Category Archives: Joleena Louis | Things I Wish I Knew

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, self-employed attorney Joleena Louis reflects on her first year of solo law practice and expresses gratitude for the things that are right in her life. Thanksgiving is here so I have taken […]

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis realizes after one year of solo law practice that it was nothing like she thought it would be. A friend of mine recently pointed out that the anniversary of when […]

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, solo attorney, Joleena Louis shares some of her own tips on how to deal with the stress of being a solo attorney. Something I greatly underestimated about solo practice was the amount […]

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, Solo attorney, Joleena Louis, explains how narrowing her practice to a niche area ended up having a profound effect on her solo law firm. When I first started my practice I received […]

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis, discusses the three biggest fears she experienced before officially starting a solo law practice and what she could have done to better prepare herself for the transition.  As I approach […]

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis makes the difficult decision to delay starting a family to focus on growing her solo law practice. November 3, 2014 will be my two year wedding anniversary. While a wedding […]

Solo attorney, Joleena Louis, discusses the challenges of getting paid for her work and the lessons she learned in receiving compensation in family law. #ThingsIWishIKnew I was recently at a networking event with other family law solo attorneys and the […]

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, a colleague’s confession about the end of her marriage encourages solo attorney Joleena Louis and her husband to re-evaluate their marital priorities. Recently, Vivian Sobers, solo attorney and my Law Firm Suites’ […]

In this week’s edition of Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis shares some of the technology she uses to make her solo practice more efficient. As a true solo attorney I do most things myself. This is fine during […]

This week in Things I Wish I Knew, Joleena Louis discusses the solo attorney’s freedom of choosing her professional attire, and the perils to your reputation that may come with it. Back when I was employed with a law firm, […]