The Big Ideas issue of Law Practice Magazine is an incredible resource. (July/August 2013 Issue) I say that with a great deal of pride as John Simek and I were the guest editors of the issue. We had a great team helping us. The great news is that you can get this issue free on
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Encryption, Privacy and the Dark Side of the Internet
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Encryption, Privacy and the Dark Side of the Internet was written by Duane Croft, a Norman, Oklahoma lawyer with an engineering background. This Oklahoma Bar Journal article covers encryption in depth, while still being readable for the lawyer with only basic knowledge on the topic. Certainly today's lawyer does need to understand the basics…
How many does it take to change a light bulb?
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Q. How many ministers does it take to change a light bulb?
A. It depends on whether the light bulb is really willing to change!
The same is true for lawyers and law firms.
I've been knee-deep in reviewing materials on change, particularly lawyer and law firm change, for a few months now for a…
I’ve been robbed while out of the country – Please Send Money!
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Well, actually, I'm not out of the country, I have not been robbed and I am still in possession of my passport. No hotel manager is breathing down my neck to pay my bill or else.
Most readers smiled when they read this because they have received bogus emails supposedly from their friends outlining the…
What I am Reading Today (Legal Ethics and Money)
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I know "what I'm reading" is not a great title for a blog post. But I've noted a lot of good reading material that I wanted to pass along to you today.
Law Society of British Columbia's Cloud Computing Checklist Lawyers are quite correctly concerned about cloud computing because law practices deal with confidential client.
Great Tutorial on Setting Up Two-Factor Authentication On Dropbox
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As I noted in my Oklahoma Bar Journal column earlier this month on Email Issues For Lawyers Today, Dropbox really had no choice but to speed up releasing Two-Factor Authentication for better security. They have now done that and you should set it up. Thanks to a tweet from PDFforLAwyers.com, I can now pass…
Email Issues For Lawyers: Four Not-So-Frequently Asked Questions
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Email Issues For Lawyers Today is my column in this month's Oklahoma Bar Journal.
Dealing with email is a challenge for many business professionals. I actually intended to write this piece about something that was related, but I was inspired by a blog post by Erik Mazzone, Should Lawyers Use Encrypted Email? and something very…
The Future Is Hazy — Thoughts From Some Deep Thinkers
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Today's post from those helpful folks at Attorney at Work begins as follows:
"This summer, the hottest ticket at state bar association annual meetings seems to be sessions focused on the future of the business of practicing law. And with just cause. There’s a lot going on out there to make us nervous."
I've certainly …
Twelve Ethics Tips for the First-Rate Lawyer
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Legal ethics advice can sometimes be dry and off-putting. No one likes to be lectured to, especially about not stealing, lying or misbehaving. Oklahoma Bar Association Ethics Counsel Travis Pickens gives us twelve practical suggestions about maintaining ethical standards and improving our law practices at the same time. (I will note that I introduced Travis to the…
Great Free Trust Accounting and Legal Ethics Information from Minnesota
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Setting up a lawyer's trust accounting procedures in Quickbooks is certainly doable. But if you are not an accounting whiz, you might be worried you missed something. There are other tools like GnuCash (free) or Microsoft Office Accounting 2006 or 2007. Earler this year, the Minnesota Bar Association announced the release of its Trust Accounting Guides that have…