Chief:
Dan Pinnington lawpracticemagazine@gmail.com

Editor:
Joy M. White joywhite@ameritech.net

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Robin Fitzgerald robin@feldcomm.com

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