Every time I see an article related to billable hours at large law firms, I thank the younger version of myself who had the sense to start his own firm. I remember my big firm days when, even though I worked until 8:00 pm and had an hour commute, I’d always take a file with…
Author: Aaron Morris
WordPerfect Apps for iPhone and iPad
If you are a stalwart like me (stubborn and Luddite might be appropriate descriptive words as well) who hates Microsoft Word and still uses WordPerfect, you may have the occasional need to view a WordPerfect document on your iPad. I first wrote an article on the available apps for that purpose back in 2014, and…
Attorney App of the Week – CamCard
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…
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…
Worst Judge of the Month
I’ve written here before about how you can never assume a judge knows anything about civil litigation. I’m not necessarily saying that in a pejorative sense; it may just be that the judge has only a transactional legal background, or previously worked on the criminal side. I ran into another one of those judges who…
Law Office Software of the Month — BatteryBar Pro (and it’s FREE!)
Here is a great little laptop battery utility I have been testing. I found it so essential, that it’s now on all my laptops. Windows offers an icon that can show you the percentage of charge left in your laptop battery. I feel like it will also give an estimate of the time remaining on…
Never Overestimate your Judge or Justice
A recent visit to the Court of Appeal added another war story to the ever lengthening list of examples of why an attorney should never overestimate judges and justices, who sometimes don’t understand the most basic of concepts. But first, a little context. I wrote an article on the wonders of using speech-to-text voice dictation…
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…