A Few Thoughts on Business Continuity
The Casemaker Legal Research System was down for a couple of hours one day last week as a result of extensive power outages in Ohio due to the remnants of…
Early Warning Auto Safety Complaints Database Now Available
If you think back, you probably remember the recall of Firestone tires in 2000. But it didn't happen until after a critical mass of anecdotes and hard news regarding serious…
Fraud Alert! Georgia Lawyer Caught in Trust Account Scam
The globalization of business has provided many opportunities for lawyers in Alabama to use an Internet web site to attract potential business clients from around the world. Unfortunately, globalization has…
You Don’t Always Have to Eat Your Peas!
Most successful people have developed the habit of putting work before play. After all, most of us of a certain age were taught that we had to eat all our…
Annual Meeting Redux, ABA TECHSHOW 2009 and Great Firms
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"…
Annual Meeting: Day 2 – The fun continues!
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…
Annual Meeting: Day 1 – A Good Start
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…
Life is a Beach!
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…
All the News That’s Fit to Read
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…
To Mark the Holiday: A useful tip on Outlook 2003 holidays.
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…