Practice Management

More iPad and iPhone Apps for Lawyers

Posted on March 30, 2011
Josh Barrett , Jeff Richardson, and I will present 60 iPhone/iPad Apps for Lawyers at the 2011 ABA TECHSHOW in April. I recently highlighted several translation apps, but I am blown away by the 8-part series Josh is blogging on...

Translation Apps for iPhone Can Help "Lingually-Challenged" Lawyers

Posted on March 14, 2011
Twenty years ago few lawyers needed to know more than plain ol' American English. However, over the past two decades the world has grown smaller and our society more diverse. Dual language skills are quickly becoming an asset as U.S....

New Google Formula Changes Search Results for Your Law Firm Website

Posted on February 28, 2011
Be sure to Google your law firm website and your name, as Google has just made significant changes to the algorithms that power their search engine results. The changes are meant to improve the quality of search results, but it...

Why should you attend ABA TECHSHOW 2011?

Posted on February 10, 2011
The countdown to ABA TECHSHOW 2011 is on! If you are unsure if ABA TECHSHOW is for you, download the conference brochure to see everything that is taking place or watch a video explaining why you can't afford to miss...

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The Dark Side of Cloud Computing

Posted on February 07, 2011
I'm a fan of cloud computing, but this article troubles me. Hackers are renting massive amounts of server time at low cloud computing prices to run password hacking programs to crack wireless networks to steal passwords, passphrases and more. These...

Is 4G Really 4G? Just the Facts, Ma'am!

Posted on February 04, 2011
I keep seeing wireless companies advertising they have 4G speed or the largest 4G network, but I started to wonder about the claims and what they really meant. The tiny print in the TV ads provided some guidance that there...

The Versatile iPad Rings in the Holidays

Posted on December 13, 2010
My brother forwarded the link to this fun musical video featuring musicians playing instrument apps on their iPads. What a great idea--and what a great holiday concert!

Get Success with Free Shipping!

Posted on December 06, 2010
The Bu sy Lawyer?s Guide to Success is now available with free shipping from the ABA Bookstore. In addition, our book is available for 30% off when ordered through the ABA. That?s cheaper than Amazon, and less than half off...

6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers (2010 Edition)

Posted on November 16, 2010
It?s time again for thoughts of holiday cheer interrupt the lives of busy lawyers. Ok, let me rephrase that: It?s time to put down the Blackberry, slow down the pace of work, and enjoy the Christmas and holiday seasons. And...

Get Ready for ABA TECHSHOW 2011

Posted on November 12, 2010
The educational sessions for the upcoming ABA TECHSHOW have just been posted to the website, and it is shaping up to be one of the best editions of this conference. In addition, Harvard Professor and technology activist Larry Lessig has...

Leadership Lessons from "The Dancing Guy"

Posted on November 10, 2010
It's easy to post funny video clips on YouTube, but it is much harder to post funny clips that are also insightful and instructive. Well, Derek Sievers has accomplished that feat with his "Leadership Lessons from the Dancing Guy." Be...

It's Coming Soon: The 6th Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers

Posted on November 08, 2010
Just a heads up that I'll be releasing my annual holiday gift guide for lawyers on Tuesday, November 16. As in years past, there will a great selection of ideas whether you need to find a gift for a lawyer,...

What I Learned as a Lawyer from Southwest Airlines Today

Posted on September 28, 2010
I don?t often travel Southwest Airlines. In fact the last time I flew them was at least a decade ago. A number of my friends frequently fly and enjoy Southwest. So when Southwest had the best flight and price options...

Revisiting America at the Minnesota State Fair

Posted on August 31, 2010
Yesterday my youngest son Kendall and I visited the Minnesota State Fair, a 149 year tradition that has been at the same fairgrounds in a suburb of St. Paul (about 4 miles from where I grew up) for over 100...

Unique Pro Bono Consortium Resolves I-35 Bridge Collapse Litigation

Posted on August 31, 2010
I was proud to read in the National Law Journal that my friend and law school classmate, Chris Messerly, led a unique consortium of 17 pro bono law firms to settle the lawsuits resulting from the August 2007 Interstate 35W...

