For Attorneys

Stephanie Kimbro, owner of Kimbro Legal Services, is the author of Virtual Law Practice: How to Deliver Legal Services Online, published by the ABA/LPM. The book is a practical, how-to manual for attorneys who want to deliver legal services online by creating a virtual law office that is either completely web-based or integrating a virtual law office into a traditional practice.

If you are a licensed attorney or law firm interested in learning more about virtual law practice, Stephanie Kimbro provides consultation on the following topics:

  • Setting up a virtual law office
    • A completely web-based or
    • A virtual law office integrated into a traditional law firm structure
  • Unbundling legal services
  • Ethics issues related to delivering legal services online, such as
    • Unauthorized practice of law
    • Multijurisdictional law firms
    • Defining the scope of representation
    • Authenticating client identity
    • Determining client competency
    • Duties to prospective clients
    • Establishing the attorney/client relationship online
    • Taking online payments
  • Marketing a virtual law practice
  • The use of social media by lawyers
  • Cloud computing, Software as a Service and other issues related to legal technology
  • Best practices for the online delivery of legal services

In addition to presenting at CLEs and teaching webinars for a number of law schools, legal organizations and state bar associations across the country, Stephanie has provided consultation to a variety of attorneys seeking information about virtual law practice, including:

  • Newly licensed attorneys
  • Solo and small firm practices
  • Retiring attorneys seeking more flexibility
  • Medium-sized firms seeking to use technology in their multijurisdictional practices
  • International-based practices
  • State bar associations
  • Law schools
  • Other innovative attorneys and law firms seeking a competitive advantage

A list of presentations and publications is available on her Virtual Law Practice blog.

Please contact Stephanie through the virtual law office for more information about obtaining a private consultation or having her provide a webinar or live presentation for your organization.