Phishing Season Never Ends in Cyberspace

September 17, 2012

On the email listserv for the Colorado Bar Association‘s Solo and Small Firm Section there have been postings lately relating to phishing scams. These postings are by colleagues asking for sanity checks or confirmation of their suspicions that an email inquiry from a potential client is a scam. So far, they’ve all been phishing scams. […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Free, Unpublished Opinions of the Colorado Court of Appeals Available Via Email

September 11, 2012

On request, the Colorado Court of Appeals will now send a copy of an unpublished opinion directly to your email! All you need to know is the case name and case number. Go to their website to fill out the form. Hit “submit,” and your request will be answered by 5 p.m. the following business […]

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Five-Minute Mentor: Technology for Your Law Firm

September 7, 2012

If you’re hanging your shingle, you’ll have to decide what kind of technology you will use to run your firm, from cloud computing options to printers. Below, Phil Shuey will take you through considerations for your firm. Five-Minute Mentor: Technology for Your Firm, with Phil Shuey from Colorado Bar Association on Vimeo. Phil Shuey spoke […]

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The Importance of Rule 7 Under CAPP

September 6, 2012

This post is meant as a follow-up to Civil Access Pilot Project: Making Colorado Courts More Efficient?  If you haven’t read it yet, I (predictably) recommend you do so before proceeding.  As I noted in that piece, the CAPP rules significantly alter the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure for the first 90 to 133 days […]

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When to Produce Subpoenaed Documents under C.R.C.P. 45

September 5, 2012

You can no longer leave the following voicemail:  “Hi. I see you were already served with the records subpoena. If you want to avoid attending the records deposition, please forward copies of the requested documents to my attention.” I repeat: You can no longer leave that voicemail. The Colorado Supreme Court recently articulated the procedural […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Pre-address Your Emails in Outlook

September 4, 2012

If there are people to whom you often send email, you can easily create desktop shortcuts that will start Outlook and automatically address messages to your frequent email recipients with one click. Here’s how: Right-click on a blank area of the Windows desktop (the screen you get when you first start your computer) and select […]

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Book Review: ‘The Lawyer’s Guide to Records Management and Retention’

August 29, 2012

In The Lawyer’s Guide to Records Management and Retention, authors George Cunningham and John Montaña provide a clear and comprehensive guide to the creation and maintenance of an effective and efficient records management and retention program. They emphasize that although information is paramount to lawyers, a rare few practitioners properly manage this critical resource. The […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Use Checkboxes to Select Multiple Files in Windows

August 28, 2012

By pressing Ctrl and then clicking on every file you would like to select, most of us use the keyboard and mouse combination to select multiple files to copy, delete, or move in Windows Explorer. Sometimes, you click the wrong file, causing you to stop and figure out which files to select or unselect—sometimes even […]

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Trials and Tribulations: Client Communication

August 22, 2012

I recently sent a demand letter to out-of-state counsel.  I am local counsel, working on the same matter, for the same client.  Why would I need to send a demand letter to my co-counsel, you ask?  That’s a very good question. It’s my policy to update my clients regarding the status of their case, regardless […]

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New Lawyers, Don’t be Alone

August 15, 2012

Siddhartha Rathod will join a panel of attorneys to talk about traps to avoid and practical tips for attorneys who are considering going into business for themselves at the CBA-CLE Hanging Your Shingle workshop on Friday, Aug. 17. In the video below, he offers his tips for attorneys who are starting a firm on their […]

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