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LAT July/August 2008 

Panning for Gold
Sifting through pre- and
post-litigation reports for hidden evidence.

By Stacey Hunt, CLA, CAS, and Ellen Sheffer


Working Harder or Working Smarter?
The pros and cons of
electronic deposition summaries.

By Mary Girsch-Bock

A Unique Blend
Today's workplace combines the work ethics and skills of four different generations.
By Sally A. Kane


How to Interview Clients

Taking initial calls from
personal injury clients.

By Ellsworth T. "Derry" Rundlett III


In Good Form
DUI Discovery
Forms and Motions

By Bruce Kapsack

Table of Contents

 

Issue Archive: 1999 Index to Articles

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Associations

ABA Postpones Action - Lana J. Clark (Nov/Dec)

Arizona Paralegals Gain Unified Voice in Bar - Dane D’Antuono (Nov/Dec)

Association Offers Healthy Perks - Traci Savidge (May/Jun)

Bar Survey Reveals Misconception - Natasha Emmons (Mar/Apr)

Bridging the Distance - Cortland Kirkeby (Sep/Oct)

CAIP Proposes Name Change - D. L. Hawley (Nov/Dec)

CAPA Hosts Largest Conference Yet - Rod Hughes (Sep/Oct)

Identity Crisis - Diana P. Wade (Sep/Oct)

Life’s a Beach for NALA - Vanessa Beam, CLAS (Sep/Oct)

National Code of Ethics for Notaries Complete - Regina Ali (Jan/Feb)

New Video Helps Children’s Advocates Work Effectively - Debra Levy (Jan/Feb)

Paralegal Definition Approved - Traci Savidge (Mar/Apr)

Paralegals to Visit Egypt - Rod Hughes (Jul/Aug)

Setting the Record Straight - Jon S. Montgomery (Nov/Dec)

Who’s in Charge? - Diane Petropulos (Jan/Feb)

Career Strategies

        *  Career Advice

        *  Fifteen Ways to Leave Your Lawyer - Chere B. Estrin (Jan/Feb)

        *  Balancing Career and Family- Kevin J. Behan (Mar/Apr)

        *  Political Aspirations - Chere B. Estrin (May/Jun)

        *  Enter the Net - Chere B. Estrin and Kevin Behan (Jul/Aug)

        *  Unsung Heroes - Chere B. Estrin (Sep/Oct)

Outside the Realm of Tradition - Debra Levy (Jul/Aug)

Paralegal with a Twist - Debra Levy (Sep/Oct)

Preparing for ‘Disaster’ - Debra Levy (Sep/Oct)

From Paralegal to Professor - Stacey Hunt, CLA (Mar/Apr)

Show Me the Money! - Suzanne MacDowell (Jul/Aug)

Taking Shelter - Cortland Kirkeby (Jul/Aug)

Ten Hot Practice Areas - Natasha Emmons (May/Jun)

Education

Border Skirmishes on the Biological Frontier - Cortland Kirkeby (Jan/Feb)

Classroom Goes Techno - Dane D’Antuono (Nov/Dec)

E-Degrees - Natasha Emmons (Jan/Feb)

New Jersey School Loses Case - Mary Micheletti (May/Jun)

Sometimes Less is Less - Susan Howery (Nov/Dec)

Walking a Timeline Tightrope - Diane Petropulos (Jul/Aug)

Humor

Paralegal From Mars - Christina Hamlett (Jan/Feb)
        Last Laugh

        *  We’ll Do Lunch - Christina Hamlett (Mar/Apr)

        *  The Accidental Nudist - Christina Hamlett (May/Jun)

        *  The Case of ‘Crabby Jack’ - Christina Hamlett (Jul/Aug)

        *  All the Firm is But a Stage - Christina Hamlett (Sep/Oct)

        *  The Last Supper Syndrome - Christina Hamlett (Nov/Dec)

Litigation Support

Colorado Courts Implement E-Filing - Karen Lawrence Coleman (Nov/Dec)

Computerized Depositions Summarized - Melynda Hill-Teter (May/Jun)

Do-it-Yourself Lit Support- Leon Russell (Jul/Aug)

Firms Fight for Tobacco Suit Legal Fees - Kathy Ruff (Nov/Dec)

Let There Be Light - Rebecca Thompson Nagel (Jul/Aug)

        *  Litigation Corner

        *  Depo Prep 101 - Stacey Hunt, CLA (Jan/Feb)

        *  Trimming the Learning Curve - Stacey Hunt, CLA (Mar/Apr)

        *  Making Time Count - Stacey Hunt, CLA (May/Jun)

        *  Taming the Beast - Stacey Hunt, CLA (Jul/Aug)

        *  Making Life Easier for All of Us - Stacey Hunt, CLA (Sep/Oct)

        *  Never Say Never - Stacey Hunt, CLA (Nov/Dec)

A Paralegal’s Guide to Litigation Support Software - the Editors (Jul/Aug)

Selecting a Litigation Support Solution - David A. Gustafson (Jul/Aug)

Seven Litigation Support Software Tips - Rebecca Thompson Nagel (Jul/Aug)

Stormy Seas Ahead - Bruce Walker (Mar/Apr)

Management

        *  Manager’s Desktop

        *  Insider Information - Brad J. Baber (Jan/Feb)

        *  Double Dilemma - Brad J. Baber (Mar/Apr)

        *  The Paralegal’s Paralegal - Brad J. Baber (May/Jun)

        *  Recapturing the Vision - Brad J. Baber (Jul/Aug)

        *  Can’t See the Forest For the Trees - Brad J. Baber (Sep/Oct)

        *  Achieve Professional Nirvana - Brad J. Baber (Nov/Dec)

