Re: Startup costs of my own practice are not the problem, bu

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post was not sincere and will not get a serious response.

On 11/28/06, Carl Jackson wrote:
> This is a great messageboard. So much more refreshing and
> inspiring than www.jdjive.com. Anyway, I've been out of
> law school almost five years now, had a clerkship, worked
> in a mid-sized firm where I've been doing a lot of work
> different from what I thought I'd be doing, partnership is
> not likely with this place, and I'd really like to move on
> as I feel I've hit a plateau in my learning. I'd love to
> start my own practice and the startup costs are not the
> problem - I believe I could cover startup and other
> ongoing 1st year costs for about $8000 (and I'm sure some
> solos think that is on the high side), but...my first year
> living expenses are. I figure I won't bring in a
> tremendous amount of money my first year as a solo and
> even if I do, a lot of it will be reinvested in upgrading
> my practice - i.e., moving to a real office, furniture,
> higher malpractice insurance, better office equipment,
> etc. I also still have law school loans, about $19,000.
> Am I wrong about being hesitant?
>
> Surely not every solo practitioner started out in pristine
> financial condition.
>
> Certa