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About Chad Burton

Chad Burton is the founder of Burton Law LLC, a virtual law firm based in Ohio and North Carolina. His practice focuses on business law and litigation. Chad also writes, presents and consults with lawyers on practice management and technology issues. He also tries to post to this personal blog as well.

Follow Chad on Twitter: @chadeburton | Website | Email: cburton@burton-law.com

Posts by Chad

This is Not an Invitation to Call Me at 5 AM

What keeps me ahead of the curve? I start the day early. I wake up by 5 AM, often before, including weekends. This gives me uninterrupted time to knock out major action items for the day and to plan the rest. I also do my best thinking at this time of the day. On the

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Trim the Fat Off Email

Email builds up and is hard, if not impossible, to reduce. Managing the pain is sometimes the best you can do. Here are three apps to help keep your inbox trim.

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What are you Selling?

You may have all the fancy technology in the world or the most impressive office space, but if you cannot deliver the end result, who cares?

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Shame Yourself Into Better Health With An App

As a former Catholic, perhaps creating a sense of guilt or shame surrounding food and exercise is part of my genetic makeup. It is nice having an app to support such torture.

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Ask Yourself Two Questions

There are two basic questions you must ask yourself, and answer, when you are reviewing your goals in order to move forward.

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A “Be Yourself” Law Firm Culture

I would argue that firms should embrace the personalities of both lawyers and staff for strategic decision-making, and create a culture of inclusion and getting employees in their ideal work setting.

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Law Firm Attorney Mentoring/Development: Not a Simple Concept

Some key items to address in order to cultivate a successful law firm attorney mentoring/development program.

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The First Five Minutes

With the next few people you interview, see if this has any bearing.

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Move It, Sister!

Acting with a sense of intentional urgency helps you serve your clients to the best of your ability, which is the name of the game, right?

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Missing App: Are You Sure? to Flag Uncivil Conduct

Looking to the mandatory discipline highlighted in the ABA article and the Chappelle Show’s “Wrap It Up Box” concept, we can get there.

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