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re: Being a small town attorney
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:16 pm to BassMaster318
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:16 pm to BassMaster318
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Unless you work big law, I have never understood why one would be an attorney.
I’m a lawyer at a small firm. It’s a living. I don’t have to work insane hours. I will never be rich but it’s enough.
This post was edited on 11/23/24 at 11:09 pm
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Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:19 pm to Masterag
All of this interest me aside from criminal defense.
I have scouted out a few towns that seem to have 1 attorney, 0 attorneys, or a few that are all 50-60 (probably going to retire in the next 10-20 years).
I have scouted out a few towns that seem to have 1 attorney, 0 attorneys, or a few that are all 50-60 (probably going to retire in the next 10-20 years).
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:25 pm to justaniceguy
I’ve been trying to get my wife to let me make this move, although I’m not sure it makes a ton of sense for us from a professional standpoint.
Louisiana, more than most states, relies on underlying preexisting relationships in the formation of business relationships. Neither of us have those types of relationships in towns we’d choose to move to.
Louisiana, more than most states, relies on underlying preexisting relationships in the formation of business relationships. Neither of us have those types of relationships in towns we’d choose to move to.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:38 pm to jfw3535
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Jack of all trades, master of none.
You know what they call a specialist?
Someone who knows more and more about less and less
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:47 pm to justaniceguy
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They don’t just have every court session over zoom lol…
Some do, and it's awesome
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:50 pm to justaniceguy
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I have scouted out a few towns that seem to have 1 attorney, 0 attorneys, or a few that are all 50-60 (probably going to retire in the next 10-20 years).
There is a reason there are no younger attorneys waiting in the wings
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:51 pm to biglego
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It’s a living
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gross about $240k
I’ll say
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:51 pm to theOG
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Louisiana, more than most states, relies on underlying preexisting relationships in the formation of business relationships. Neither of us have those types of relationships in towns we’d choose to move to.
If there is money to be made and no competitors, this isn't as important.
The issue is if there is money to be made. Rural areas are getting poorer and poorer with fewer people.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:51 pm to Masterag
If I could make half that in the small town of my choice I would be satisfied.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
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There is a reason there are no younger attorneys waiting in the wings
What’s that?
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:52 pm to SlowFlowPro
Yeah, I love that so many courts are still video. I’m in bankruptcy court often and if not for video hearings I’d be on the road multiple days per week, oftentimes for a 5-minute hearing.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:53 pm to Masterag
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What’s that?
Money, or lack thereof.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:54 pm to biglego
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Yeah, I love that so many courts are still video. I’m in bankruptcy court often and if not for video hearings I’d be on the road multiple days per week, oftentimes for a 5-minute hearing.
I was just talking to an attorney poster from here Friday about his primary jurisdiction and was shocked to see it didn't do Zoom. It's an urban area, too.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:55 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Money, or lack thereof.
Cause they don’t have the money to go to school? Or small town attorneys don’t make much money?
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:57 pm to Masterag
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Cause they don’t have the money to go to school? Or small town attorneys don’t make much money?
The towns don't have that much money. Rural areas are dying, both in terms of economy and population.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 8:59 pm to SuperSaint
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One of the well respected members of the community
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small town attorney
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attorney
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well respected
does not compute
It certainly doesn't. Most I have met have a very highly inflated opinion of themselves.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 9:03 pm to SlowFlowPro
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Rural areas are dying, both in terms of economy and population.
Land and housing are too expensive to keep up with wages in rural areas. Im not real sure why, either. 30 years ago you could buy an acre for 1,500, now it’s about 10k. Lot of Mexicans have moved in, but they aren’t making that much money.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 9:09 pm to justaniceguy
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I have scouted out a few towns that seem to have 1 attorney, 0 attorneys,
What kind of places are you seeing this? Has to be dying towns in LA and MS with less than 5,000 people and its poor as all hell.
Posted on 11/23/24 at 9:12 pm to Masterag
In my experience the primary revenue stream for small town attorneys is via the public trough.
They'll be a DA or PDO, and then likely an attorney for a small town and/or a magistrate in another small town
They'll be a DA or PDO, and then likely an attorney for a small town and/or a magistrate in another small town
Posted on 11/23/24 at 9:12 pm to biglego
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gross about $240k.
So half to taxes and overhead
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