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The XP Countdown Continues…
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As I wrote back in October, all lawyers and law firms should be taking steps to move away from Windows XP before Microsoft officially ends support on April 8, 2014, but some…
Read MoreYou Gotta Read This!
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The end of the year is a great time for “best of” lists, such as movies or books. Not to be left out, here are my picks for the best of the…
Read MoreHoliday Gift Guide for Lawyers
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If you’re looking for a great Christmas gift for that lawyer in your life or, even more importantly, looking for things you can drop hints about to help your significant other more…
Read MoreTen Items or Less?
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Wouldn’t it be great if the circuit courts had an express lane that would let you check out quickly if your case didn’t involve a large sum and more witnesses than the…
Read MoreDon’t Let SCRA Snag You
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Although the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have wound down, many Alabamians, whether in the regular military or the Alabama National Guard and Reserve, continue on active military duty around the world.
Read MoreCommercial Transaction Checklist
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I’ve long been a proponent of using checklists for everything. They are a great way to break a major undertaking down into easily digestible component parts and make sure that you don’t…
Read MoreSupreme Court Overturns Bayliss
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If you regularly practice family law you probably already know that on October 4th the Alabama Supreme Court overturned Ex parte Bayliss, 550 So.2d 986 (1989) which had held that § 30-3-1 of…
Read MoreSay Bye-Bye to Windows XP
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Unfortunately, when it comes to Windows XP, the party’s over. Microsoft will officially end support for XP Service Pack 3 and Office 2003 on April 8, 2014. This operating system has been…
Read MoreNew Phishing Scam Targets IOLTA Account Holders
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Several Alabama lawyers have contacted the Alabama Law Foundation regarding an email phishing scam. The lawyers all received email messages from an individual calling himself Chris Cisneros of National Bankruptcy Services, LLC…
Read MoreWhat Was He Thinking?
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The best trial lawyers and negotiators are those who can pick up and play to the emotions of the people they are dealing with. But in order to successfully do so, you…
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