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February 16, 2011 |

The Unusual Role of Process Service in Foreclosure Cases

In his Foreclosure Litigation column, Bruce J. Bergman, a partner at Berkman, Henoch, Peterson & Peddy, writes that an eve of sale or post-sale assault on efficacy of service can void years of effort, thereby underscoring the need for extra care when serving, although care and diligence alone can never assure avoidance of the peril.
8 minute read
April 07, 2008 |

Web Sites to Get Through the Working Week

As attorney Bob Ambrogi takes a month off from his watch over the Web, Law Technology News turns to its readers to discover their favorite Web sites when they need a quick oasis from the day's workload. Click through a list of destinations to help the week go by more easily.
6 minute read
April 18, 2011 |

3 Keys to Successful Alternative Fee Arrangements

Alternative fee arrangements need to be valuable to all sides. The outside lawyers seek profit; the clients want equitable fees. Communication and data assessment is a must -- and project management tools should be used to your advantage. The formula for successful use of alternative fees is the easy-to-remember acronym ATM: Assess, Talk, Manage.
5 minute read
July 17, 2003 |

Council Speaks Plainly About Instructions

The state's Judicial Council pushed aside more than 60 years of civil court instructions Wednesday when it approved new words designed to make the law easier for jurors to understand. The council adopted a court rule recommending that judges no longer use the Book of Approved Jury Instructions, which has been the standard since the 1940s. Instead, the council now wants judges to use a new set of civil jury instructions that are written in plainer, more conversational English.
4 minute read
December 27, 2010 |

Commentary: Practicing With the iPad

Lawyers have seen them: sleek black tablets that early adopters of technology carry around and show off to admiring passers-by. But is the iPad something that can help attorneys in their practices? Armed with an iPad, a lawyer need not haul a bulky laptop around for the basic purposes of checking e-mail and surfing the web, and in some areas, the iPad is a potential game-changer, says D. Todd Smith, who heads the Smith Law Group in Austin.
4 minute read
October 25, 2005 |

Snapshot: Leonard Nuara, Partner, Thacher, Proffitt & Wood

Leonard Nuara, a partner at Thacher, Proffitt & Wood in New York City, was instrumental in getting the firm back on its feet after it lost its offices in the World Trade Center attacks. He�s the chair of Thacher Profitt's technology and IP practice group and technology committee. His pick for most important tech trend this year? The use of software products to build portals and extranets that allow collaboration. Find out about all the tech that keeps him going.
2 minute read
March 21, 2006 |

Meet the CIO: Kenneth Orgeron of Jones Walker

Kenneth Orgeron, CIO of New Orleans' Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carri�re & Den�gre, played an integral role in keeping the firm going before, during and after Hurricane Katrina flooded the city. Learn how his disaster plan helped the firm survive the storm with minimal loss. Orgeron, who is responsible for the technical needs of 220 attorneys and 210 support staff, also gives his thoughts on the most important trend in legal technology.
2 minute read
February 19, 2008 |

Free Online Access to U.S. Court Decisions

Activist Carl Malamud invites you to enhance your federal case law library, free of charge. His latest online "public works" project, public.resource.org, provides access to all Supreme Court opinions dating back to the 1700s and all U.S. appellate court decisions dating back to 1950.
4 minute read
June 29, 2011 |

Court of Appeals Clarifies Qualification of Reputation Evidence

Joseph D. Nohavicka, a partner at Mavromihalis Pardalis & Nohavicka, writes: The credibility of a witness in both civil and criminal cases can be impeached by showing that their reputation for truth and veracity is bad. The right to do so is triggered once a proper foundation has been laid that a "key opposing witness" has a bad reputation in the community for truth. But what, exactly, is a "community?" The Court of Appeals recently issued a decision on this question.
11 minute read

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