{"id":9647,"date":"2012-02-22T15:33:40","date_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:33:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/?p=9647"},"modified":"2012-02-22T15:33:40","modified_gmt":"2012-02-22T20:33:40","slug":"whats-it-like-to-be-a-solo-practitioner-find-out-tomorrow-thursday-feb-23rd-at-515","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2012\/02\/22\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-solo-practitioner-find-out-tomorrow-thursday-feb-23rd-at-515\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s it like to be a solo practitioner?? Find out tomorrow, Thursday, Feb 23rd at 5:15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LexisNexis, in cooperation with the Akron Bar Association and the Career Planning &amp; Placement \u00a0Office\u00a0is pleased to present a panel discussion about the realities of starting and running a successful solo practice. Dinner will be served and all student attendees will earn 400 LexisNexis points.\u00a0 The event will take place THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 at 5:15pm in the Moot Court Room (Room 151).\u00a0 The panel will consist of Don Hicks and Paul Vincent.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Paul Vincent, Esq is a graduate of the University of Akron School of Law, and was admitted to the Ohio State Bar in November of 2009. Paul received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Walsh University where he obtained All-American Honors in Cross Country and All-Conference Honors in Track.\u00a0Paul\u2019s legal experience is derived from clerking in the Office of Chief Counsel at NASA Glenn Research Center and State and Federal Communications, Inc. After law school, he was a state and federal lobbyist and served as General Counsel at LNE Group.\u00a0\u00a0He focuses on civil litigation for corporate clients across several sectors including retail, auto, aviation, and real estate. \u00a0Paul is an active member of the Cleveland Metropolitan, Medina County and Ohio Bar Associations. He also proudly serves as a &#8220;Big&#8221; for Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Greater Cleveland.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Mr. Hicks has been in the legal industry for \u00a011 years. His focus at Lexis is to provide legal tools and resources to help with the practice of law and in assisting newly licensed attorneys in the tools they need to practice law and started their business. He works \u00a0actively with the Akron Bar Association in providing seminars, CLE courses, and other \u00a0events to support the legal community.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0If you are planning on attending, please email your Lexis representative, Jennifer Durkin so that we have an accurate count for pizza.\u00a0 Her email is <a href=\"mailto:jennifer.durkin@lexisnexis.com\">jennifer.durkin@lexisnexis.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LexisNexis, in cooperation with the Akron Bar Association and the Career Planning &amp; Placement \u00a0Office\u00a0is pleased to present a panel discussion about the realities of starting and running a successful solo practice. Dinner will be served and all student attendees will earn 400 LexisNexis points.\u00a0 The event will take place THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2012 at &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uakron.edu\/law\/2012\/02\/22\/whats-it-like-to-be-a-solo-practitioner-find-out-tomorrow-thursday-feb-23rd-at-515\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;What&#8217;s it like to be a solo practitioner?? 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