Seth Godin is one of my favorite authors.  And here’s a link to a recent blog posting of his that demonstrates why.  You may be surprised to learn why right now is probably NOT the best time to start a law firm.  Or if you already have your own law firm, why this is not the best time to start doing anything new to make it rain for your law firm business. 

http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2006/11/when_to_start.html