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Podcasts Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:32:00 -0500 Week of April 15, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-04-14.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:13:00 -0500 Week of April 8, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-4-7.html Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:13:00 -0500 Week of April 1, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-3-31.html Tue, 1 Apr 2008 17:13:00 -0500 Week of March 25, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-3-24.html Tue, 25 Mar 2008 17:13:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/derek_flower_final.mp3 He talks with Ed about ScanSnap's standard model, S510, and their new mobile model S300. As Ed noted, the ScanSnap is a must have for most legal practitioners. Podcasts Mon, 24 Mar 2008 16:39:00 -0500 Week of March 18, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-3-17.html Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:13:00 -0500 Week of March 11, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-3-10.html Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:13:00 -0500 Week of March 4, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-3-3.html Tue, 4 Mar 2008 12:13:00 -0500 Week of February 26, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-2-25.html Tue, 26 Feb 2008 16:55:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/gretchen_neels_final.mp3 Gretchen Neels and Ed talk about the new civility movement in the legal profession and how the 3, sometimes 4, generations of lawyers in the same workplace need to become more aware of their differences in order to remain profitable and provide expected client services. Podcasts Tue, 20 Feb 2008 17:14:00 -0500 Week of February 19, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-2-18.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 16:55:00 -0500 Week of February 12, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-2-11.html Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/michael_korn_final.mp3 Michael Korn is a financial representative of National Financial Network, LLC, in New York City. He was a small business owner before entering the financial services field several years ago. Now Michael specializes in working with small business owners and law firms to set up health plans and employee benefit programs -- as well as helping owners and senior management build, protect, and manage wealth. Podcasts Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:24:00 -0500 Week of February 5, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-2-4.html Tue, 5 Feb 2008 12:30:00 -0500 Posted 9/3/07 - 1/28/08 Articles http://www.lawbiz.com/coachs_corner.html Fri, 1 Feb 2007 11:19:00 -0500 To Engage or Not To Engage, That is the Question http://www.lawbiz.com/lpt_12-07.html Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Week of January 29, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-1-28.html Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/alexis_martin_neely_final.mp3 Alexis Martin Neely is a graduate of a major university law school, first in her class, clerked for a judge in the 11th circuit and then joined a major, prestigious law firm. But, her real-life experiences in the law didn't match her original expectations. Our interview addresses what those expectations and experiences were. What should a lawyer do who no longer likes to practice law? Alexis has advice for lawyers in this position. Law is a loving, caring, and helping profession. Why don't some clients understand this? Listen to Alexis. As we start the new year, it is good to review these questions and answers. Podcasts Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Week of January 22, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-1-21.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:30:00 -0500 Week of January 15, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-1-14.html Wed, 16 Jan 2008 17:30:00 -0500 Week of January 8, 2008 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2008-1-7.html Wed, 9 Jan 2008 17:30:00 -0500 Week of December 18, 2007 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2007-12-17.html Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:30:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/andy_birol_final.mp3 Andy Birol is a business growth consultant and author of The Five Catalysts of Seven Figure Growth (CareerPress, 2006); he has advised over 350 business owners and is an expert contributor to The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Business Week, among others. He discusses how attorneys can best impact the business clients they advise and how the attorney can best work together with the client's team of consultants and other experts. Podcasts Tue, 19 Dec 2007 20:40:00 -0500 Week of December 11, 2007 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2007-12-10.html Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:30:00 -0500 Cleveland Lawyers Learn Business Strategies for Firm Profitability http://www.lawbiz.com/news_release_12-10-2007.html Wed, 10 Dec 2007 09:30:00 -0500 LawBizBlog.Com Picked As One of The Aba Journal's Blawg 100 http://www.lawbiz.com/news_release_11-29-2007.html Thu, 29 Nov 2007 09:30:00 -0500 Week of November 27, 2007 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2007-11-26.html Thu, 26 Nov 2007 11:30:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/interview_ca_bar1.mp3 Peter Brusso, CEO of Infocard.cc, works with service businesses to create small CD-ROM business cards. He interviewed Ed at Ed's State Bar of California annual conference booth in September, 2007. Peter is also CEO of podcastingforlawyers.com. In this first interview Ed discusses the importance of a business plan. If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Podcasts Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:00:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/interview_ca_bar2.mp3 Peter Brusso, CEO of Infocard.cc, works with service businesses to create small CD-ROM business cards. He interviewed Ed at Ed's State Bar of California annual conference booth in September, 2007. Peter is also CEO of podcastingforlawyers.com. In this second interview Ed discusses the power of coaching and mentoring and the importance of learning how to run a business. Podcasts Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:00:00 -0500 Secrets of the Business of Law - Opening Your Own Office: What Will It Cost? http://www.lawbiz.com/cba_secrets_business_of_law.