This article appeared in Marketing the Law Firm, an ALM/Law Journal Newsletters publication reporting on the latest, and most effective, strategies for Chief Marketing Officers, Managing Partners, Law Firm Marketing Directors, Administrators and Consultants.

During good times, lawyers struggle with knowing how best to communicate and stay connected with clients without pestering or being a burden. This is only exacerbated during times of uncertainty when the pressure to develop business intensifies and lawyers’ fear of looking tone deaf, overly aggressive, or self-interested rises.