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Blawg of the Day -- National Insurance Law Forum

Posted on January 20, 2008
Today's law-related blog is a group effort -- the National Insurance Law Forum is a public service intended to facilitate discussion and an exchange of ideas and information among insurance industry professionals, risk managers, attorneys, policyholders, students, and others with an interest in the development of American insurance law. The main contributors are Kevin Merriman (Rochester, NY), Sara Thorpe (San Francisco), Michael Aylward (Boston), Diane Polscer (Portland, OR), and Christopher Martin (Houston).

Blawg of the Day -- The Rainmaker Blog

Posted on January 19, 2008
Here's a company-sponsored blog for you this morning: The Rainmaker Blog is brought to you by The Rainmaker Institute, which is billed as the nation's largest provider of strategic marketing services for small law firms. Stephen Fairley is the main blogger, discussing such topics as offline, online and referral-based marketing.

Blawg of the Day -- Maritime Injury Lawyer

Posted on January 18, 2008
I've got a Texas blog for you today -- the Maritime Injury Lawyer is brought to you by the Houston firm of Vujasinovic & Beckcom. They're discussing Jones Act and maritime injury claims, as well as longshore and harbor workers, maintenance and cure, unseaworthiness, and more.

Why You Should Attend ABA TECHSHOW 2008 -- Part 2

Posted on January 17, 2008
On Tuesday, I started a series of posts promoting ABA TECHSHOW 2008, which will take place March 13-15 in Chicago. Today, I'll focus on the second reason why readers of this blog should attend: our fantastic faculty. This year we'll be featuring nearly 60 of the country's best legal technology experts. Rather than mention them all here, I'll mention those of our speakers who you may know from the legal blogosphere -- because we've got a lot of law bloggers speaking at ABA TECHSHOW this year. -- Monica Bay (Common Scold) -- Dave Bilinsky (Thoughtful Legal Management) -- Brett Burney (ediscoveryinfo) -- Carolyn Elefant (MyShingle) -- Todd Flaming (Todd Flaming's Blog) -- Dominic Jaar (Wines and Information Management) -- Dennis Kennedy (Dennis Kennedy Blog) -- Adriana Linares (I Heart Tech) -- Kevin O'Keefe (Real Lawyers Have Blogs) -- Nerino Petro (Compujurist) -- Catherine Sanders Reach (ABA Site-ation) -- Greg Siskind Visalaw) -- Ben Stevens (The Mac Lawyer) -- Reid Trautz (Reid My Blog!) Those are just a few of our great speakers...

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Blawg of the Day -- Wichita Kansas Personal Injury Lawyer

Posted on January 17, 2008
Thomas M. Warner is the Wichita Kansas Personal Injury Lawyer. He's discussing the usual personal injury topics -- class actions, defective products, medical malpractice, and motor vehicle accidents -- all with a Kansas flavor.

Why You Should Attend ABA TECHSHOW 2008 -- Part 2

Posted on January 17, 2008
On Tuesday, I started a series of posts promoting ABA TECHSHOW 2008, which will take place March 13-15 in Chicago. Today, I'll focus on the second reason why readers of this blog should attend: our fantastic faculty. This year we'll be featuring nearly 60 of the country's best legal technology experts. Rather than mention them all here, I'll mention those of our speakers who you may know from the legal blogosphere -- because we've got a lot of law bloggers speaking at ABA TECHSHOW this year. -- Monica Bay (Common Scold) -- Dave Bilinsky (Thoughtful Legal Management) -- Brett Burney (ediscoveryinfo) -- Carolyn Elefant (MyShingle) -- Todd Flaming (Todd Flaming's Blog) -- Dominic Jaar (Wines and Information Management) -- Dennis Kennedy (Dennis Kennedy Blog) -- Adriana Linares (I Heart Tech) -- Kevin O'Keefe (Real Lawyers Have Blogs) -- Sharon Nelson (Ride the Lightning) -- Nerino Petro (Compujurist) -- Catherine Sanders Reach (ABA Site-ation) -- Greg Siskind Visalaw) -- Ben Stevens (The Mac Lawyer) -- Reid Trautz (Reid My Blog!) Those are just a few of our great speakers...

Blawg of the Day

Posted on January 16, 2008
Boricua Law is billed as "Puerto Rico's Premier Bilingual Law Blog." It's published by Ponce attorney Christian M. Frank Fas, and he's addressing a wide range of Puerto Rican legal issues -- family law, corporate, IP and telecommunications law, and more.

