COURTHOUSE CONVENIENCE IS NO MATCH FOR CHANGING TECHNOLOGY AND CLIENT PUSHBACK - Another Downtown Law Firm Moves to the Suburbs

COURTHOUSE CONVENIENCE IS NO MATCH FOR CHANGING TECHNOLOGY AND CLIENT PUSHBACK - Another Downtown Law Firm Moves to the Suburbs

San Diego CA- Oct. 14, 2013– In a move that seems to be part of a growing trend, Scholefield Construction Law has given up the downtown location for a place in the suburbs. “We’ve had a downtown presence for the past 12 years and finally realized that our clients want easy access to our offices, not walking distance to the courthouse” says Pam Scholefield, principal attorney at Scholefield Construction Law.

“We aren’t the first to make the move, but think we have seen the light. I look at this trend as a big step forward, not just for us, but for the entire legal community - putting client access first” says Scholefield.

Scholefield notes that being near the courthouse has always been the location of choice for law firms. But with electronic filing, courier services, and telephonic appearances becoming commonplace, the need to have a physical location near the courthouse has lost its luster. “I think the reality-check for us was that many of our cases are scattered throughout the State, and that I can be in court for a hearing in any part of the state just by making a phone call” she adds.

“Since law firms are service businesses, it is very important to be accessible to the clients, but a downtown location created a double edged sword for us.” says Bryan Weaver, marketing director at Scholefield. He goes on to say “No one can deny that a high profile address is good for our image, yet that very same address is what kept the clients away. We would like for our clients to feel comfortable enough to stop on in for a cup of coffee and a quick chat, and that just wasn’t happening in the downtown high-rise”.

The firm scoured the county looking for the best combination of centralized convenience, value and image, and settled on Rancho Bernardo. “We are pretty excited about our new offices, we’ve doubled our size which will meet our future expansion plans and clients can just stop in without dealing with the hassles of downtown parking. It truly is the best of all worlds” claims Scholefield.

Scholefield Construction Law’s new address is 10815 Rancho Bernardo Road #105, San Diego, CA 92127.

About Scholefield Construction Law – Principal attorney, Pamela J. Scholefield, oversees the activities of the construction advisory staff and represents developers, contractors and material suppliers in private and public works. Started in 1998, Ms. Scholefield founded what now is Scholefield Construction Law. For additional information: website: construction-laws.com, email: info@construction-laws.com or call: 858-613-0888.