Young attorneys: go suburban or rural...don't be afraid of solo

I've posted something similar before, but want to keep encouraging young attorneys to head out to the suburbs and rural areas. There is TONS of money to be made and very few attorneys trying to get it.

From a recent judicial conference:

-- one suburban judge (literally only a 30 minute drive from his court to the downtown courthouse) has sent letters to every new attorney in his county and adjoing suburban counties asking for them to sign up to his court appointed list. Several attorneys make over $100k. Zero responses; most are just living in the county and commuting to the city

-- a rural judge said the bar did a survey of the attorneys in his county. Average age was 72; he only knew one attorney in their 40s and none younger

-- a new judge...when she took the bench, the county lost 50% of the divorce lawyers. No new attorneys in her county in over 4 years.

Every judge in a county outside of the few cities said the same thing -- no new attorneys coming in, everyone doing divorce, criminal, probate busier than hell. Really hard to get people to take court appointments.

Don't be afraid to go to a small area and open a practice. The judges and other attorneys will help you. In a few years you will be making a killing.