Three Magic Ingredients That Make an Effective Solo Attorney

• Jurisdiction: California,United States
• Citation: Vol. 26 No. 1
• Publication year: 2020
• Author: By Yasmine Djawadian
• topic: Business of Law,Contracts,Labor Law,Personal Injury Law,Civil Procedure

Three Magic Ingredients That Make an Effective Solo Attorney

By Yasmine Djawadian

Yasmine Djawadian is the Founder of Law Offices of Yasmine Djawadian APC. Ms. Djawadian is an award-winning attorney representing personal injury victims in San Diego, CA. To date, she has recovered over $45 Million in settlements or verdicts for her valued clients. Ms. Djawadian can be reached at yd@ydlawca.com or by visiting her website, www.ydinjurylaw.com.

What is unique about being a solo practitioner is that we are essentially legal jugglers who wear multiple hats at any given time. Through our hard work, efforts, and ambitions, we have been blessed with the opportunity to help people in significant and life-changing ways. Given the multitude of hats we wear, as well as the ampleness of competition, we need to ask ourselves the following: how do we distinguish ourselves from the rest? The secret lies in the magic ingredients that add flavor to the many hats we wear.

MAGIC INGREDIENT TO BEING AN ADVOCATE: PASSION

Being an attorney is a privilege. As attorneys, we are gifted with the ability to often give a voice to those that need to be heard. We are equipped with the ammunition of knowledge, intellect, research, and dedication to fight on our clients' behalf. In order to be an advocate, we need to be passionate about what we do. Passion is what turns a case from mediocre to extraordinary - and truly sets you apart from firms down the street who want to fill their bookcase full of case files. This means that as our clients' advocates, we cannot treat our clients' case as just another case. By throwing in the spice to your cause (aka passion), you will not only set yourself apart but gain a reputation as a true fighter!

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