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Make Plans for ABA TECHSHOW 2010 in Chicago

Posted on January 04, 2010
The 24th edition of ABA TECHSHOW promises to be the best yet when it opens at the Chicago Hilton on March 25, 2010. The world of legal technology is changing rapidly, and all lawyers need to understand the changes to...

TIME Says Super Bowl Runner-Up is the Best Team

Posted on December 30, 2009
Well, they didn't exactly say that, but based on their choice for Best Gadget of 2009, the Super Bowl pronouncement can't be far behind. TIME magazine says the Verizon Droid phone is the top gadget beating out the new iPhone...

Don't Miss the Lawyer2Lawyer Holiday Podcast

Posted on December 21, 2009
Lawyer2Lawyer, the weekly podcast for lawyers hosted by J. Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi on the Legal Talk Network gets into the holiday spirit with their latest edition. This 30-minute edition features Larry Savell, Lisa Solomon and yours truly to....

Heart-Warming Story Illustrates the Power of Facebook

Posted on December 17, 2009
The Washington Post has a wonderful front page story today of a college student who was abandoned as a day-old baby and 20 years later used Facebook to find the two teenagers who had rescued her. It is both a...

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Debating the Intersection of Confidentiality and iPhone Security

Posted on December 15, 2009
Well, my good friends Sharon Nelson and John Simek over at Sensei Enterprises have set off a bit of a tempest over at Solosez, (as pointed out at The Last Word) with their recent article on lawyers' professional use of...

Updated: New Additions to the Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers

Posted on December 07, 2009
I had the opportunity to hit the mall on Black Friday, visit New York City stores on Sunday, and snoop around the Internet on Cyber Monday, so I have added several new gift ideas to the 2009 Gift Guide for...

The 2009 Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers

Posted on November 16, 2009
The Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers is back for the fifth year with all new and unique gift ideas for lawyers and law firms. I?ve been gathering ideas from many sources, ripping pages from catalogs and magazines, talking to lawyers,...

The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success Now Available on Amazon

Posted on November 15, 2009
I am pleased to announce that The Busy Lawyer's Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice is now available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Chapters (in Canada) and other book e-tailers. Although the book has been available via...

My Fifth Annual Holiday Gift Guide for Lawyers is coming this Monday . . .

Posted on November 12, 2009
I'm busier than a elf at the North Pole, but come rain, sleet, or snow, the 2009 edition of my holiday gift guide will be out on November 16th so look for it before you go shopping for the lawyers...

Verizon's Droid: Not Ready for Primetime?

Posted on November 06, 2009
The Wall Street Journal's Walter Mossberg tries to love the new Motorola Droid, but his integrity shines through his prose and he is really letting readers know the new phone is not ready to take on the iPhone. But is...

Carolyn Elefant Takes a Final Bow at Legal Blog Watch

Posted on September 20, 2009
After 1,680 blog posts at Legal Blog Watch, Carolyn Elefant has decided to take a well-deserved break from the daily grind of blogging. Blogging consistently is not easy, but Carolyn and her blog partner Bob Ambrogi have not only done...

The Nightmare Left Behind

Posted on August 10, 2009
South Carolina blogger and SC Bar practice advisor, Courtney Kennaday, has posted actual photographs of a deceased lawyer's office recently taken by the lawyer appointed to close down the practice after the solo lawyer died suddenly. This is exactly the...

Recession-Related Ethics: Navigating Tough Times

Posted on July 07, 2009
I am pleased to be a faculty member for this ABA-CLE ethics teleconference on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. In these still-difficult times, it is more important than ever to be confident of the ethical boundaries when it comes to client...

Solos, Please Beware of Scams That Can Cost You!

Posted on June 30, 2009
Several bar associations are warning their members to be aware of financially-devastating scams being carried out against lawyers, especially solo practitioners. According to the ABA Journal, at least one small firm found out the hard way to the tune of...

The Fears of Alternative Billing

Posted on June 09, 2009
The American Lawyer has a short but valuable article today about the role of fear in negotiating alternative fee arrangements: Clients fear they will get shoddy service for their money, and law firms fear they will lose money on many...

