Solo Tip Tuesday: Down for Everyone or Just Me?

July 24, 2012

You’re on the Internet, but you can’t get a website to pull up. It could be that the website is down, or it could be something on your end. Perhaps your Internet connection is down or is being slow, or maybe there’s a problem with your computer. You could have too many Internet temporary files, […]

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The Business of ‘Minding Your Business’

July 24, 2012

It took some urging, but a fellow solo finally convinced me to borrow a copy of Ann Guinn’s “Minding Your Own Business: The Solo and Small Firm Lawyer’s Guide to a Profitable Practice” from the CBA Lending Library.  I have already read several expensive, boring, and ultimately useless books on the subject and wasn’t that […]

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Civil Access Pilot Project: Making Colorado Courts More Efficient?

July 23, 2012

Earlier this year, we, as attorneys, were blessed by the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to completely overhaul the procedure for practicing law in Colorado.  Dubbed the Colorado Civil Access Pilot Project, or CAPP for short, its new procedures apply in (1) “Business Actions” (2) filed between Jan. 1, 2012, and Dec. 31, 2013 (3) in […]

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The Perils of the Video-Conference Deposition

July 20, 2012

The video-conference deposition itself sounds like a great idea.  After all, we were supposed to have flying cars and robot maids by now.  However, the reality of video-conference deposition reveals many, many challenges. The first and most obvious challenge is the technology. Through trial and error, I would always suggest using a court reporter’s office, […]

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What to Do After an Auto Collision—After the Hospital

July 19, 2012

After discharge from the hospital, it is essential to follow the discharge instructions.  These will include a referral to a provider for after-care and follow up, information on any prescription medications, and strict return precautions.  Following up with the referral provider on or before the scheduled or suggested date is key for documentation of injuries […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Outlook Shortcut for Adding Contacts in the Same Company

July 17, 2012

When you’re in Microsoft Outlook 2007 and you’re adding contacts that work at the same company (or you’re adding an additional contact with the same company), you can save yourself the steps of re-entering the company’s name, address, phone number, fax number, and other company details each time you create a new contact. Here’s how: […]

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Facebook Chronicles: The Three Rs and the End

July 11, 2012

This is the final installment of our hero’s journey, and I’m combining the three Rs of the journey: Reward, Road Back, and Return with Elixir. This sounds pretty amazing doesn’t it?  I think we should cue The Lord of the Rings’ “Return of the King” for this occasion. The end – or is it just […]

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Solo Tip Tuesday: Access a Recently Opened Word Doc

July 10, 2012

We often work on a Microsoft Word document over a period of several days or even weeks. There are a number of ways to make it easy to open a document you recently worked on. You could look through your directories to find it, you could create an icon and save it on your desktop, […]

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At the End of the Day, Would a Jury Like Your Client?

July 10, 2012

In this business, it seems that both insurance and plaintiff’s lawyers spend much of their time focusing on which side has the most persuasive expert. For instance, in a contested liability car crash, both sides may end up hiring accident reconstructionists to opine as to the forces that a plaintiff would have experienced in a […]

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