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:35:00 -0500 Posted 7/2/07 - 8/27/07 Articles http://www.lawbiz.com/coachs_corner.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:30:00 -0500 Collecting fees begins at the beginning, according to recent CLE webcast http://www.lawbiz.com/pa_aba_7-07.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:30:00 -0500 Is Value Billing Reasonable? http://www.lawbiz.com/lpt_8-07.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 16:30:00 -0500 Cyberinsurance Claims to Cover Data Security Risks http://www.lawbiz.com/pa_cyberinsurance.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 15:30:00 -0500 Week of October 30, 2007 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2007-10-29.html Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:30:00 -0500 Week of October 23, 2007 http://www.lawbiz.com/e-mailed_newsletters/tips_2007-10-22.html Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:37:00 -0500 Boston Lawyers Learn The Rules of Profitability http://www.lawbiz.com/news_release_10-11-2007.html Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:30:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/jim_arden_final.mp3 Jim Arden, a California litigating attorney who focuses on attorney malpractice and legal ethics, discusses the issues of computer security. Technology is a great tool that allows us to be more effective and more efficient. Along the way, however, we can have our tools corrupted. Jim Arden delineates some of the problems with wireless computers in our current environment. Jim asks questions such as: Will your refrigerator be the transmitter of a virus to your computer network? (Did you ever think this was possible?) What security protection will you need this year? Is virus protection, spyware and firewalls enough? Listen to Jim Arden for the answers... and more. Podcasts Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:26:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/debbie_epstein_final.mp3 In this interview, Ed speaks with Debbie Epstein about diversity in the law firm with specific focus on gender issues. Debbie is the founder and principal of Flex-Time Lawyers LLC, who helps law firms address gender issues -- specifically, how to retain women in their ranks. Women, in many of the top ranked law schools, comprise more than 50% of the graduating classes, and have for quite a few years. Yet, this percentage is not reflected as law firm partners, management or committee members. What is the reason for this and why is it important? Podcasts Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:26:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/thom_singer_final.mp3 Thom Singer, author of Some Assembly Required, 2nd edition. and The ABC's of Networking, is Ed's guest today. In this fast-paced interview they discuss practice development techniques and increasing your connections by using networking principles. Podcasts Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:42:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/scott_simmons_final.mp3 Today Ed Interviews Scott Simmonds. Scott talks about common mistakes that lawyers make when buying both general business and professional liability insurance. He also provides some key clues on how to improve not only your purchasing power but also your coverage. Podcasts Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:16:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/ken_moscaret_final.mp3 -Have you ever experienced a trier of fact reviewing your billing records to determine what you should be paid? In "fee shifting cases," or cases where the "losing party" (not your client with whom you have a written fee agreement) must pay the legal fees, this is done all the time. And in fee disputes with a client, there is a trier of fact (usually an arbitrator) who will review your billing records to determine whether you are entitled to all you've billed the client. Ken Moscaret is a former business litigator and trial attorney who is now a legal fee expert and witness in fee disputes, testifying about the reasonableness of legal fees. During our interview, Ken discloses the factors that lawyers must address if they want to sustain their legal fees. The burden of proof is always on the lawyer despite the presence of a written fee agreement. Podcasts Mon, 6 Aug 2007 20:55:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/rick_borstein2_final.mp3 Once again Ed has the pleasure of interviewing Rick Borstein. Rick is the Business Development Manager of the Legal Market for Adobe Systems, Inc. Among other topics, they discuss the search element of Adobe Acrobat. Podcasts Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:46:00 -0500 Posted 5/14/07 - 6/25/07 Articles http://www.lawbiz.com/coachs_corner.html Tue, 17 July 2007 13:08:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/carol_fritz_final.mp3 Carol Fritz is a partner in Offshore Services for Lawyers -- based in Philadelphia, PA. They discuss offshore legal work. Podcasts Fri, 13 Jul 2007 4:11:00 -0500 June Edition http://www.lawbiz.com/april_2007.html Mon, 26 Jun 2007 22:19:00 -0500 Do They Fix Hourly Rates? http://www.lawbiz.com/lpt_6-07.html Thr, 21 Jun 2007 12:40:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/mimi_donaldson_final.mp3 Bless Your Stress: It Means You're Still Alive! Written by Ed's guest, Mimi Donaldson, and Leslie Charles. Most of us are concerned by the high stress of our lives, but Mimi suggests that our stress comes from within. While an outside events may be provocation, it is our attitudes toward the outside events that