Edmund Greene is a 14 year legal professional and a successful entrepreneur. He owned and successfully sold his boutique insurance business to a $70 million revenue company by negotiating directly with their CEO. As a former small business owner with clients ranging from the sole proprietor to Fortune 100 companies, Edmund Greene values the need to comprehend complex legal matters and respond to clients’ legal needs promptly and professionally.

Edmund, who goes by “Ed,” has one piece of advice for solo practitioners and entrepreneurs:

“Define yourself first, then focus on your business or solo practice. Until you know yourself - how can you help others? I have myself struggled mightily in my transition from the business world to the solo practice world - primarily due to “defining myself as a solo practitioner.” In the business world I was singularly focused. I provided the best legal/insurance risk management advice to commercial real estate transactions that had environmental risk associated with the financing of the property. I knew the stakeholders and how to meet each of their varying needs - some of which were highly complex - ’securitizing a contaminated property.’ Today, after a year plus of solo practice, I am finally understanding my own practice as a solo practitioner. Now I can truly be helpful to others. Part of this ‘process’ has been the idea of not being afraid to try and fail. One of my clients is selling a complex software/web based application in an area that has growing needs - but his customers don’t even know it yet! Tough sell. I have seen him try and fail at his approach to gaining customers. Now we see traction due to a different approach to clients. Given his willingness to try and fail and learn from his mistakes and redirect his efforts, cash flow is starting to increase.”

You can contact Ed for your legal needs at:

Law Office of Edmund A. Greene
P.O. Box 3377
Beverly MA 01915
EMAIL: edgreene@edgreenelaw.com
CALL: (978) 998-4613
BLOG: http://edgreenelaw.com/blog/
SERVICES: http://edgreenelaw.com/services.html

Our first featured solo practitioner is Michelle Hayden Bomberger, the founder of Small Business Legal Services PLLC, a law firm offering services focused on the unique issues small businesses face throughout their life cycles. Michelle has extensive experience in working with companies from Fortune 500 to one-person home-based businesses. She is also an entrepreneur. She not only runs her own law firm but also is the co-owner of a successful Bellevue, Washington restaurant and wine bar. This unique combination of legal and business skills brings valuable insight into Michelle’s work with entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Michelle has one piece of advice for solo practitioners and entrepreneurs:

The piece of advice I offer to clients (and failed to do myself initially) is to plan beyond “solo” stage. Many entrepreneurs start their businesses with a vision of doing “it” better and making some money. They are becoming self-employed. Before they know it, they’ve achieved the baseline of their business plan and are working night and day without a break. At that point, they must decide whether to grow beyond themselves (something that never occurred to most and they don’t have the skills to do) or scale back and make less. They are also so busy at that point that they are unable to focus on strategy, growth, and management. This ceiling can be avoided by planning for what the business will look like once the entrepreneur is maxed out.

You can contact Michelle for your small business needs at:

Michelle Hayden Bomberger - JD, MBA, Attorney
Small Business Legal Services PLLC
Business experience. Legal counsel. Bottom line results.
800 Bellevue Way NE, Suite 400
Bellevue, WA 98004
t 425-646-2360
c 425-503-2578
f 866-278-9862
e michelle@sblslaw.com
www.sblslaw.com
http://twitter.com/MichelBomberger

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BRING MICHELLE TO SPEAK TO YOUR GROUP. I am able to speak on a variety of topics pertinent to legal and business planning for small and large organizations! If you know of a business group that would like to learn more about how to protect business and personal assets to drive growth and build value, please contact me or visit our websitefor more information.

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If you’re a successful solo practitioner or entrepreneur, Dirty LAWndry would like to feature your business in one of its posts. Please send an email to entrepreneurs@dirtyLAWndry.com with “ENTREP” in the subject field. Include your name, your business name, your business url, and one piece of advice that you would like to share with aspiring solos and entrepreneurs. Please explain how this advice helped you in your business ventures. Dirty LAWndry intends to feature one solo practitioner or entrepreneur on a weekly basis. You’ll get good exposure for your business while helping other entrepreneurs succeed.