ABA TECHSHOW Discounts, Plus Best of TECHSHOW

It’s time to start thinking about making plans to attend ABA TECHSHOW 2010.  For those who are not familiar with it, TECHSHOW is the ABA Law Practice Management Section’s annual two and a half day CLE program and vendor expo centered around practice management and the use of technology in the practice of law.   ABA [...]

A Tale of Two Emails or I Don’t Talk to Strangers

I received two email messages recently. Each was from someone I did not know. Both posed a single, easy-to-answer question, but it’s amazing how different my reaction was to each.
The first contained nothing but the question and the sender’s name and city. The question challenged something that I had written in an [...]

Windows 7 Arrives. Should You Invite It In?

Windows 7, Microsoft’s latest operating system, went on sale today. While people are not lining up around the block to purchase a copy, many lawyers may be wondering whether it would be worth their time, money and trouble to upgrade from XP or Vista. Like most questions raised in the law office, it [...]

A Useful Book, and Masterful Legal Marketing, Too

I am frequently asked by new lawyers for a list of books that I think they should acquire as they set up their practices. A new book, the Alabama Appellate Practice Guide by Ed R. Haden, Chair of Balch & Bingham, LLC’s Appellate Focus Team, came across my desk this week, and I’ve added [...]

PMA Tip of the Week

G.M. Filisko has written a well organized compilation of 70 Sizzling & Lawyer Friendly Apps for the October issue of the ABA Journal Magazine. This article has the applications organized into six categories that make searching for a solution easy. The sections Word Up, Research and Reference, Productivity, Accessibility, Task Management, Maps, and [...]

Suddenly Solo? There’s Help Available!

Many lawyers, particularly recent law school graduates, are finding themselves preparing to hang a shingle as the economic downturn has resulted in law firm layoffs and deferrals of new hires. Fortunately, there are some good resources out there for those who are thinking about starting their own practices, or have already taken the plunge.
On [...]