Originally published on February 16, 2009 in our free SmallLaw newsletter. One of my 2009 predictions was that the pace of large law firm downsizing through layoffs, or even dissolving, would increase. With Heller, Thelen, and Thatcher unthinkably gone, and the "Valentine's Day Massacre&quo...

Originally published on January 26, 2009 in our free SmallLaw newsletter. Legal netbook fans take note! Asus of netbook fame released a fascinating new product late last year, which was re-introduced at CES 2009. It's called the Asus EEE Top 1602. The more I think about it, the more I think it i...

Originally published on January 26, 2009 in our free SmallLaw newsletter. Legal netbook fans take note! Asus of netbook fame released a fascinating new product late last year, which was re-introduced at CES 2009. It's called the Asus EEE Top 1602. The more I think about it, the more I think it i...

Originally published on February 2, 2009 in our free SmallLaw newsletter. Two months have passed since I've written for SmallLaw. For the record, my absence was not entirely due to writer's block. Despite making changes in the way I work to make time for my writing, I'm busier than ever....

I am a veteran of many a late night restoring data from the failed systems of my clients over the years. Since 1985 when I started consulting with law practices full time, I've made backup system/process recommendations to thousands of law practices of all sizes. I've had to sit and restore ...

Having long advocated mobile lawyering, I have struggled with the endless quest for the "perfect" laptop. To say the marketplace is cluttered with a dizzying array of laptop choices would be as much of an understatement as saying there's been a "little inconvenience on Wall Street lately." The essen...