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Today our owner, Brendan Chard, was part of a panel discussion on creating law firm websites and the pros/cons of working with a professional versus do-it-yourself services. The moderator was Detroit business attorney Tifani Sadek and Elizabeth...

Today our owner, Brendan, moderated an online seminar on blogging for lawyers. The guests were Michigan small business attorney Jason Shinn of Shinn Legal and Clarkston, MI Attorney Tim Flynn. Both are prolific bloggers, cater different audiences...

Our owner, Brendan Chard, moderated a discussion today on marketing your law practice in 2014. The two person panel featured Jason Shinn a Michigan small business attorney and Terrence Quinn, an Ann Arbor estate planning attorney. The discuss...

I spent some time the last couple Monday’s being filmed for ICLE’s new web video series “Top Tips in Ten Minutes.”  Available to ICLE’s online partnership subscribers the two videos I shot were on Top Tips for an...

Thank you to Peter Berge over at Minnesota CLE for thinking of me when it came time for him to help select speakers at ACLEA’s conference next summer in New York City.  I’ll be presenting on what CLE directors and their IT/Website...

I had a blast speaking last Friday at the combined Michigan ICLE‘s Solo Small Firm and State Bar of Michigan annual meeting. Originally I was to present on the essential elements of a solid law firm website.  However, over the last few...

Brendan Chard, owner of The Modern Firm, LLC spoke today at a Minnesota CLE webcast on using the internet for better client communications.  The discussion covered a wide range of internet technology including law firm websites, blogging and...

Brendan Chard, president of The Modern Firm, has been invited to speak at the first annual Ohio State Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference in Columbus, OH on December 14th. This marks the 3rd state in which Brendan has done continuing legal education...