Resources related to Law Firm Finance

Developments at Altman Weil

Date   Title Author(s)
October 17, 2007   Altman Weil Launches New Blog on Lawyer Compensation James D. Cotterman

Expert Presentations

Date   Title Location Author(s)
April 30, 2007   Law Firm Capitalization - Cash Gap, ALA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV   James D. Cotterman
April 30, 2007   Law Firm Capitalization Worksheets - ALA Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV   James D. Cotterman

Finance Articles

Date   Title Author(s)
June 1, 2003   Ensuring Good Insurance Coverage in Tumultuous Times William F. Brennan
December 1, 2000   Fees, Facts and Figures - What Lawyers are Charging and Receiving Ward Bower
April 1, 2004   Financial Contributions and a Career in Law James D. Cotterman
September 1, 2001   Fiscal Management of a Law Firm James D. Cotterman
January 1, 2003   Fiscal Metrics to Gauge Your Firm's Financial Health James D. Cotterman
August 1, 2003   Getting the Capital Structure Right James D. Cotterman
February 1, 2004   Improving the Bottom Line: No Magic Bullets Required William F. Brennan
July 1, 2007   Law Firm Capitalization James D. Cotterman
January 1, 2003   Law Firm Debt: How Much is Too Much? James D. Cotterman
December 1, 2008   New Survey Focuses on Law Firm Economics William F. Brennan
January 1, 2009   Partner Capital - Issues and Answers James D. Cotterman
March 1, 2004   Pricing Legal Services Ward Bower
November 1, 2003   Retirement Basics: For the Individual Lawyer James D. Cotterman
November 1, 2003   Retirement Basics: For the Law Firm James D. Cotterman
May 1, 2002   Retiring Unfunded Obligations Ward Bower
October 1, 2003   Turnarounds: What It Takes to Make It James D. Cotterman
May 1, 2008   Two Techniques to Dramatically Improve a Law Firm's Net Profit William F. Brennan
February 1, 2008   Valuation of a Law Firm and a Law Practice James D. Cotterman

Financial Tools

Date   Title Author(s)
January 1, 2003   Fiscal Metrics To Gauge Your Firm's Financial Health James D. Cotterman
January 1, 2003   Law Firm Debt: How Much Is Too Much James D. Cotterman

Law Department Costs Articles

Date   Title Author(s)
December 1, 2000   Fees, Facts and Figures - What Lawyers are Charging and Receiving Ward Bower

Law Firm Surveys and Reports

Date   Title Author(s)
December 15, 2008   Altman Weil Flash Survey: The Law Firm Credit Crunch James D. Cotterman

Strategy and Management Articles

Date   Title Author(s)
March 1, 2002   What's Your Firm's Survivability Ward Bower

Survey and Market Research News

Date   Title Author(s)
December 15, 2008   Market Conditions Have Not Yet Fully Hit Law Firm Balance Sheets James D. Cotterman
August 2, 2007   New Survey Provides Snapshot of Law Firm Economics Across U.S. Altman Weil, Inc.
August 8, 2006   Salary Increases for First Year Associates Impact Other Lawyers' Take in 2005 Altman Weil, Inc.

Survey Excerpts

Date   Title Author(s)
August 1, 2002   Billable Hours by Specialty Survey of Law Firm Economics
September 1, 2002   Billing Rates by Firm Size Survey of Law Firm Economics
December 1, 2007 Cash Compensation - Managing Partner, Highest Paid Partner, General Counsel - 2007 Senior Leadership Survey for Law Firms
August 1, 2002   Costs of Branch Offices Survey of Law Firm Economics
Ward Bower
August 1, 2002   Diseconomies of Scale Survey of Law Firm Economics
Ward Bower
August 1, 2002   Expenditures Per Lawyer as Percentage of Gross Receipts Survey of Law Firm Economics
August 1, 2003   Law Firm Overhead and CPI Survey of Law Firm Economics
May 1, 2001   Managing Partner & Executive Director Compensation Managing Partner & Executive Director Survey
September 1, 2002   Partner Hourly Rates by Specialty Survey of Law Firm Economics
October 1, 2005   Practice Specialties and Hourly Rates Survey of Law Firm Economics
September 1, 2002   Trend Comparison of Annual Billable Hours Survey of Law Firm Economics
October 1, 2002   Value of Fees Receiveable at Year-End, Average Per Lawyer Survey of Law Firm Economics
October 1, 2003   Value of Unbilled Time Written Off During Year - Median Per Lawyer Survey of Law Firm Economics

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