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The citizens of north Alabama, including many lawyers who were hard hit, are making strides in cleaning up after the devastating tornadoes of April 27th. As the recovery process begins,…
The citizens of north Alabama, including many lawyers who were hard hit, are making strides in cleaning up after the devastating tornadoes of April 27th. As the recovery process begins,…
The Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting & Legal Expo 2011 (July 13-16) is approaching, and on-line registration is now open. Those who sign up online by Friday, April 29th at…
Last week I attended the ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago, where I made two presentations. TECHSHOW celebrated it’s 25th anniversary this year, and Paul Unger and his planning board put on…
As most Alabama lawyers are aware by now, the state’s General Fund budget is in proration, which means that funds for the state’s court system have been cut along with…
The Alabama MCLE rules now allow you to earn CLE credit by watching a live seminar offsite in real time, using your computer. And CLE Alabama has a great one,…
Lately I've had several people tell me that they are in the market for new computers and ask me to recommend something. I'm not an IT expert and computer specifications…
The nicest thing about having a blog is that it’s your own, personal legal pad. You can scribble anything you like on it, and no one can tell you that…
From time to time I get calls from lawyers who are seeking to build more business. They invariably want to know whether I can suggest any underserved practice areas. My…
Most practicing lawyers probably haven’t followed this fight closely, but anxious bar officials breathed a sign of relief yesterday. The U.S. House of Representatives followed the Senate in passing the…
Many solo and small firm lawyers don't spend much time reviewing financial data from their practices. They are busy and just feel lucky to get through the day without too…