Why You Should Attend ABA TECHSHOW 2008 -- Part 1

Posted on January 15, 2008
You may know that I have the privilege this year of serving as Chair of ABA TECHSHOW 2008, the premier legal technology conference for lawyers and legal professionals. This year the show takes place March 13-15 in Chicago, Illinois. One of the great things about having a blog is that you can talk about anything you want -- so I hope you'll indulge me for the next few weeks, as I use my blog to talk about some of the reasons you should attend ABA TECHSHOW. The first, and best, reason to attend ABA TECHSHOW is simple: the content. This year we're offering more than 50 educational sessions over 2-1/2 days, spread out over 5 tracks each day. We're bringing back some of our most popular tracks -- Microsoft Office, Advanced IT/Security, Litigation, E-Discovery, Internet, and Mobile Technology...

ProcessLibrary Upgrades its Service

Posted on January 15, 2008
A few years ago I mentioned ProcessLibrary, a great site that helps you identify the unknown or mysterious processes running on your computer. They've upgraded their service in the past few months, introducing ProcessQuickLink. It plugs in to your Windows Task Manager, adding a green "i" button next to each process. Just click the button, and you'll be whisked to the ProcessLibrary page describing the process you want to know more about. An even easier way to use an already great service.

Blawg of the Day -- ediscoveryinfo

Posted on January 14, 2008
A fellow ABA TECHSHOW speaker and friend of mine, Brett Burney, has been out on his own with an e-discovery consulting firm, Burney Consultants. At his new blog ediscoveryinfo he hopes to help bridge the chasm between the law and the frontiers of electronic discovery. He primarily talks about e-discovery issues, but he's got some good stuff about legal technology there, too.

Deleting Duplicate Entries in Outlook

Posted on January 14, 2008
I love my Treo, but I don't sync it that often with my work computer. That's because it has a bad habit of duplicating my contacts and calendar entries on my computer, which is a real pain to fix. In the past, I have used add-ins from Sperry Software -- they have some a great Duplicate Appointments Eliminator and Duplicate Contacts Eliminator, which really do a great job of deleting the duplicate entries. But sometimes the add-ins don't play well with my work version of Outlook, so I usually wind up uninstalling it. However, there is a way to do this for free, and I'm guessing it works on both Outlook 2003 and 2007. Just check out this tutorial from Tech Recipe on How to Delete Duplicated Contacts. This method gets you to add a "Date Created" column, and you can then delete all contacts created after a certain date (i...

Blawg of the Day -- Brain & Spine Injury Law Blog

Posted on January 13, 2008
We haven't visited a personal injury weblog in a while, so here's one for you today. The Brain & Spine Injury Law Blog is brought to you by Timothy Titolo, a Las Vegas attorney specializing in catastrophic personal injury cases. He's primarily talking about traumatic brain injury (TBI) and its causes, epidemiology, prevention, rehabilitation, treatment, and other issues.

Blawg of the Day -- Connecticut Employment Law Blog

Posted on January 12, 2008
Daniel Schwartz is an attorney with Epstein Becker & Green, and he's based in Stamford, Connecticut. His Connecticut Employment Law Blog covers new and noteworthy developments in the labor and employment law field, including the EEOC, discrimination and harassment, wage and hour, HR issues, restrictive covenants, and more.

Blawg of the Day -- Asset Search Blog

Posted on January 11, 2008
Another terrific niche blog for you today: the Asset Search Blog features information on asset searching, fraud investigation, and legal strategies for recovering hidden assets. It's published by Fred Abrams, a New York attorney who has recovered tens of millions of dollars hidden in offshore tax havens.

Blawg of the Day -- Alabama DUI & Criminal Defense Law Blog

Posted on January 10, 2008
Another day, another blog from Birmingham -- actually, it's another blog from Steven Eversole, and this one's about criminal defense. The Alabama DUI & Criminal Defense Law Blog is meant to serve as a "resource for practicing Alabama Criminal Attorneys and Alabama DUI Defense lawyers, as well as a source of information regarding Alabama DUI and Criminal Laws to those accused of crimes, or to the inquiring mind of the general public."

Blawg of =the Day -- Alabama Divorce and Family Law Attorney Blog

Posted on January 09, 2008
A blog from Birmingham today: the Alabama Divorce and Family Law Attorney Blog is brought to you by Steven D. Eversole. His goal is to provide a resource to those in the general public who are experiencing divorce or other family law related matters.

Blawg of the Day -- Tax Law and Business Organization Strategy Domain

Posted on January 08, 2008
There aren't many Texas law blogs from the western part of the state, but here's one: Tax Law and Business Organization Strategy Domain is a mouthful, but you'll find some good info here on tax law, creation of new business entities, estate law, and more. It's primarily published by Jack Howell of Sprouse Shrader Smith in Amarillo, but some of the other firm members also contribute.

