New AmicusCuriae Website is the Lawyer’s Friend, Too!
- Filed Under: Practice Management
If you’ve ever wished you knew more about how a judge in another circuit likes for things to go in his or her courtroom, you’ll be delighted to learn about AmicusCuriae, a…
Read MoreAlabama Child Support Calculation App Now Available
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Candace Peeples of Shaw, Anderson & Peeples, LLC in Birmingham has just launched a new app which she hopes will be of use to Alabama lawyers who practice domestic relations law, as…
Read MoreAla. Lawyers Hall Of Fame Inductees Include: State’s 1st U.S. Supreme Court Justice; B’ham City Council Member, Prominent Civil Rights Atty
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Montgomery, Alabama, April 23, 2012 – The lawyer who became the first Alabamian to sit on the U.S. Supreme Court, a well-known civil rights lawyer, and a former member of the Birmingham…
Read More2012 Law Day Competition Winners Announced; Schools In B’ham, Montgomery, Phenix City Sweep 3 Categories
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Montgomery, Alabama, April 17, 2012 – As the nation prepares to celebrate Law Day, May 1st a national day set aside to celebrate the rule of law, the Alabama State Bar has…
Read MoreNew Rules Permit Lawyers To Let Clients Handle Parts Of Their Own Case Under Supervision; Result Will Be Lower Legal Costs
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Montgomery, Alabama, April 05, 2012 – Middle- and low-income Alabama litigants can now get legal help even if they cannot afford to pay a lawyer to handle the entire matter. New rules…
Read MoreEconomic Survey Of Ala. Lawyers Reveals Market Forces Have Negative Effect On Income; 66% Of Lawyers Are In Solo/Small Firms
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Montgomery, Alabama, April 4, 2012 – The Alabama State Bar has released the results of its periodic study of the economics of law practice in Alabama for the year 2010. State Bar…
Read MoreOnly One Hour? Really?
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If your new iPad has left you feeling like the dog that just caught the car (What do I do with this thing, now that I finally have it?) there are a…
Read MoreCasemaker Is Growing Up
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Change can sometimes be difficult, but change also brings wonderful new opportunities. Casemaker, the Alabama State Bar’s FREE legal research member benefit, will be upgraded on Monday, March 5th, to provide you…
Read MoreFirst Impressions Last
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The March/April 2012 issue of Law Practice magazine is now available online and in it you’ll find my SimpleSteps column. I’ve reprinted the column below to save you a click, but this…
Read MoreTurns Out, It’s Really True
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I first heard it when I was studying for the bar exam. My law school asked some young lawyers recently admitted to practice to come to one of our exam prep sessions…
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