The Move

Moving from an office where you have been for 30 years is no easy decision.  Our office at 201 W. 11th Street has served us well.  It has nice parking and is easily accessible for our clients.

As I began my search for a new building, it was very important to me that I find something that our elderly and disabled clients could easily get to, that they could park their cars and easily walk into the office.  I needed to be sure that it had good parking and that it was accessible to those who might have difficulty with mobility.  At the same time, I needed to keep in mind that many families who come to us may be located out of state.  The ability to provide communication with them through telephone, internet, telephone or video conferencing was very important.

For over a year, I looked.  I finally discovered an office building at 2604 General Hays Road.  Not only does it have great parking, it is also very accessible.  The building that we will be using doubles our floor space.  Our care coordinators will have their own offices and it will go from one conference room to three.  This is important because many times, our delay in being able to see families was occasioned by this lack of an available conference room.  We will now have three conference rooms and each care coordinator will have an office space in which to meet with the families.

The unusual twist to the location is that it is where I first started practicing when I started my own firm in 1985.  At that time, I had about 20% of the building.  To say it was deja vu when I first walked back into the office to view it as a possible location is an understatement.

It has been fun watching the new office being reconstructed to fit our needs.  New windows were installed throughout and new heating and air conditioning is being put in.  Each office will have not only telephone connections, but also internet and high speed computer setups.  The staff will have more privacy as will our families that come to us.

Working out the logistics of the move has been a challenge for my staff but they have all stepped up to the plate.  Our goal is to move into our office with as little down time and as little interruption to our families as possible.

As I write this blog, our goal is to move in between Christmas and New Years and be operational after the first of the year.  I know that there will be some glitches but that is okay.

I hope that you will stop by the new office at 2604 General Hays Road after the first of the year and see the new offices of Clinkscales Elder Law Practice.