Kudos to the ABA for Representing Our Profession Against Unwarranted Regulation

Posted on August 30, 2010
Kudos to the ABA for standing up to the FTC who want to add another layer of regulation on lawyers. The FTC wants to include lawyers in their "Red Flag" financial rule, but a D.C. Court ruled earlier this year...

When Lawyer Advertising Seems Too Good to be True . . .

Posted on August 25, 2010
Radio and TV advertisements seem to be dominated by recession inspired debt reduction and tax reduction services that claim to save a person thousands of dollars or extract them from huge IRS liabilities for just pennies on the dollar. I've...

If You Wonder if Someone is Watching You, Click Here

Posted on August 09, 2010
The Wall Street Journal just finished running a fascinating and downright scary investigative series revealing how our privacy is compromised when we are surfing the Internet or using a cell phone, and how big players such as Microsoft have purposely...

Security Alert: Must All Lawyers Abandon Smart Phones?

Posted on August 02, 2010
A bit of a techno-firestorm started in late 2009 when my friends John Simek and Sharon Nelson alerted lawyers to the security flaws of the iPhone. They have warned the legal profession to be careful not to use the iPhone...

Sifting Through the Ashes of Law Firm Dissolutions

Posted on July 26, 2010
I finally had some time by the pool this summer to read the June 2010 issue of Law Practice Today. The theme of the issue is Sifting Through the Ashes of Law Firm Dissolutions, which turns out to be a...

OMG--My First Apple Rant

Posted on July 15, 2010
C'mon Apple, it's time to do the right thing. Stop being Microsoft and be Apple again. Fix the iPhone 4 and be upfront about it!

Leaked iPhone Gets Under Apple's Skin

Posted on April 24, 2010
It looks like Gawker Media, owner of Gizmodo, the website that unmasked Apple's upcoming iPhone 4.0 is in a bit of hot water for doing so. It seems that Apple is none to pleased with this whole episode and is...

Even More Useful Nuggets from ABA TECHSHOW 2010

Posted on April 07, 2010
The practical information from ABA TECHSHOW 2010 continues to flow across the Internet and through the blogosphere, as lawyers absorb all the great nuggets of information from the conference. Here's a few you might have missed: The ABA Journal's Rachel...

Technology Tips for Lawyers from ABA TECHSHOW Pros

Posted on April 05, 2010
If you missed the 2010 edition of ABA TECHSHOW, you missed some great ideas for your law practice. However, Jim Calloway covers some very good tips in the March/April edition of Law Practice magazine. The article include tips on using...

Top Ten iPhone Apps for Busy Lawyers

Posted on February 16, 2010
In case you missed it last week, I posted my current top ten iPhone apps for lawyers on my other blog, Lawyer Success Tips, which is the companion blog to my book, The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success: Essential Tips...

Follow the 2010 Winter Olympic Games with New iPhone App from NBC

Posted on February 11, 2010
The 2010 Winter Olympics begin tomorrow in Vancouver, British Columbia with the Opening Ceremonies including the lighting of the Olympic cauldron at 9pm EST. NBC and AT&T have launched a helpful iPhone app to help keep track of all the...

How to Catch an iPhone Thief

Posted on February 10, 2010
Thanks to Jeff Richardson of the iPhoneJD blog for pointing me to this blog written by an iPhone owner who had his iPhone stolen on a plane, and then pieced together information using a variety of Internet tools and some...

Outlook 2010: It's the Economy!

Posted on February 09, 2010
Well, I almost forgot I was interviewed for a story published in Lawyers USA in early January about the outlook for lawyers this year, but the story popped up on one of my Google Alerts. Senior editor Nora Tooher spoke...

Is the Apple Tablet the Tipping Point? Practicing Law in the Cloud Goes Mainstream in 2010

Posted on January 26, 2010
Right before our eyes a major transformation is occurring within the legal profession. I believe 2010 will emerge as a year that we will look back upon as a tipping point. A year where lawyers left behind the traditional confines...

One Good Turn Deserves Another

Posted on January 24, 2010
I've never met Ralf Trautz. He lives in Germany, I live in the U.S. Although we share a very unique last name and first initial we don't even know if we're related. However, I do know Ralf is a really...

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