Stephen T. Furnari

About Stephen Furnari

Stephen Furnari is a self-employed corporate attorney and the founder of Law Firm Suites, the operator of coworking spaces for law firms. Through Law Firm Suites, Furnari has helped hundreds of attorneys launch and grow successful law practices. He is the author of several eBooks, including “7 Deadly Mistakes that Prevent Law Practice Success” and “An Insider’s Guide to Renting the Perfect Law Office”. Stephen has been featured in the ABA Journal, Entrepreneur, New York Daily News and Crain’s New York. Connect with Stephen on Twitter (@stephenfurnari).

Review of NITA Deposition Workshop CLE

A detailed account and review of NITA Deposition Workshop CLE, held on the UNC-Charlotte campus. I have been a practicing corporate transactional lawyer for my entire professional career. For the last several years, with the economy moving sideways, the opportunity […]

Marketing Mondays: Outsell the Competition with the 8 Contacts Rule

This edition of Marketing Mondays discusses the 8 Contacts Rule of sales, and how solo attorneys who follow the rule at part of their law firm marketing strategy engage more clients simply by outlasting the competition. If you’re an attorney […]

8 Steps to Good Conference Room Etiquette

In addition to client referrals and co-counsel opportunities, abundant conference room access is one of the many perks of shared law office space. However, fail to adhere to proper conference room etiquette, and you will quickly find yourself off the […]

Shop Talk: Are Ongoing Retainers Realistic for Every Practice Area?

Is an attorney’s ability to get a client to maintain an ongoing advance retainer driven largely by market conditions? Law Firm Suites client and litigator, Frank Monteleone, mentions my recent article on client collections in his recent blog post, Stiffed!?! […]

Shop Talk: Clients Who Don’t Pay Piss Me Off

Law Firm Suites’ founder and corporate attorney, Stephen Furnari, spouts off about deadbeat clients and questions why lawyers do not pursue collections more aggressively. The number of clients who just don’t pay their legal bills never ceases to amaze me. […]

Does Attorney Networking Make You Feel Ill? It Doesn’t Have To . . .

Attorney Networking Tip: By networking “organically”, that is finding ways to network as you go about your everyday business (for example in your law office space), you can grow your business without the hassle of attending those awful networking events. […]

For Solo Attorneys, Polite Small Talk Leads to Better Collection Practices

Earlier this week I was in the LFS mailroom engaging in a battle of wills with the copy machine (I lost) when in walked Mike*, a solo attorney who does mostly business litigation. We exchanged standard niceties. How are you? […]

Why Solo Attorneys And Small Law Firms Are Easy Targets For Internet IOLA Scam

Solo attorneys and small law firms are routinely victimized by perpetrators of attorney trust account scams, and why they are easy targets. About a month ago one of Law Firm Suites’ virtual office clients was sharing with us exciting […]

New York City Virtual Office Ethics

Can a non-resident attorney ethically maintain a New York City Virtual Office? Fairly often, prospective out-of-state clients ask us about the ethical implications of having a New York City virtual office. Many small firm attorneys erroneously believe virtual office rental […]

Misbehaved Biglaw Partners Trigger Demise of Firm…is News?

Megafirm’s demise started with a series of FU emails — not shocking to the Biglaw escapees in Law Firm Suites’ shared law office space. This week’s New Yorker features an article about the collapse of megafirm Dewey & LeBouf. But […]