It's Official

This week was a step in the right direction for me. I successfully obtained my charter number from the Secretary of State for my law practice. So now my law office is an official LLC business entity in the state of Louisiana. I am the owner of my own business, the registered agent for my business, and since I'm the only member, I'm the president of my business. Once I obtained my official business status in the state, I was able to open up a bank account for my law practice. That was of extreme importance to do. In fact, its required by the state bar association that private practitioners and firms have a client trust account and a general business account. We have to make sure we don't co-mingle our personal account with our business account. And we definitely have to have the client trust account to make sure that the clients money is being spent on the client. I just hope I'm able to maintain an accurate ledger for my records. Since I'm a lawyer, I know absolutely nothing about operating a business. With that fact, I'm now in search of an accountant who I can trust to manage my money and make sure I'm straight with the IRS for tax purposes. My sister is an accountant, but she isn't a CPA; which is what I need. My sister won't even touch matters like this. She'd rather not take the risk of miscalculation or not being able to give proper advice on tax tips that can be beneficial for a business. I can understand that. Its the same with me. I know nothing about tax law, so I wouldn't represent anyone who needs a tax attorney. I'll just keep searching until I find the right accountant I can trust.

After I obtained my charter number and opened my business bank account, I started feeling intimidated. It actually hit me for the first time that this shit is real. I've taken on a huge responsibility, and it seems like all of this is happening so fast. So many worries filled my head to the point that I didn't want to think about it anymore. After taking some xanax to calm down, I told myself that everything will be fine. In fact, everything has been fine so far. With that in mind, I went on with my day. Here's something else I will share. I was presented with another opportunity to be a guest on another cable access show. The person who asked me to appear on her talk show is an attorney also. She's been inviting me to be on her show ever since I was a prosecutor. Yesterday she called me up and said she was taping Friday night and wanted me there for 7:00. I didn't even think about it. I told her I'd be there, and tonight I was a guest on her talk show discussing the criminal justice system. I must say that I had a lot of fun. It was my first time ever being involved in a talk show discussion. I've been on the news before, but this was different. She wants me to be a part of a symposium she's planning for later this year. I'm on board for that as well. She even mentioned inviting me back on the talk show. I think I'll do it again since its free advertising for me as a solo practitioner. This week was great considering all that I was able to accomplish coupled with the open door for free advertisement on television. I must say that this feels really good.