Published By Jim Calloway
OK, after watching someone get an extra complication in their life by not knowing this, I decided to pass along this tip that many lawyers know– just in time for summer. If you are out of the office, your voice message should say when you will return. It should not say when you left.
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Ever have a prosecutor or court staff person who seemed to be rude and unreasonable to you? Well, here's an article that may contain some insight for some of you. I saw this so frequently at the courthouses when I practiced. So I strongly suggest you read Maybe He's Just Not That Into You. When …
Bob Ambrogi once called Matt Homann the "Confucius of the legal profession."
I've known Matt for several years, so long ago that it was back when his blog, the [non]billable hour, used to discuss alternative billing. I congratulated Bob on that characterization because Matt does provide a lot of information in a form that would fit perfectly if you…
The Nutmeg Lawyer blog apparently just began in 2009. Some would say there are already plenty of lawyer blogs. But Adrian M. Baron, its author, can really write. His posts are entertaining, which is in many ways the most important aspect of blog posts. He can make you laugh. See the introduction to 8 Tips…
This about-to-be released MiFi card really looks cool. You can carry your own wireless cloud with you and share it with up to four other users. There are lots of very interesting possibilities, including, as one poster noted, saving a lot of money if you exhibit at trade shows where they charge through the nose for Internet…
The last presentation of ABA TECHSHOW 2009 was 60 Sites in 60 Minutes, a program that is likely the longest running tradition of ABA TECHSHOW. I was honored to be asked to do that presentation with Lincoln Mead, Laura Calloway and Barron Henley. The list of and links to the 60 sites have now been…
The Colorado Bar Association recently made available a timely resource that I think anyone who has employees should seriously consider downloading, reading and saving for future reference. Pandemic Preparations for the Workplace was authored by Donald W. Benson and Katherine S. Dix. It is a nice treatment of several issues, including some that you might…
Here's a tighwad technology tip for those of you who are paying for pre-packaged incoporation paperwork kits from vendors. Recently an Oklahoma Bar member inquired about an inexpensive way to create stock certificates in-house when a lawyer does an incorporation for a client. I did a quick search on the Microsoft website and found a really…