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 [...]

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.
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Supreme Court Raises Appellate Filing Fees

The Alabama Supreme Court entered an order yesterday (August 25th) raising filing fees in all three appellate courts as follows:

Direct appeal – $200
Rule 5 permission to appeal – $150
Petition for cert, civil and criminal – $150
Rule 21 extraordinary writ – $150

The new filing fees go into effect on October 1st.  As this is being written [...]