Dear Current and Prospective Clients,

I am excited to report that in early January, Chard.Net will be officially changing its name to The Modern Firm, LLC.

With the name change comes a more intense focus on serving the needs of solo and small law firm lawyers. In the last 3 years we have grown in every regard. We now have an energetic and dedicated full time staff of four (five if you count the dog) and have worked with more than 200 law firms in over 20 states. As we have grown, our focus has narrowed. Though we do and will continue to work with a variety of businesses to provide professional website hosting and maintenance, we now focus our website design and marketing abilities exclusively on solo and small law firms.

Reasoning
The niche focus on small law firm website design and marketing is in large part responsible for the desire to change our name and image. We are consistently working with lawyers that are excited about their practice, excited about their clients, and excited about doing things their way. These lawyers are making practical use of resources on the web and technology in their office to provide a high value of service while competing directly with much larger law firms. Our clients, you, are defining what it means to be a modern law firm.

The other element that influenced the name change are the incredible professionals I’ve met while traveling and speaking at CLE conferences. These professionals, each dedicated to helping lawyers succeed, have knowledge and services that can benefit almost every lawyer. Their knowledge extends across issues such as time management, marketing, coaching, technology, career transition, ethics, practice management. I felt it was important to provide a medium through which our clients could be connected to these people. Now, through our new law practice blog, you can find a growing collection of articles and resources from these professionals and learn more about them.

Services
All of the services currently offered by Chard.Net will continue unchanged. For attorney website design we will continue to offer multiple, easy to understand design packages. Our current hosting and website maintenance services will remain the same. We will be offering two new hosting services, including Hosted Microsoft Exchange and Modern Mega Mail, a secure delivery service for large and/or sensitive files.

Check It Out

• The new website is currently live at www.themodernfirm.com
• View the new layout for our law firm website design portfolio
  

We are pleased to announce that long time client, Attig Law Firm, has selected The Modern Firm (Formerly Chard.Net) for internet marketing.  As a federal employee lawyer, Chris works with individuals that are MSPB Appeals, OWCP Claims and EEOC Complaints.

We look forward to getting our hands on Chris’s website to improve his search placement and streamline his online advertising.

We are pleased to announce that Detroit Michigan bankruptcy attorney John Steinberger has selected The Modern Firm, LLC to optimize and promote his new website. The Modern Firm prides itself on being able to offer aggressive, effective and affordable search engine marketing for lawyers.

For the Law Office of John A. Steinberger & Associates we will be optimizing the website to target the following key phrases

• Detroit Bankruptcy Attorney
• Michigan Bankruptcy Attorney
• Detroit Bankruptcy Lawyer
• Michigan Bankruptcy Lawyer

The website that The Modern Firm, LLC created for John Steinberger contains attorney profiles, a firm overview, resources and helpful bankruptcy information and testimonials. We look forward to continuing to work with John and his staff. Be sure to google our targets to see how we’re doing!

We are pleased to welcome our friends over at Paydirt, LLC as our latest hosting clients.

Started by Jill Kolling, Paydirt is a consulting firm that helps companies implement practical sustainability strategies, delivering maximum benefit to both the environment and their clients’ bottom line. If you’re interested in reducing your environmental impact, Paydirt can work with you to design solutions that make sense for your business.

We are pleased to be working with Chicago workers comp lawyer Paul Nemoy of Howard and Nemoy to aid in their online marketing. Paul has been helping Chicago and Illinois residents that have been injured on the job for over 30 years. With that experience, the firm is able to efficiently and fairly help their clients settle their workers compensation claims.

We will be working on search engine marketing as well as pay-per-click strategies to help the firm give more visibility to it’s tremendous workers compensation services.

Minneapolis family law attorney Bonnie Westlin has selected Chard.Net to aid in her advanced website optimization.  We’re excited to be working with Bonnie and will be running a targeted campaign aimed at searchers looking for a Minneapolis divorce attorney.

Bonnie is a family law attorney that offices out of St. Louis Park and serves clients throughout the metro area. She delivers first-class legal representation and peace of mind to clients through vigorous advocacy and creative problem-solving. We look forward to helping the success of her online marketing efforts.

Attorneys David Johnson and Rick Evans have selected Chard.Net to design a new website for their law firm.  Located in downtown Minneapolis, their firm provides legal services in the areas of business transactions, employment law, estate planning and criminal law.  We are pleased they have chosen us as their online partner, and look forward to utilizing our unique services to create a new website for their firm.

EvansJohnsonLLP will use the following Chard.Net services:
Law Firm Web Design :: FullSite
Website Hosting

In great news, Bloomfield Hills law firm, Carson Fischer, P.L.C., has selected our services for a new website design. As a sophisticated, boutique law firm, Carson Fischer’s attorneys provide various legal services in areas such as residential and commercial real estate, corporate bankruptcy and commercial law. We are pleased that have selected us as their online partner.

Cason Fischer will use the following Chard.Net services:
Law Firm Web Design :: FullSite
Website Hosting

Chard.Net has just completed a new law firm website design for Clapp, Desjardins & Ely, pllc.  The attorneys of Clapp, Desjardins & Ely represent individuals and families faced with personal injury or wrongful death, specifically in aviation, bus, train, tractor trailer, and gas explosion accidents.  Located in Washington, D.C., their firm has the resources and accessibility to provide sound legal services.

• View the website in a new window: www.cdelaw.net
• View the site in our portfolio viewer

Clapp, Desjardins & Ely will use the following Chard.Net services:
Law Firm Web Design :: FullSite
Website Hosting

We would like to announce the recent launch for a new website for attorney Andrea Goldman. Located in Newton, Massachusetts, the Law Office of Andrea Goldman focuses on construction, contractor/homeowner, business and real estate matters. We are also very pleased with the logo design and blog integration on her new legal website.

• View the website in a new window: www.andreagoldmanlaw.com
• View the site in our portfolio viewer

The Law Office of Andrea Goldman utilized the following Chard.Net services:
Lawyer Website Design :: FullSite
Law Firm Logo Design

Anoka, Minnesota law firm, Berglund & Berglund has selected Chard.Net for a new SemiSite design.  As a general practice firm, attorneys John Berglund, Mark Berglund and their staff offer legal services in the areas of real estate, criminal law, corporate work, estate matters (including probate), and personal injury.

Berglund & Berglund will utilize the following Chard.Net services:
Attorney Web Site Design :: SemiSite
Website Hosting

We are pleased to announce the launch of a new legal website for Maryland attorney Joyce Ann Williams. As a solo practitioner, she provides sound legal services in the areas of estate planning, elder law, probate and other general areas, including real estate and other transactional work. We are pleased with the unique, professional outcome of her site.

• View the website in a new window: www.jwilliamslaw.com
• View the site in our portfolio viewer

Joyce A. Williams used the following Chard.Net services:
Attorney Web Site Design :: SemiSite
Website Hosting