Shake Big Savings from Small Practice Management Ideas

Posted on May 20, 2009
That's the title of my latest article published this month in GPSolo magazine, published by the GP Solo Division of the ABA. The theme of the issue is "Small" and covers relevant topics from an interesting perspective. Check it out...

Richard Susskind's ABA TECHSHOW Keynote Should Be Mandatory Listening

Posted on April 21, 2009
Richard Susskind continues to challenge our profession to look at ourselves in our changing world and redefine who we are and what we do in order to meet the future needs of consumers of legal services. In his latest book,...

Our Favorite iPhone Apps for Lawyers--ABA TECHSHOW 2009 Edition

Posted on April 02, 2009
What happens when four lawyers from diverse practices and backgrounds get together to discuss how each uses their iPhone to improve their productivity and reduce a few of life's frustrations? You get a great list of iPhone apps that are...

ReidMyBlog Meets ReidMyBook

Posted on April 02, 2009
I am pleased to announce publication of my new book, The Busy Lawyer?s Guide to Success: Essential Tips to Power Your Practice, co-authored with Dan Pinnington and published by the ABA. The book has a different look and feel from...

Client Security Fund Raided by Connecticut Legislature

Posted on March 17, 2009
Disturbing news is coming out of Connecticut via a Connecticut Supreme Court Justice and the President-elect of the Connecticut Bar: In an unusual power play, the Connecticut Legislature swooped in and grabbed $2 million of the state's Client Security Fund...

Forbidden Fruit: Bill Gates' Wife Can't Buy an iPhone

Posted on March 03, 2009

New Protocol: More Blog References Now Linking to Social Network Profiles

Posted on February 26, 2009

LexThink Innovate is Set for March 29-30

Posted on February 24, 2009
Matt Homann has more good ideas than just about anyone else I know. And when it comes to legal "conferences" there is no one who does it better. I attended the first LexThink event in Chicago a few years ago,...

Smart Phones Are Becoming "Smarter" in 2009

Posted on February 23, 2009
Based on Apple's astounding success with their App Store, several phone makers have or will soon follow with their own versions of on-line application stores. (I have over two dozen apps on my iPhone and I continue to be amazed...

In Praise of Lawyer2Lawyer Podcasts

Posted on February 22, 2009
I regularly subscribe to just two podcasts--This Week In Technology (TWIT) and Lawyer2Lawyer from the Legal Talk Network. Although I have been a faithful subscriber, I have not been a faithful listener as of late. (The short mea culpa story...

Thinking Beyond Tomorrow: Why Entrepreneurs Are Headed to the ABA TECHSHOW

Posted on February 18, 2009
The current economic recession is having an impact on the legal profession, but like in any financial turmoil, those who plan ahead get ahead. Despite a natural reaction to cut expenses and hunker down to weather the economic storm, entrepreneurial...

"Web Site" or "Website": Spelling Isn't Black or White in the Internet Age

Posted on February 12, 2009
Is it just me, or are the spellings of Internet-related words changing before our very eyes? I mean, let's start right there with the word "Internet". In the early days, the "Internet" was the Internet. It was a proper noun....

The Joys and Pains of Social Networking

Posted on February 10, 2009
I recently posted this to the ABA TECHSHOW Blog, and cross-post here: They seem to have exploded around us: those new profile-housing, connection building, relationship highlighting, social and business on-line networks, such as LinkedIn, Legally-Minded, Plaxo, Facebook, and others...

Will On-Board Wi-Fi Make the Skies Less Friendly?

Posted on February 09, 2009
After years of debate, Wi-Fi Internet has come to commercial air travel. Although the technology has been authorized by the US government for several years, and Virgin America Airlines has used it for their own on-board entertainment system, several airlines...

Ideas to Recession-Proof Your Law Firm

Posted on January 27, 2009
A tweet from Dennis Kennedy yesterday brought my attention to this blog post from Ron Baker of the Verasage Institute about recession-proofing your law firm. I met Ron several years ago at a LexThink event, and have been a huge...

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