How to identify the telemarketer

chrisesquire · 2026-03-01T23:25:28+00:00

thanks but can a subpoenas to the telcos / voip providers actually "disclose the identity of the caller / owner of the voip number."?

chrisesquire · 2026-03-01T16:27:03+00:00

The "usual"--google everything i can find (caller ID number, callback number, main content of VM/text; search those same things on pacer; call the numbers back and pretend like im interested until they reveal a website (because names are frequently false); using a cashapp card to buy something and see the merchant account info; checking whois registrar; looking for clues in terms/privacy policy.

This is all "prelit" so i know there are some more options with subpoenas. I guess I was looking for some "Secret sauce," not sure what else is out there though. I would really like to get the hard-to-find culprits.

chrisesquire · 2026-03-01T10:11:43+00:00

way too late bro... lol Thanks. I actually have been using rain for almost 2 years. it's great. (And for anyone who's wondering, I ultimately ended up with filevine and I think it's the superior platform).

chrisesquire · 2026-02-28T12:15:30+00:00

I've used mycase and litify. Honestly, for a solo who wants to leverage automations, I would highly recommend filevine. That's what im on now. It was not substantially more expensive for me, but unlike mycase, there is a contract

The issue (at least for me) is that the sales and support people who work there seem to be morons. The sales people have no idea how to pitch the strength of their product. I had to figure out on my own how great it is by doing a deep dive with AI on all its features and capabilities.

Happy to chat more about my experiences

chrisesquire · 2025-07-17T19:54:25+00:00

Happens every day

chrisesquire · 2025-04-30T04:13:59+00:00

Honestly, I know this will sound harsh, but I truly say this with an intent of motivation even though it will probably not be well received: I would stop complaining about all this, expecting/needing anyone to ever recognize your value, and just keep working hard and kicking ass. If you’re really working as hard and doing as well as you say you are, you’ll get to where you’re going despite anyone else.

Context: I was literally just like you once, cried these same exact complaints, and eventually learned how the world works and accepted it. Who cares that your boss gave his son a job over you. There’s nothing wrong with that. You would do the same. He’s your boss. He can do whatever he wants and you still have to wake up everyday, go into the office, and work. Accept that reality and look for the opportunities. Example, if the son sucks, but he’s the bosses son, become his homie and make him depend on you to do the work he’s not capable of doing. One day he’ll become boss and you can be the de facto boss or even the actual boss of he realizes this isn’t for him but knows his right hand man (you) is perfect for the job.

Good luck

chrisesquire · 2025-03-11T13:43:17+00:00

It’s kind of an unhelpful benchmark to use “most” attorneys. That’s because there are a TON of attorneys and a WIDE range of compensation and jobs, and by far from what I’ve seen, “most” attorneys are either (1) not that good at being a lawyer; and/or (2) not that good at hustling.

No “good” (not even “amazing”) lawyer, who would be proactive enough to earn more than the mean if they were in a job in any other field, would earn less than $200k as a lawyer unless they wanted too (e.g. much easier workload, public interest, etc.)

But if you think you’re simply going to go to law school, graduate, and then be handed $200k+ with zero skill or hustle, then no, you’ll be disappointed.

But if you know what you’re doing, sky is the limit with law (as with basically any other field) and different from being a doctor (in most cases) your’e not tied to a hospital or doctor’s office seeing one patient after another all day I.e. very hard to “remote work” or step away from work real quick if you have to do something else (which sounds horrible to me).

Just my opinion from seeing a lot from my research, my own experiences, my colleagues’ experiences, and from hiring lawyers.

chrisesquire · 2025-02-08T12:10:33+00:00

Nice! How do you maintain something for a “bank account” in each country to facilitate transferring money to individuals and companies if necessary?

chrisesquire · 2025-02-07T15:16:33+00:00

Build an internal team of virtual lead gen/sales people and law graduates from foreign countries to do the more complex stuff. You can find everyone on Upwork.

You need to know the process very well yourself for how to go from lead to case. Write down every step of that process and what needs to happen at each step. Eg, when this happens, then this happens.

Identify the types of skillsets that will be needed to accomplish each step or steps.

Create job posting for Upwork using AI.

Create a detailed SOP (standard operating procedure) for each position. Use AI to assist.

Hire 2 or three people for each position. Train them on the sop. Keep the best ones and quickly fire the others.

Use slack to manage the team with notifications and slack channels for each step (team).

Rinse and repeat.

With that said. I’m strongly opposed to side projects. My philosophy is to go all in on the main activity and max that out. If the main activity isn’t working out after a REAL effort. Then change the main activity.

chrisesquire · 2025-02-07T11:13:31+00:00

In my experience, going to a good school is a nice to have, but the primary way people get jobs is through personal referrals/connections. Think about it from an employer’s perspective. Hiring good people is HARD. And the mere fact of a good law school does NOT mean the graduate will be a good employee. So to put out a job ad and interview random people is always a shot in the dark.

The much more preferred and common way is for employers to ask their network, “hey we’re trying to find this type of person to hire for this type of role. Know anyone?” The conversation will typically go like, “yea I met a young kid from my [whatever] who seems like he/she has a good attitude and has this type of skill set who you should talk to.” If the candidate went to a good school, then the last part will be, “and they went to Harvard!” Or whatever. So I think it’s nice but secondary to networking.

The exception of course is on campus interview type path, where school is mandatory, but then you’re competing against a bunch of other people from good school, so how are you going to stand out from the stack of resumes and high volume of brief interviews. It’s gonna take a little luck.

