SOLO & SMALL FIRM TECHNOLOGY & MANAGEMENT CD SEMINAR (R80-0804)

Save $80.00 when you purchase both days of the Technology & Management track together!

To take advantage of this offer, simply select "Days 1 & 2" from the drop down box.

Please note that the CDs for the Solo & Small Firm Conference are grouped by academic track and day and sold separately.

"Technology & Management - Day 1" is worth 6.0 WV MCLE credits, including 6.0 Law Office Management credits.

Turning Chaos into Cases: Case Management Systems Are Power Tools for Your Practice

The most significant legal technology of the last decade is the low-cost case management system. We’ll walk through their capabilities to show your small firm how to “turn chaos into cases!”

ROSS L. KODNER, ESQUIRE

MicroLaw, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

BRITT L. KNUTTGEN, PRESIDENT

Automated Horizons, Roanoke, Virginia

Organizational and Tax Planning Issues for the Small Firm

• Operational Structures for a Law Firm and the Advantages and Disadvantages of Each

• Operating Agreements for the Multi-Owner Law Firm

• Personal and Business Tax Aspects for a Lawyer and a Law Firm

• Client Advances: Hard and Soft Costs Tax Issues

STEVEN S. ROBEY, CPA, CVA

Arnett & Foster PLLC, Charleston, West Virginia

A New Outlook on Outlook: Twisting, Turning and Tweaking it for Your Practice

In today’s work environment, Outlook is an essential tool. This course will help you optimize its communication and scheduling tools for maximum productivity.

ROSS L. KODNER, ESQUIRE

MicroLaw, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Technology as THE Equalizer: Using Multimedia Persuasion to Level the Playing Field
• Timelines - Multimedia Persuasion to Settle or Try the Case • Multimedia Demand Packages • Medical Illustrations • Using Multimedia to Tell the Story (Mediations, Openings, Closings)
L. DAVID DUFFIELD, ESQUIRE

CHAD S. LOVEJOY, ESQUIRE
JASON J. STEMPLE, ESQUIRE

THOMAS P. BOGGS, LAW CLERK
Duffield & Lovejoy, Huntington, West Virginia

PDFing in Your Practice: A Lawyer’s Guide to Adobe Acrobat and PDF Tools

The PDF file format has become the standard for e-filing of court documents in the Federal Courts. Can the State Courts be far behind? Learn how to turn your Word and WordPerfect documents into secure PDFs, and a plethora of other PDF tips, policies and procedures.

ROSS L. KODNER, ESQUIRE

MicroLaw, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

The Paper LESS Office: Shattering the Paperless Office Myth with a Process that Works!

Learn to save time and money by using a low-cost “scan everything” approach that stores externally-received documents with internally-generated work product.

ROSS L. KODNER, ESQUIRE

MicroLaw, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

"Technology & Management - Day 2" is worth 6.5 WV MCLE credits, including 6.5 Ethics/L.O.M. credits.

Making it Rain: Electronic Marketing for Solo and Small Firms

How do you help clients find their way to your doorstep? The Internet has ushered in a whole new marketing arena, which many lawyers have failed to capitalize on. There are many, many tips and tricks to electronic marketing, including tips on website content and search engine optimization, the purchase of keywords on search engines, directory listings (free and paid), effective and ethical use of e-mail as a marketing tool, blast e-mails, electronic newsletters, blogs, podcasts, converging the paper and electronic world to brand yourself and much, much more. Internet marketing experts Sharon Nelson and John Simek will show you how to harness the power of electronic marketing "make it rain" in your law practice.

Sharon D. Nelson, President
John W. Simek, Vice President
Sensei Enterprises, Fairfax, Virginia

The Mobile Lawyer

Setting up a mobile office

ROSS L. KODNER, ESQUIRE

MicroLaw, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Electronic Evidence in Everyday Cases

Most attorneys aren't dealing with the mega-cases, where it is assumed that the electronic evidence costs will exceed six or seven figures. So how can you effectively use computer forensics in everyday cases? How much might it cost you? How do you select a vendor that will be proficient, and yet as cost-conscious as you are? How much should you expend to spend at the end of the day? What methods are there to hone in on the most valuable evidence quickly? Bring your own questions – our experts are here to help you figure out how to deal with electronic evidence competently, but with a budget in mind.
Sharon D. Nelson, President
John W. Simek, Vice President
Sensei Enterprises, Fairfax, Virginia

Saving Time and Money with the New Voice Recognition and Digital Dictation Software

In recent years there have been amazing technological advancements in speech recognition, as well as digital dictation/ transcription that have become power tools for attorneys. You can navigate with it, create voice commands to automate standard tasks, and much more. You can even control your whole computer with it, including launch applications, navigate the internet, send and receive email, control the mouse by voice, and almost any other task you can think of.
BRITT L. KNUTTGEN, PRESIDENT

Automated Horizons, Roanoke, Virginia

Ethics in the Electronic Era

In a recent nightmare scenario, a law firm was sanctioned because they missed a trial date - they had forgotten to whitelist the court's e-mail address and the court notification was trapped by the firm's spam filter. In another case, a law firm was sanctioned for "reckless disregard" in their handling of electronic evidence. The list goes on and on. Your electronic advertising, your handling of e-mail, your case management - there are so many mines waiting to explode. Our experts will help you navigate this dangerous territory by showing you an astonishing list of examples of ethical considerations which you need to know to avoid inadvertently stepping on a mine in the electronic minefield in which we all now practice!

Sharon D. Nelson, President
John W. Simek, Vice President
Sensei Enterprises, Fairfax, Virginia

50 Hot Legal PC Tips, Gadgets and Websites in 50 Minutes

The best tips you'll ever hear about legal technology information you can take back to your firm and use NOW! From word processing tips to Palm-sized gear, how to pay for technology purchases to "Surviving Windows" to protecting your system from disasters to spending as little as possible on maximum impact legal research to technology "FAQs."

ROSS L. KODNER, ESQUIRE

MicroLaw, Inc., Milwaukee, Wisconsin

BRITT L. KNUTTGEN, PRESIDENT

Automated Horizons, Roanoke, Virginia

DAVID DUFFIELD, ESQUIRE

Duffield & Lovejoy, Huntington, West Virginia