We all probably have experienced times when our choices have put us in a position of being over committed. I recently had a discussion with William Northrip, an attorney at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., about my own struggle with ...
Read More »Keeping things fail-safe with tickler cards
We are continuing to talk about “fail-safe” administrative systems to be implemented in your law office that enable you to do the administrative things that you need to do in the right way at the right time. If you don’t ...
Read More »Commentary: Disaster recovery, what does it cost you?
Disaster recovery costs corporations on average between $100,000 to $1 million a year for desktop-oriented disasters alone. When you add it up, the market could grow to more than $71 billion by 2004. What is a data disaster? To the ...
Read More »Thank you letters are another 'fail-safe' tip
We began some weeks ago talking about “fail-safe” administrative systems for your office By setting up “fail-safe” systems in your office, you can have confidence, knowing all of the things that need to get done in for a client and ...
Read More »Economic recovery depends on honest numbers
There is no denying that economic recovery is under way and business is moving forward as numbers compared to this time last year show job cuts declining and stock values increasing. Overall business earnings set a quick recovery record in ...
Read More »Tips for sufficient relevant data in litigation
What is sufficient to one person may be deficient to another person. Unlike individuals, courts tend to vacillate less. In fact, “sufficient relevant data” is a basic requirement imposed on experts before they may render opinions. Daubert v. Merrill Dow ...
Read More »'Fail-safe' tip for separate billing folders
We are continuing to talk about the “fail-safe” nature management systems for handling the administration of the day-to-day work in your law firm. We started talking about “administration,” the second area that makes up every business in the world some ...
Read More »Selection of judges questioned in election year
When former state senator and now former circuit court judge Steve Ehlmann takes on a new position Monday as administrative director for St. Charles County, detail-oriented balloters in Missouri will begin examining the process of selecting judges, just as a ...
Read More »Giving clients advice for allocating settlement proceeds
When structuring settlements, clients need advice concerning the best allocation of settlement proceeds, payments, term and related tax consequences as well as the proper treatment of attorneys’ fees for tax purposes. After carefully evaluating these areas, your clients may end ...
Read More »Opening a new file for each client's matter
I know we have taken a diversion in “tips” that create “fail-safe” administration systems in your law office. This topic of “fail-safe” systems deserved more attention than just talking about the system itself. If we fail to talk about the ...
Read More »Fighting age, medical costs, and debt
I was reading through a recent issue of Newsweek magazine (Nov. 10, 2003) and saw a tiny half column by a writer named Jennifer Barrett. It made me stop working and write this immediately. In a commentary on “Senior Spending,” ...
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