Law Practice

What Special Guidance Does IRS Give Agents for Audits of Attorneys?

By: Dennis Duitch, CPA, MBA With: C. Frederick Reish & James R. McDaniel, of the law firm of Reish & Luftman, P.C. The Journal of Taxation April 1995 Guidelines for the Service’s nationwide audit project on attorneys were issued in September... Continue

Controlling Law Firm Operating Expenses

By Dennis Duitch & Marcia W. Wasserman Los Angeles Daily Journal California Law Business January 18, 2000 As most law firms enter their new fiscal year, management should be taking a fresh look at improving profitability. The quickest way to accomplish this... Continue

Financing Start-up Law Firms

By Dennis Duitch & Marcia W. Wasserman Los Angeles Daily Journal September 13, 1999 A decision has been made to leave a big firm with a handful of lawyers willing to take the entrepreneurial risk of starting a new Firm. Will clients... Continue

Marketing Trends And Techniques For Law Firms

By Dennis Duitch & Marcia W. Wasserman Los Angeles Daily Journal California Law Business May 8, 2000 In today’s rapidly changing business marketplace, clients are becoming increasingly sophisticated about the procurement of legal services. Loyalty of most clients to the firm has... Continue

Risk Management – Hazard Controls

By Dennis Duitch & Marcia W. Wasserman Los Angeles Daily Journal California Law Business July 10, 2000 The practice of law has changed over the last decade and will continue to change as a result of the technological revolution and its... Continue