create our stress. She points out that the same event can cause severe reactions from one person with none or little reaction from another. And, it's the "pause" button in our brain that allows us to handle the stress in a more reasoned way. Listen to the author who says it's better to think like a winner than a whiner! Podcasts Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:11:00 -0500 May Edition http://www.lawbiz.com/may_2007.html Tue, 21 May 2007 19:27:00 -0500 Whom Do You Trust? Beware of Gray Areas Regarding Trust Accounts http://www.lawbiz.com/lpt_5-07a.html Thr, 17 May 2007 12:40:00 -0500 Coaches Teach What Law Schools Don't http://www.lawbiz.com/lpt_5-07b.html Thr, 17 May 2007 12:40:00 -0500 What is One Person Worth?, PDF Format http://www.lawbiz.com/LawBizCoach1.pdf Thr, 17 May 2007 12:40:00 -0500 Posted 4/23/07 - 5/7/07 Articles http://www.lawbiz.com/coachs_corner.html Thr, 17 May 2007 11:55:00 -0500 Now available at a special prepublication price http://store.lawbiz.com/books.php#disaster_preparedness Thr, 17 May 2007 11:00:00 -0500 Press Release http://www.lawbiz.com/news_release_5-9-07.html Wed, 9 May 2007 10:40:00 -0500 Press Release http://www.lawbiz.com/news_release_5-9-07b.html Wed, 9 May 2007 10:40:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/ruffolo_final.mp3 Ed Interviews Russ Ruffolo, Asset Recovery and Recycling Coordinator of MRK Group LTD in Elgin, Illinois. Though based in Elgin, his company's focus is national. Russ will talk about recycling electronic equipment. In California alone, 6,000 computers become obsolete daily! And 680 million computers will become obsolete within the next few years! What happens to them? Russ will discuss the importance of recycling, the methods of recycling and what to look for. 14 minutes, 21 seconds, 3.4MB Podcasts Tue, 8 May 2007 16:06:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/payne_final.mp3 Ed Interviews Donna Payne, President and Founder of Payne Consulting Group on the topic of Microsoft Office 2007 and how it applies to lawyers. 25 minutes, 27 seconds, 6.0MB Podcasts Mon, 30 Apr 2007 16:23:00 -0500 April Edition http://www.lawbiz.com/april_2007.html Thr, 24 Apr 2007 13:19:00 -0500 Posted 4/2/07 - 4/16/07 Articles http://www.lawbiz.com/coachs_corner.html Thr, 19 Apr 2007 22:35:00 -0500 Read Ed's new article on Blogging http://www.lawbiz.com/cba_blogging.html Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:20:00 -0500 Posted 2/26/07 - 3/26/07 Articles http://www.lawbiz.com/coachs_corner.html Tue, 10 Apr 2007 15:46:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/peter_lowey_final.mp3 Ed Interviews Peter Loewy, Senior Counsel and former Managing Partner of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen and Loewy, LLP. Peter talks about the challenges he faced in building his West Coast practice from one lawyer (himself) to a staff of over 70 lawyers and 400 staff in just 20 years! 19 minutes, 7 seconds, 4.5MB Podcasts Mon, 9 Apr 2007 18:23:00 -0500 March 2007 LawBiz Tips Newsletter Posted to the archives http://www.lawbiz.com/march_2007.html Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:17:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/zafar_kahn_final.mp3 Ed Poll interviewes Zafar Khan, chief executive officer of RPost, a new electronic registered mail system that allows you to both certify receipt of mail by the recipient as well as the contents of the attachments. Not even the U.S. Postal service can do the latter. It's the next best thing to having someone watch the recipient read your post. And, the best part, you don't even have to sign up for the service, just pay for the post as you use it. Listen for more details as Ed interviews Zafar. 21 minutes, 24 seconds, 5MB Podcasts Mon, 26 Mar 2007 17:23:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/hollyoneill_final.mp3 In this week's podcast, Ed Interviews Holly O'Neill. She is the principal of Talking Business, a company focusing on marketing strategies, focus groups, branding and brainstorming for new products and services. 14 minutes, 47 seconds, 3.4MB Podcasts Mon, 12 Mar 2007 10:12:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/don_garrison_final.mp3 Ed interviews Don Garrison of Quik Sek, a virtual dictation service. He discusses how his company uses "outsourcing" to help lawyers deal with increased secretarial needs. He talks about the company's technology to help lawyers deal with forgotten or never-learned dictation skills needed to use his service. Listen now to this interesting conversation. 14 minutes, 41 seconds, 3.4MB Podcasts Mon, 5 Mar 2007 10:34:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/winston_marsh2_final.mp3 Ed continues the interview with Australian-based Winston Marsh. "Make more money... HEAPS more money!" - Part 2, 28 minutes, 25 seconds, 6.7MB Podcasts Mon, 26 Feb 2007 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/winston_marsh1_final.mp3 Ed Interviews Winston Marsh, Australia-based Speaker and Marketing Guru. "Make more money... HEAPS more money!" - Part 1, 27 minutes, 40 seconds, 6.5MB Podcasts Tues, 20 Feb 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Article Title: Risky Business - Some Thoughts on Legal Malpractice Insurance http://www.lawbiz.com/lpt_2-07.html Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:10:00 -0500 Posted 8 of the most recent columns posted in Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly http://www.lawbiz.com/coachs_corner.html Thu, 15 Feb 2007 18:00:00 -0500 Ten Ways Blogs Boost a Law Firm's Image http://www.lawbiz.com/legaltechnology_11-2006.html Thu, 15 Feb 2007 16:45:00 -0500 Featured Articles: Is Silence Golden?, Should Credit Cards Be "Legal"?, Do You Want To Succeed? and Are You Keeping Up As Technology Advances? http://www.lawbiz.com/jan-feb_2007.html Tue, 13 Feb 2007 16:30:00 -0500 http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts.html http://www.lawbiz.com/podcasts/donald_downey_final.mp3 Ed Poll interviews Donald A. Downey, Executive Director of minisoft Worldwide, 25 minutes, 12 seconds, 5.9MB Podcasts Mon, 22 Jan 2007 11:30:00 -0500