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    YourABA October 2017

     

    Litigation & Trials

    Ways to boost your courtroom credibility to win cases

    Bob Clifford, an attorney with Clifford Law Offices in Chicago and past chair of the ABA Section of Litigation, says there are three factors to keep in mind to win a case: courtroom credibility, courtroom demeanor and the importance of an apology.

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    Practice Technology

    Evernote: Organize your practice, ease info overload

    Attorneys are bombarded from every direction,” says Heidi Alexander, presenter of the ABA webinar Evernote for Lawyers. “You’ve got demands from clients, from staff, from family … and oh, by the way, you’ve got work that needs to get done.” Alexander is author of “Evernote as a Law Practice Tool” and the director of Practice Management Services for Massachusetts Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, where she advises lawyers on practice management matters, provides guidance in implementing new law office technologies and helps lawyers develop healthy and sustainable practices.

    Litigation Management

    How old-school checklists can help you better serve clients

    “Checklists allow you to improve the representation you give your clients,” says Daniel Siegel, a practicing attorney in Havertown, Pa., and founder and president of Integrated Technology Services LLC, a consulting service for attorneys. He and his paralegal, Pamela Myers, discuss ways to incorporate checklists into your law practice in the webinar “The Checklist Lawyer: Serving Your Clients More Efficiently.” The webinar is sponsored by the ABA Law Practice Division, Center for Professional Development and Young Lawyers Division.