This message is coming from Dan Herron (I know that the signature is Chris Herron; but, I use my son's computer when I'm at home and want to talk on the internet. Thus, Chris is a non-ALSB member who is a subscriber to ALSBTALK but only for my convenience.) I appreciate your responses to my query regarding the appropriateness of a full-time b-law teacher having some kind of practice. The specific question we are discussing here at my school is "whether or not the hanging out of a shingle" is appropriate or not for a full-time b-law prof. I have a problem with the "image"...I have detected a lot of resentment from non-law business colleagues. The attitude is "do you want to be academics or do you want to be a lawyer." Plus, I detect that salaries may be in part compressed for b-law profs due to this perception that we're running downtown to our law offices making lots of money. Sandy Hurd had an op-ed piece in the fall 1992 newsletter in which she argues that we have to choose between practice and academia. Until we do, we will never be accepted into academia fully. I think that I agree with Sandy. We can have a small practice on the side, but without a shingle, without litigation, and without advertising. A practice like that could be arguably "consulting"; if you've got a shingle, or advertising, etc., then you've got a practice and you end up just being a lawyer who happens to teach on the side. Comments, please!