We had a great time at the OBA Tech Fair this week. Thanks to Tom Mighell, Debbie Foster and Adriana Linares for taking the time to come teach our members. I have gotten lots of great feedback. And for those of you who didn't attend, from Oklahoma or anywhere else, please consider attending ABA TECHSHOW
ABA TECHSHOW Road Show Comes to Oklahoma
On September 24, 2009, the Oklahoma Bar Association is providing a Technology Fair for its members, featuring the ABA TECHSHOW Road Show. We are very excited to have a host of experts who will be joining me speaking to our members, including Debbie Foster (chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2010), Tom Mighell and Adriana Linares.
Heading off to Oklahoma Bar Solo and Small Firm Conference
Lawyers from all across Oklahoma are heading out to the Oklahoma Bar's Solo and Small Firm Conference today. It is a great event with lots of fun and great CLE presentations. If you are not able to attend, you can read about the details here and see the complete list of programs (PDF) here.
ABA TECHSHOW Roadshow in Boston
Well, I am off to the American Bar Association Midyear meeting in Boston. The ABA Midyear meeting is much smaller (and more committee and board work oriented) than the ABA Annual Meeting. I have a couple of days on my calendar with almost the entire day scheduled starting with breakfast meetings at 8 a.m. and ending at
Support Your Local Bar Association
This post was prompted by reading today of a controversy between the Florida Bar and some of its members over selling the member's e-mail addresses. (I don't have a comment on that specific situation.) I've now worked for the OOklahoma Bar Association for over 11 years. Even though we have paid staff, a lot of
Advanced Internet Research Webinar by Tom Mighell and Jim Calloway
UPDATE: While this program has already taken place, you can still enjoy the entire program online through the OBA-CLE’s online offerings. Just click this link to see about purchasing the online program. We enjoyed doing the program and have gotten some very good feedback on it.
Tom Mighell, chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2008
The Great Oklahoma Ice Storm of 2007
Blogging slowed this month as I dealt with, among other things, The Great Oklahoma Ice Storm of 2007. (No slight is intended to those of you in Missouri and other states that were hit as well.)
Edgar Rice Burroughs used the phrase "the thin veneer of civilization." Well, let me tell you that thin veneer
Oklahoma Bar Offers Law Firm Merchant Account Member Benefit
Today the Oklahoma Bar Association announces its latest member benefit- law firm merchant accounts for credit card processing for its members. There is no more need to spend time dealing with issues about the service charges on retainers and other trust account deposits and no more depositing of small checks just to cover service charges.
From Business Boot Camp to The New Lawyer Experience
The American Bar Association publication Your ABA recently highlighted a program that had me as one of the panelists at ABA Annual Meeting. Read this nice article about our Business Boot Camp for Lawyers. We had a nice audience and my co-panelists were great.
In Oklahoma, it is time for lawyers who are either
Oklahoma Bar Solo & Small Firm Conference 2007 Was a Fun Time
The 2007 Oklahoma Bar Solo & Small Firm Conference 2007 is over, which means I don’t have to think about conference planning and details until about the middle of August, when we start gearing up for intial 2008 planning. We had a great turnout this year at Tanglewood Resort, about 200 attendees and another