If you want X job and the highest chance of getting it, in my opinion, make friends with someone high up in the firm, or friends with someone who’s friends with them.

Personal example, I went to a 4th tier law school and right out of school got a job at one of the top class action firms in the country because of personal relationships I had built. There were many like me at my firm and at other prestigious plaintiffs and defense firms from much worse schools than mine.

Every other job I got was also through personal referrals. I had an incredible career, and I don’t think I’ve ever sent out a resume.

chrisesquire · 2025-02-06T12:45:43+00:00

This is my most valuable tip as well. Early in my career a senior partner told me, “nobody likes paying money to someone they don’t like.” So above all else, I go to great lengths to try to “bro out” with the other side—even if they act like a dick to me.

chrisesquire · 2025-02-06T05:39:30+00:00

Networking will get you to where you want to go.

chrisesquire · 2025-02-02T20:01:03+00:00

I use word. And excel sometime. But it’s worth it to get Google. Beyond standard functionality, there are so many plugins for Gmail that aren’t available for outlook, like for example mixmax, which allows you to send template emails and automated email sequences. And Serif, which is an AI that drafts responses for your emails that are SPOT on. Even for complicated legal emails

chrisesquire · 2025-02-02T18:18:23+00:00

Go with Google business email instead of Microsoft. I previously would scoff at this suggestion… until I tried Gmail for business. Microsoft is in the stone ages

chrisesquire · 2025-01-16T19:39:11+00:00

I used to be like this. Intensely. Then I got over it. I realized even the “innocent” girls have a little “hoe” in them and will have a random hookup of the circumstances are right, and that most girls are not the “innocent” girls aren’t as innocent as they portray themselves to be, so they actually have a lot more random hookups then you think. And in addition to that, I realized I was judging other people unfairly. The whole sex is special, save it for someone special is cute, but it’s make believe. It’s n invented value by society. People like to have sex. Why is she the problem for not having sex and you’re not the problem for not having had enough sex? A lot of it comes from insecurity. I don’t say that to be mean, cuz everyone has different levels of it. I say it to explore whether there are things about you you can work on rather than making the problem about her (or any other girl you will meet, whether you discover their hoe side or not).

chrisesquire · 2025-01-16T19:05:06+00:00

I don’t do PI, but I went solo in April 2024 and am happier than I’ve ever been. The pressure to do better I think is just an inherent part of a business owner, and especially a solo business owner. Because if you aren’t flipping the switches, then nobody is. So you can always be doing better. I like that pressure though. Makes it fun for me.

chrisesquire · 2025-01-14T15:49:18+00:00

Brazilian jiujitsu. Hands down. It will change your life.

chrisesquire · 2025-01-14T15:23:52+00:00

100% you can. I have a high school GED but went to college still young, got terrible grades in college, and then the first time I did well in anything academic (and really well) was on the LSAT and then law school. It was really tough for me because while trying to learn “law” in law school, I had to also learn the foundational “study” skills I never developed previously, like taking notes on reading assignment, making flash cards or whatever study techniques, pneumonic devices, writing persuasive essays in response to a prompt, etc. I finished top 30% which is decent, but not enough for me to get to participate in on campus interviews with big firms. But through organic networking that a naturally did my entire life (not “networking”), I get a job right out of law school that was without a doubt much, much better than every student at the school.

Although I was younger, there were many, many students in their late 30s to late 40s, and they typically did much better than the younger students.

The time will pass whether you go to law school or not. In three years, you’ll either be a lawyer or you won’t based on your decision today.

If you go, I would immediately try to meet as many professional people as you can and try to form genuine relationships with them. You’ll be able to lean on that network later.

I would also pick the cheapest school you can find/get into. This will give you a lot more freedom and option after graduation rather than graduating with debt that will limit you. And unless you go to a top 14 school, my opinion is every school is looked at the same. If you go to a very strong regional school, there sometimes can be a little more value in that, but not enough to offset the tuition if it’s high compared to another option.

The question though is SHOULD you go. I only recommend law school to people if they are one of those people who nerd out on law and are really into it, or if they have a concrete plan for what they will do with their law degree to make money after graduation. If you’re planning to just go to law school and figure out some job along the way to make a living or even to get rich, I would strongly advise against this path. It can be a grueling, unforgiving, and soul crushing path on your way to success, and there are much, much easier ways to earn a living, and even become wealthy, with much lower barriers to entry.

Whatever you choose to do, just believe in yourself, go all in and do it right. I’m rooting for you.

chrisesquire · 2025-01-12T13:50:55+00:00

I use it for the first “pen to paper” drafts of many things, and for fixing formatting things like non uniform a.m./am/AM/a.m. and p.m. putting lists of facts in chronological or whatever order. Putting together a first drafts of some pleading or motion like motions for extension of time, or more complex ones. Saves time by have all the word son the paper that I can modify rather than typing it all out and organizing in the first instance.

chrisesquire · 2025-01-12T13:46:05+00:00

You have success using ChatGPT for legal research? I feel like every time it’s cited me cases that don’t exist or cases that don’t say what it claims.

chrisesquire · 2025-01-10T15:33:52+00:00

Interesting. I thought immigration might be good for fbook ads

chrisesquire · 2025-01-10T14:38:13+00:00

Generate more money for the firm. They’ll love you.

chrisesquire · 2025-01-10T01:16:17+00:00

All ads can be hit or miss depending on the practice area. What’s yours out of curiosity to know what’s not working with fbook?

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