How is your law practice doing? Are you getting enough clients? Are you growing? Are you optimistic about the future?
If you are feeling like you need a new direction, perhaps now is a good time to consider shifting your focus – as there are plenty of alternative legal careers. For example, O. Max Gardner III, 65, runs an attorney boot camp at his farm in North Carolina where attorneys can learn, network and become part of an informal fraternity of attorneys practicing foreclosure law. To top it all off, Gardner’s wife cooks meals, attendees sleep in on-site bunks and can help themselves to unlimited wine, beer and single malt Scotch while learning the ins and outs of a new practice.
I have no affiliation or direct experience with Gardner and so I cannot say whether or not the boot camp is worth it. But several attorneys interviewed regarding Gardner’s program gave glowing reviews: “My time with Max changed the trajectory of my legal career … Knowledge is power, and one thing he is able to give in his boot camp is a tremendous amount of knowledge about how the other side operates.” said Nick Wooten, a 40-year-old attorney from Alabama. Wooten shifted from personal injury to a practice focusing on bankruptcy and foreclosure after attending Gardner’s boot camp, Bloomberg reports.
If your practice is struggling or you are looking for a new direction, there are other alternate routes out there, and programs like “Woodstock for Lawyers” is something worth considering.
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- Fed-up homeowners accuse banks of fumbling on mortgage aid (Los Angeles Times)
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- What is Foreclosure? (FindLaw)
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