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'Solo by Choice'-
Principal Attorney with the Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant (LOCE)
1629 K. Street N.W. Ste. 300 Washington DC 20006 Email: elefant@exsolent.com

Carolyn Elefant's gives the opinion that her "Solo by Choice" was a decision she had made by her own 'Choice'. Not so, around 2002 Duncan & Allen, a D.C.-based energy law boutique, told her that she wasn't "partnership material" and gave her six months to find a new job. It appears she whinged "I know that I am a good lawyer. I was good enough for you to hire two years ago, and I'm just as good now. No matter what you think, I am a good lawyer and ... I will succeed at whatever I do". When six months passed and she still hadn't found a new firm, Elefant decided to hang out her own shingle.

Well clearly it was not 'Solo by Choice' but 'Solo by Necessity' if she want to be a Lawyer, as no 'Big Law' firms in the US thought she was good enough to hold down a position as an Attorney in their establishments

Carolyn Elefant Wants to Be the Voice of Solo Lawyers
Debra Bruno
Legal Times
March 27, 2008

There's no name on the door to Carolyn Elefant's K Street office in Washington, D.C. In the waiting room, a chubby man slouches on a black leather armchair, dozing. Elefant appears, smiling and gracious. She takes us on a slightly confusing circular journey through the halls before she finds the conference room where she left her coffee cup and briefcase.