Who Do You Know?

Who do you know?  Can you benefit each other in a mutually exclusive way?  Can your benefits gained from a relationship with another individual, increase the likelihood of benefitting many others down the line? Why do I ask? Because you need or should give some consideration to the untapped power of energy harnessed from “what […]

Driverless cars – who gets the ticket?

The blurb on Bloomberg TV reads: “Ford CEO Predicts Driverless Cars Within Five Years”. If a driverless car causes an accident, who gets the ticket? Surely, someone has already started this conversation — but perhaps not. Our traffic laws were written to address the behavior of people, not of things. So when a driverless car exceeds the […]

Announcing the GotaCase.com Website

Dec. 30, 2014 in Michigan. GotaCase Legal Systems is pleased to announce a new publication of their website at http://gotacase.com GotaCase has entered into a partnership with Advanced Media Solutions (AMS) for the web development services of the new site. “I’m excited about this new evolution to our successful foundation here at Gotacase. The CasesTracker […]

Heads in the Clouds

Collaboration is a key component in the everyday work routine of an attorney. I’m constantly tapping into my personal, professional network, to get things moving along on a particular case. As an attorney my number one function is to work with and through people to get things accomplished. It would be nice to have technology […]

The Legal Community – A New Paradigm

The very concept of the Legal Community, seems very important to me. Even when we are on opposite sides of a case, we are still “brothers/ sisters at the bar.”  This is an old concept, like chivalry and the knights, but still one that NEEDS to be a part of our existence as lawyers. It […]

Tracking Leads – Taking It All In

Every day in my practice I am faced with the challenge of keeping track of my conversations with potential clients. I’m constantly losing track of key contact information. I find myself needing to discipline myself at the end of each workday to gather my sticky notes, index cards, yellow pads, business cards, and whatever else […]

Why is This Law Still Here?

How many laws do we have, on the books, that nobody observes? How many laws are never enforced, because they are outdated, because they aren’t taken seriously? And if these laws were suddenly enforced rigorously — if every car within 500 feet of the back of a fire truck was suddenly pulled over and cited — what would come of those laws? Would they stand up? Or would the courts dismiss the citations as “silly” but leave the law in place? Or would the lawmakers repeal the laws?

Where to do Legal Research?

Electronic Legal Research – there was time when a wall full of books made the lawyer, though case law was created day to day and the updates to case reporters and statutes came to the hands of the lawyer yearly or monthly at best.  Then the electronic world became the way to access new decisions […]

Electronic Filing

Electronic Filing – Litigation in many, if not most courts, has become the norm for cases filed in the US as the Federal Courts and the Courts in most urban areas now require filing through some internet interface. Required in most courts – electronic filing is not an option.  If you don’t have an electronic interface […]

I’m an Optimist Looking For The Next Opportunity

I’m an optimist and that is the daily rule I live by – find a better way,  every day. Each day is full of opportunity and obligation for busy people in today’s hyperactive society. Who will I meet? What is my agenda for the day? What will unfold today? I’m a lawyer, have been since […]