10 DO's and DON'Ts of Starting a Law Firm CLE

10 DO's and DON'Ts of Starting a Law Firm

March 2012

10 DO'S AND DON'Ts of Starting a Law Firm

A business-focused series for client-focused lawyers

Program Description

So, you are ready to start your own law firm. Great! Get off on the right foot by following a few simple “DO's and DON'Ts.” This CLE will examine some of the most common pitfalls and traps that attorneys make when starting their own firm and will provide useful tips and real world stories on not only how to avoid these snares, but how to plan for success. Join Siddhartha H. Rathod and Qusair Mohamedbhai for an hour to learn from their recent successes, and more importantly their mistakes, in starting a law firm.

Faculty

Siddhartha H. Rathod, Esq.

Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC

Denver, CO

Qusair Mohamedbhai, Esq.

Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC

Denver, CO

Siddhartha H. Rathod, Esq., is a partner at Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC, whose practice areas include civil rights, employment law, and criminal defense. Siddhartha is also a member of the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba habeas litigation team, representing five detainees from Yemin. Prior to forming Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC, Siddhartha was an attorney at the law firm of Killmer, Lane and Newman, LLP, and a Deputy State Public Defender with the Office of the Colorado Public Defender.

Qusair Mohamedbhai, Esq., is a partner at Rathod | Mohamedbhai LLC. He has been an attorney for eight years practicing almost exclusively in the areas of plaintiff's employment discrimination, civil rights, and criminal defense. He is General Counsel to the Colorado Muslim Society, and advocates for the rights of employees in the workplace, and for the civil rights of all individuals against governmental and institutional abuses of power.