ALM Properties, Inc. Page printed from: New York Law Journal Solos, Small Firms Face Unique Challenges in the Aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Andrew Keshner
New York Law Journal 11-06-2012
Hurricane Sandy was tough on many firms, but it was especially hard on solo practitioners and small firms lacking support services.
As they tried to get back to business last week, solos and small firms were confronted with problems like inaccessible case files, the inability to make it to court and some impatient clients and adversaries.
“As a solo practitioner, we’re handicapped to begin with,” said Ruth Bernstein, who has practiced law by herself for the past 18 years, juggling about 75 cases at any one time.
Solos, she continued, operate “withou