Archive for April, 2008
The Check’s in the mail or is it?
By Nerino Petro at 28 April, 2008, 8:00 am
While it is hard to condense all of the things you should do, Ed provides some useful suggestions for dealing with clients who are avoiding paying your bill under one of his 5 scenarios.
Read More >>Wisconsin Quarles Ex-Partner makes the news (and not in a good way)
By Nerino Petro at 25 April, 2008, 1:00 pm
The ABA Journal reports in this story that an ex-Quarles & Brady partner has been suspended for nine months for failure to turn over fees he earned as a trustee to his former firm.
Read More >>Monster Cable vs. Blue Jean Cable: Will this be a Repeat of David vs. Goliath?
By Nerino Petro at 15 April, 2008, 3:15 pm
For many lawyers (myself included) Intellectual Property (IP) law is similar to trying to understand a foreign language; some of the word might seem familiar, but you know that you really don’t have a clue. Usually, threats of patent and trademark infringement don’t make the evening news and it’s an area of the law best left to the “experts†However, occasionally an IP case comes along that captures the attention of the common practitioner.
Read More >>Getting Vista and XP to Play Nice on the same network.
By Nerino Petro at 7 April, 2008, 9:00 am
For those of you who live in a mixed household – some Windows XP computers and some Windows Vista computers – getting the Vista systems to share files with their XP brethren can be challenging, if not downright frustrating. In most instances, the problem arises because the Vista systems can’t “see†the XP systems on the network.
Read More >>You Want to Work From Where? Telecommuting as an Alternative.
By Nerino Petro at 4 April, 2008, 9:00 am
Many law firms are looking for ways to retain good people without having to “break the bank†to do so. One option that is being used more regularly is giving employees the opportunity to telecommute. No longer is telecommuting a rarity; organizations now exist to provide information and assistance such as the American Telecommuting Association, the International Telework Association & Council and the Society for Human Resource Management.
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