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The recent economic crisis has had a significant impact on everyone -- including most law firms.  The following article summarizes a presentation made Nov. 10 by Kristin Stark of Hildebrandt International to the Rocky Mountain Chapter of the Legal Marketing Association.  In this presentation, Stark presents and interprets  third-quarter 2009 Hildebrant Peer Monitor index results.  She also specifically addresses the impact that the economy has had on the marketing function at most law firms.

Hildebrandt interprets impact of economic crisis on legal industry (download)

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When you get a big check from a client or a third party, the Colorado Supreme Court has strict rules governing where this money is deposited, how it is paid out and what happens to the interest.  In this April 2008 article, Alexander Rothrock of Burns Figa and Will PC discusses recent changes made to the Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 1.15 -- which governs trust accounts -- and the implications of these changes on Colorado law firms.

Office is office and trust is trust -- and never the twain shall meet

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With the approach of tax season, law firm administrators are eager to understand how the latest developments will affect their firms.  These developments can be structural, like choice of entity, or strategic, like the use of key performance indicators.  In this November 2007 article, accountants Paul Egan, Lori Gibson, Sean McBride and Shawn Windle of Ehrhardt Keefe Steiner & Hottman discuss trends for the 2008 tax season.

An accountant's view:  Financial trends that affect law firms

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Lawyers and law firms have benefited from many of the changes enacted by Congress as part of the Bush administration tax cuts.  In this November, 2006, article, Ronald L. Seigneur of accounting firm Seigneur Gustafson Knight LLP provides a 2006 tax and accounting roundup for Colorado law firms.

Heads up!  2006 tax and accounting roundup for law firms

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