The Massachusetts Bar Association’s Probate Law Section Council is compiling a list of helpful practice approaches for lawyers who specialize in this unique area of law.
Please click here to take the fourth survey, which focuses on how you handle money in your practice: your hourly rate, how much you pay associates and employees, and how you bill your estate planning clients. This survey is anonymous, and we welcome your continued participation. We believe your responses will provide valuable professional insights to fellow section members.
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2019 MBA Probate Law Section Survey:
Timeliness in Your Practice
The third MBA Probate Law Survey focused on timeliness in your practice: how quickly you return phone calls, respond to emails, turn documents around, and deliver filings to the Probate Court.
We are pleased to report that 53 people have responded to the survey so far. Here are the top results:
- The top reported policy/practice for returning phone calls: WITHIN 24 HOURS
- The top reported policy/practice for responding to emails: WITHIN 24 HOURS
- The top reported policy/practice for responding to letters: WITHIN 24 HOURS
- The top reported policy/practice for turning work around: WITHIN TWO WEEKS
- The top reported practice of responding to emails and calls while on vacation: SELECTIVE EMAILS
- The top reported practice of responding to emails and calls on nights/weekends/holidays: SELECTIVE EMAILS
- The top reported way filings are delivered to the Probate Court: PREDOMINANTLY BY HAND
- The top reported county you primarily practice in: MIDDLESEX
More detailed results are available here.