If you want a way to answer your office phone on your mobile phone, or want your voicemails transcribed and either emailed or sent to you via text, consider Ribbit Mobile. Ribbit appears to offer very similar services to Google Voice and as of right now, is also free.
Once you create an account, you can tell Ribbit which phones to ring when someone calls your number. Ribbit can also transcribe your voicemails and send them to you when you cannot, or do not want to, answer your phone.
Sending the calls to various phones is not that exciting. If you are a solo practitioner, you might use your cell phone as your business phone. Most phone companies, including wireless companies, allow you to forward calls to other phones. Theoretically, the advantage is that you can use Ribbit to have all the phones ring at the same time.
Voicemail transcription, on the other hand, is a handy feature. For solo attorneys, you cannot always answer your phone, meet with clients, and complete legal work. When you cannot answer the phone, transcriptions can help you do quick triage on your calls. Google Voice is somewhat notorious for having poor transcriptions, so perhaps Ribbit can do better.
Ribbit is currently soliciting invites for its beta phase.
Randall Ryder is a Minnesota consumer rights attorney who sues abusive debt collectors and is a publisher of Elder Parent Help. Follow him on Twitter @randallryder. 
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Hi Randall, thank you for checking out Ribbit Mobile and glad to hear it is working well for you! If you like the transcription piece, you should try the voice recording option as well. It will transcribe your notes, send you an email that you can either print, forward via email or just archive for future use. Imagine it would be a nice little addition to your daily workflow.
We welcome your readers into the Ribbit Mobile beta and happy to answer any questions you or they might have. Feel free to contact me directly at kristie [at] ribbit.com. Enjoy!
Ribbit is discontinuing its free trial offerings at the end of January.