Ten Items or Less?
Wouldn’t it be great if the circuit courts had an express lane that would let you check out quickly if your case didn’t involve a large sum and more witnesses…
Don’t Let SCRA Snag You
Although the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have wound down, many Alabamians, whether in the regular military or the Alabama National Guard and Reserve, continue on active military duty around…
Commercial Transaction Checklist
I've long been a proponent of using checklists for everything. They are a great way to break a major undertaking down into easily digestible component parts and make sure that…
Supreme Court Overturns Bayliss
If you regularly practice family law you probably already know that on October 4th the Alabama Supreme Court overturned Ex parte Bayliss, 550 So.2d 986 (1989) which had held that §…
Say Bye-Bye to Windows XP
Unfortunately, when it comes to Windows XP, the party’s over. Microsoft will officially end support for XP Service Pack 3 and Office 2003 on April 8, 2014. This operating system…
New Phishing Scam Targets IOLTA Account Holders
Several Alabama lawyers have contacted the Alabama Law Foundation regarding an email phishing scam. The lawyers all received email messages from an individual calling himself Chris Cisneros of National Bankruptcy…
What Was He Thinking?
The best trial lawyers and negotiators are those who can pick up and play to the emotions of the people they are dealing with. But in order to successfully do…
Free Paperless Office Webinar
We had a sellout crowd last week for our Tech Tuesday Paperless Office and E-filing training program. Steve Best of Affinity Consulting and Jody Stewart and Jason Hodges from the…
Public WiFi Just Got a Little Safer for Lawyer Use
A few days ago I posted about the ethical propriety of using free Gmail for confidential legal communications. Another somewhat unsettled issue is the ethical propriety of a lawyer using…
E-filing Giving You Fits? We’ve Got Help!
Unfortunately, e-filing is now mandatory and there's no going back. If you are struggling to develop the skills and procedures needed to implement e-filing in your office, or if you…