The problem with offering app reviews is that the publishers might later pull the plug on the app. Such was the case with a great app called Cardmunch. Back in 2012, when I would still occasionally attend networking functions, I would use this app to scan all the business cards I collected. What made it…
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Law Practice Tip: Using the HP Envy 120 Printer
NOTE: Hard to believe I originally posted this article seven years ago, but I checked and this great printer – the Hp Envy 120 – is still available on Amazon, through third-party sellers. I ended up with two of these, I liked the form factor so much, but ultimately replaced the one in the conference…
Fiverr.com – Your Low Cost Personal Assistant [UPDATED]
If you have not yet experienced the joy that is Fiverr.com, you are in for a real treat. Fiverr is the world’s largest online marketplace for $5 services, with weird services such as “I will write any message on my lips and take a photo” or “I will make fun of someone in my stand-up…
How to Use Speech-to-Text Dictation for a Quantum Leap in Efficiency [UPDATED]
A deep dive into speech-to-text dictation. I finally removed the small impediment that was preventing me from fully implementing speech-to-text dictation, and I have realized a quantum leap in efficiency as a result. You owe it to yourself and your clients to take a few minutes to read this article, in order to see the…
Don’t be that Attorney – Ten Ways to Make Yourself Look Foolish
I’ve had this article in mind for quite some time. I see attorneys make the same mistakes over and over, and I thought by posting an article listing those mistakes, I would have a place to send them to explain, in the nicest possible terms, that they are making themselves look like idiots. The article…
Best Client Call of the Week
My websites all have contact forms, so that prospective clients can email me a question. The forms require that the prospective client provide an email address and/or a telephone number. How else would I contact them? So, I received an email from a visitor to one of my websites (let’s call her Jane), and I…
Best Client Call of the Week
A potential client called about a breach of contract action she wants to pursue. The caller does not live in California, and for reasons not important to the story, it is not feasible to sue the defendant where he resides. The caller was intending to move back to California, and wanted to know if the…
Judge resigns amid allegations she retaliated after rebuffed Facebook request, exhibited paranoia
A Florida judge has resigned before the resolution of ethics charges alleging she “repeatedly expressed paranoia” and exhibited “inexplicable” and “disruptive” behavior. Judge Linda Schoonover of the Seminole-Brevard circuit court plans to retire Aug. 31, Source: www.abajournal.com The fascinating part of this tragic story is the Facebook incident. The judge was presiding over a divorce…
Best Client Call of the Week
A gentleman called about a case, wherein the amount in controversy was about $1,500 – a clear candidate for small claims court. “Well, this isn’t a case I would be able to represent you on because it wouldn’t make economic sense to hire me for a $1,500 case, but I’m happy to give you my…
Flat Fee Arrangements Promote a Winning Practice
Flat fee arrangements are amazingly liberating. Most of my fellow litigators won’t take a case on a flat fee, either because they are concerned that they will grossly underestimate the time the case is going to take and end up with an effective hourly rate of $25, or simply because they think they’ll make more…