Legal Commentary

I don't know about you, but it just seems impossible to me that we are really in 2008. Where did the 90s go? Or the 80s for that matter? :)

Anyway, happy new year, and may the sun shine (not too) brightly on you this coming year, may moonshine and the stars bring you joy as well.

Forward... on to the inbox:

? Martin Metz, CIO of O'Melveny & Myers, and Dean Olsen, CTO, Steptoe  & Johnson, will be featured in a Jan. 14 (Monday) webinar offered by Compuware, discussing "Trends in law firm IT Management: An executive discussion." Both of their firms use Compuware's Vantage technology.

? Congratulations to Ross Kodner, who married Carolyn Carissimo on New Year's Eve! Ask him to send you their PowerPoint wedding announcement. 

? Dave Frankel at Cambridge Economics Group has launched a new subscription service, to help legal professionals predict settlements. Press release here.

? Barry Schneider, who with LTN board member Larry Bodine, edits the new Originate montly online newsletter about personal marketing for lawyers, wants you to know about an upcoming workshope that he will be conducting with Mike Cummings. It will be held on Friday, Jan. 25 at Belo Mansion (home of the Dallas Bar Assn.). For more info, click here.

? Lisa Solomon checks in to report that The Billable Hour Co. has launched The Video Venue, featuring law-related videos.