Hanging Your Shingle

August 14, 2012

Marco Chayet 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. Chayet has a unique perspective, because he was once an attorney sitting in that same workshop. He […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Automatically Scrub Metadata

August 14, 2012

Ethics Opinion 119 “Disclosure, Review, and Use of Metadata,” requires to you know what metadata is and how to get rid of it. In a nutshell, metadata is “data about data.” Every time you create a new document, information about the document is automatically generated. This information can include the name of the person who […]

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Take Advantage of the Benefits of the Colorado Secretary of State’s Website

August 13, 2012

If you haven’t cruised around the Colorado Secretary of State’s website lately, then I suggest you do. It’ll be worth your time. I do quite a bit of business law in my practice. Part of my new client enrollment checklist is to subscribe to notifications from the Colorado Secretary of State related to the client’s […]

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SABA-CO Encourages Community to Attend Vigil Wednesday

August 8, 2012

The South Asian Bar Association of Colorado is deeply saddened by the violence that occurred at the Oak Creek, Wisconsin, Gurdwara on Sunday. SABA-­CO extends its sympathies to the victims, their families, friends, and loved ones, and to the entire Sikh community. The Colorado Singh Sabha will be holding Memorial Services to remember the victims […]

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Growing a Pair of Ovaries or Why I Started My Own Law Firm

August 8, 2012

Growing up in Crested Butte, Colorado, I was no stranger to hard work, and, beginning at age 12 I worked as a dishwasher at the Elk Mountain Lodge and a chambermaid at the Forest Queen Hotel.  I worked through the school year, too. By the time I finally started practicing law, I’d also worked as […]

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Covering Colorado: Health Insurance for a Solo

August 7, 2012

The U.S. Supreme Court has spoken.  Jan. 1, 2014, is less than 18 months away.  Healthcare as we know it in America will dramatically change.  Is it a change for the good, or bad?  That’s a hotly debated question that I’ll leave for another forum.  What I do want is to take you behind the […]

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Decoding the Collateral Source Rule

August 1, 2012

In Colorado, collateral source matters are governed by both common law and statute.  The collateral source rule consists of two components: (1) a post-verdict set-off rule; and, (2) a pre-verdict evidentiary rule. Historically under the common law collateral source rule, any third-party payments or benefits received by a plaintiff accrued solely to the plaintiff’s benefit […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Disabling Forwarding and Reply to All in Outlook

July 31, 2012

Microsoft Outlook 2003 and 2007 both allow you to set up an email form that will prevent recipients from forwarding your emails to anyone else as long as the sender and recipient both use Outlook.  Although there are ways of getting around this—the recipient could cut and paste the content of your email into another […]

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Book Review: ‘iPad Apps in One Hour for Lawyers’

July 31, 2012

Lawyers have been quick to embrace the iPad and its various applications (known as apps) for use in the workplace. This is not surprising, given that legal work generally is very document-intensive and the iPad decreases the number of physical documents the lawyer must carry around. The iPad also enables lawyers to search through documents […]

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The New Casemaker Launched by Colorado Bar

July 30, 2012

Earlier this month, the CBA introduced its members to the New Casemaker. This is Casemaker’s substantial upgrade from its 2.2 version research service. With enhanced performance capabilities and exciting new features, the New Casemaker further simplifies the way you research. It makes conducting a search, narrowing your results, and organizing your work easier than ever. […]

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