Few question the link between smart networking and gaining new clients. I suspect most attorneys would include networking as a non-negotiable “must do” for successful firms. How many of us have formal strategies for ensuring that networking occurs productively and ...
Read More »Connaghan: Legislators, read first, then vote
The closing weeks of the legislative session can be a wild ride. Groups and individuals attempt to influence legislators to add something to a bill or take something away. Senate and House members come together to hash out the details ...
Read More »Poll:As technology changes, so does standard of care
Not long ago I wrote in this column about the risk of “technology malpractice” — violating the duty of care by failing to use technology effectively in your practice, so you are perceived as willfully less competent than your peers. ...
Read More »Legislators: read first, then vote
The closing weeks of the legislative session can be a wild ride. Groups and individuals attempt to influence legislators to add something to a bill or take something away. Senate and House members come together to hash out the details ...
Read More »Napier: The computer bridge comes falling down
As I have described before I am a somewhat knowledgeable user of computers. I do not tear them apart, and I do not go out of my way to do more than be a good little user. I update regularly ...
Read More »Connaghan: Missouri could cash in on Hilton-style jails
Every day, thousands of people are sentenced to spend time in jails across the country. Whether they have been sentenced to 30 days for driving under the influence or three days for not paying some traffic tickets, prisoners are required ...
Read More »Missouri can cash in on Hilton-style jails
Every day, thousands of people are sentenced to spend some time in local jails across the country. Whether they have been sentenced to 30 days for driving under the influence or three days for not paying some traffic tickets, prisoners ...
Read More »Connaghan: Program offers options to lawyers who won’t quit
Lawyers are a different breed. While those in many other jobs dream of their retirement in terms of playing rounds of golf, taking fishing trips and reading some good books, many lawyers are reluctant to give up the practice of ...
Read More »Margo: Save these legal creatures from extinction
When Congress passed the Endangered Species Act in 1973, there was no way of knowing that this eco-friendly move would save many indigenous birds, mammals and turtles from extinction. But 34 years later, grey wolves are hunting elk in Montana, ...
Read More »Ennico: Take care to protect company from blog-related lawsuits
“I have a Web-based retail business and have set up a number of blogs to help attract viewers to my Web site. These blogs are kept up to date by two full-time employees. Each blog has a section where users ...
Read More »Second Season offers options for ‘retired’ lawyers
Lawyers are a different breed. While those in many other jobs dream of their retirement in terms of playing rounds of golf, taking fishing trips and reading some good books, many lawyers are reluctant to give up the practice of ...
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