What makes a great law firm? I’ll get to that in a minute, but first I need to finish up some old business.
The problem with attempting to “live blog” an event is that if you’re really enjoying yourself you just run out of time. Thus, by the end of Day 3 of the [...]
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Today started off bright and early with a beautiful, cloud-free sky and a coffee bar, the Alabama Law Foundation trustees’ breakfast, a senior lawyers’ breakfast and an Inns of Court coffee, all at 7:30 a.m. – a touch too early for my tastes, but that’s probably why I don’t get to plan the Annual Meeting. [...]
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Things here at the Annual Meeting & Legal Expo in Sandestin got underway at noon today, when registration opened. Attendance is up this year, with a record crowd for the pre-meeting CLE program presented by Paul Mellor.
The real highlights of the day, though, were the social events. The turnout for the Family Poolside [...]
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Today is a short day at the office for those of us who staff the Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting & Legal Expo. By about 1:00 p.m., most of us will be on our way to the Hilton in Sandestin to begin preparations for the meeting, which begins tomorrow with registration opening at noon [...]
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I know many Alabama lawyers who are just beginning to be interested in keeping up with one or more blogs, but who are so new to this type of publication that they haven’t really done much looking into how the technology works. They simply bookmark their favorite blogs in their web browser and try [...]
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Speaking of Outlook, a few days ago I discovered something interesting about how Outlook 2003 handles holidays so, with the 4th of July holiday upon us, I thought those who are still using that version might find it useful, too.
Outlook 2003 comes without any holidays installed, but it’s often useful to see not only the [...]
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I recently switched from one high-speed cable internet service to another at home. (I know, this sounds like the beginning of a rant, but please stay with me. I think the point of the story will be worth it.)
The new service costs a little more, and the connection speed is only marginally better than before. [...]
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