Blawg of the Day -- Egg Donation and Surrogacy Law Blog

Posted on January 07, 2008
Here's another example of the great niche law blogs that are out there. The Egg Donation and Surrogacy Law Blog discusses egg and sperm donation as well as surrogacy issues that arise in the law. It's brought to you by Theresa Erickson, a Poway, California attorney who is one of the few lawyers in the United States practicing exclusively in the area of family formation law.

Blawg of the Day -- North Texas Divorce and Family Law

Posted on January 06, 2008
Dallas lawyer Jimmy Verner has had several weblog incarnations, and his latest is North Texas Divorce and Family Law. As the name implies, Jimmy's discussing current news and updates on recent developments in Texas family law. He hasn't posted in about a month -- now that the holidays are over, hopefully he'll be back and posting his usual great stuff.

Blawg of the Day -- Mississippi Family Law Blog

Posted on January 05, 2008
Robert Kisselburgh was a Dallas family lawyer for 17 years when he moved to Madison, Mississippi. Now he's blogging at the Mississippi Family Law Blog about child support, divorce, domestic violence, property division, and the other usual family law issues -- all with a Mississippi focus.

Blawg of the Day -- Employee Benefits Law

Posted on January 04, 2008
Today we'll head to Colorado for our law-related blog of the day: Employee Benefits Law is dedicated to attorneys and business people throughout the Rocky Mountain region. It's published by Vicki Johnson of Davis Graham & Stubbs in Denver. She's discussing 401(k) and 403(b) litigation, ERISA matters, and other benefits issues.

Blawg of the Day -- Securing Innovation

Posted on January 03, 2008
The blog Securing Innovation is brought to you by IP.com, a company that provides some great intellectual property tools to the legal community. The company's first product is the Prior Art Database, which provides a centralized location for publishing and searching technical disclosures. At Securing Innovation, they're talking about a lot of what they do, as well as managing intellectual property, patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. Great blog -- give it a look.

An easy way to keep your programs up-to-date

Posted on January 03, 2008
One way that the bad guys gain access to your computer is through old or unpatched software. Windows is a prime culprit here, but it's not the only software with potential security holes. I've been using a great new program from Secunia called the Personal Software Inspector. When you fire it up, the PSI will scan your system and report back those programs which are Insecure, End-of-Life (no longer supported by the developer), and which programs have been patched. You can view information about why the unpatched version of your software is insecure, and in most cases click a link to download the latest version. Oh, and did I mention it was free? You can configure the PSI to start on boot, so that it's always monitoring your programs...

Blawg of the Day -- Workplace Privacy Counsel

Posted on January 02, 2008
The national firm of Littler Mendelson is well-known for their employment law work, and they're showing some of their knowledge off at the Workplace Privacy Counsel blog. Published by Philip Gordon, the blog discusses such topics as background checks, biometrics, email communications, lifestyle privacy, identity theft, genetic testing, and other issues.

Blawg of the Day -- Law Consulting Blog

Posted on January 01, 2008
To start off your 2008, check out the Law Consulting Blog, from Cordell Parvin. He helps to motivate and inspire lawyers to identify and achieve their purpose, values and goals. Cordell's discussing business development, emotional intelligence, mentoring, coaching, being a lawyer, and more.

Blawg of the Day -- Wait a Second!

Posted on December 31, 2007
Today's blog is Wait a Second!, from the Orange County, California firm of Bergstein & Ullrich. As the name implies, they're keeping track of the civil rights opinions of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Blawg of the Day -- Human Rights in the Workplace

Posted on December 30, 2007
Today's blog comes from up north -- Human Rights in the Workplace is discussing Canadian human rights law issues affecting today's workplaces. It's brought to you by Donna Seale, a Manitoba lawyer who now consults in the area of human rights law for public and private sector employers.

Blawg of the Day -- Cotterman on Compensation

Posted on December 28, 2007
Altman Weil has long been a big player in the legal consulting field; it was only natural that they eventually get into the blogging business, too. Cotterman on Compensation is authored by Jim Cotterman, focuses on lawyer compensation and law firm finance.

Blawg of the Day -- Government Contracts Blog

Posted on December 27, 2007
The firm of Sheppard Mullin is no stranger to blogging -- they currently offer 11 blogs on different topics. One of them is the Government Contracts Blog, which is authored by John Chierichella and Louis Victorino. They're providing the latest updates on developments affecting government contracts.

Blawg of the Day -- Medical & Dental Device Patenting Blog

Posted on December 26, 2007
Here's another nifty niche blog from John Rizvi, of the Fort Lauderdale firm of Gold & Rizvi: The Medical & Dental Device Patenting Blog features practical information, news and comments on patenting medical and dental products, processes and software.

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