Paralegals

Accident Scene Action Guide - Mary Micheletti (Mar/Apr)

Army Paralegal Spy Sentenced - Natasha Emmons (Mar/Apr)

Cashing in on Camelot - Rod Hughes (Jul/Aug)

A ‘Clean’ Getaway … Almost - Rod Hughes (May/Jun)

Dedicated Paralegal Honored After Her Unexpected Death - Rebecca Thompson Nagel (Jan/Feb)

FBI Targets Bankruptcy Fraud - Mary Micheletti (Mar/Apr)

Julia Roberts Joins the Legal Field - Traci Savidge (May/Jun)

New Questions Arise - Dane D’Antuono (Nov/Dec)

North Carolina Cautions Lambert - Natasha Emmons (Mar/Apr)

1999 Paralegal of the Year - The Editors (Mar/Apr)

Paralegal Changes Law for the Dogs - Steve Gust (Mar/Apr)

Paralegal in the House - Cortland Kirkeby (Mar/Apr)

Paralegal’s Messy Desk Costs Company Half-Million Dollars - Rebecca Thompson Nagel (Jan/Feb)

Paralegal Takes Over City Court - Cortland Kirkeby (May/Jun)

Post-War Paralegals - Debra Levy (Nov/Dec)

Sexual Harassment Suit Confidentially Resolved - Debra L. Tillinghast (Sep/Oct)

A Survivor’s Story - Debra Levy(Sep/Oct)

Tornado Destroys Paralegal’s Home - Debra Levy (Nov/Dec)

The War Room- Rod Hughes (Jul/Aug)

What Paralegals are Really Made of - Laurie McHugh (Jul/Aug)

And the Winner Is … - Mary Micheletti (Sep/Oct)

Pro Bono

Alaskan Angel of Mercy - Rod Hughes (May/Jun)

Charity Work Leads to Big Time Job - Steve Gust (May/Jun)

Connecticut Paralegals Aid Less Fortunate - Vanessa DeRuyter (Nov/Dec)

Pro Bono Adoption Effort Draws Host of Volunteers - Mary Micheletti (Jan/Feb)

Serving in the Field - Susan Howery (Sep/Oct)

The Profession

1998-1999 Salary Survey - The Editors (Jan/Feb)

All the Right Stuff - Diane Petropulos (May/Jun)

Judging the Profession- The Editors (Mar/Apr)

Law Firm Lands on Top 100 list - Stacey Hunt, CLA (Mar/Apr)

Legal Nurse Consultants Wanted - Diane Petropulos (Mar/Apr)

Nit-Picks Wanted - Traci Savidge (Mar/Apr)

Paralegal Utilization Growing - Stacey Hunt (Nov/Dec)

Reporter Exposes Apparent Scam - Traci Savidge (May/Jun)

Twenty-one Predictions for the 21st Century - Chere B. Estrin (Jan/Feb)

You Be the Judge - Janet L. Lammers, CLA (Mar/Apr)

Regulation

Agreement Aims to Reduce Medical Testimony Fees - Lorraine Baker (Jan/Feb)

Florida Paralegals Must Now Be Supervised - Debra Levy (Jul/Aug)

Maine Regulation Moves Ahead - Mary Micheletti (Jul/Aug)

Missouri May Renew Paralegal Regulation Push - Mary Micheletti (May/Jun)

Missouri Slow to Establish Paralegal Regulation - Mary Micheletti (Nov/Dec)

New Bar Rules Proposed in Florida- Debra Levy (May/Jun)

New Jersey Licensure Effort Killed - Nancy Ritter (Jul/Aug)

New Jersey State Bar Says ‘No’ - Nancy Ritter (Mar/Apr)

Paralegals Not Welcome - Cortland Kirkeby (Sep/Oct)

States of Regulation - Laurel Bielec (Mar/Apr)

What a Difference a State Makes - Robin Solomon (Sep/Oct)

Research

Exit the Comfort Zone - Barbara J. Fullerton (Nov/Dec)

Lexis Sues West Over Use of Shepard’s Mark - Melynda Hill-Teter (Sep/Oct)

MoreLaw Preaches Research Gospel from the Net - Steve Gust (Nov/Dec)

A Package Deal - Jay Seidel (Sep/Oct)

        *  Paralegals Online

        *  Elementary, My Dear Watson- Joni McDonald Wallach (Jan/Feb)

        *  Sour Grapes- Joni McDonald Wallach (Mar/Apr)

        *  Web Site Review- Joni McDonald Wallach (May/Jun)

        *  Curiosity Doesn’t Always Kill the Cat- Joni McDonald Wallach (Jul/Aug)

        *  Shhh! No Whispering! - Joni McDonald Wallach (Sep/Oct)

        *  Grab Your Cyber Surfboard!- Joni McDonald Wallach (Nov/Dec)

West Loses Copyright Fight - Debra Levy (Sep/Oct)

Technology

Beware of Melissa! - Traci Savidge (May/Jun)

Generating Financial Documents With Your Computer - Jeffrey A. Helewitz (Jan/Feb)

        *  Creative Computing

        *  How to Handle the Y2K Problem - Daryl Teshima (Jan/Feb)

        *  Making Perfect Converts - Daryl Teshima (Mar/Apr)

        *  Less is More, - Daryl Teshima (May/Jun)

        *  Safe Computing - Daryl Teshima (Jul/Aug)

        *  Talk is Cheap — Or Better - Robert P. Fox (Sep/Oct)

        *  Let’s Play Computer Jeopardy - Robert P. Fox (Nov/Dec)

Paralegals — Now in Pocket Size? - Mary Micheletti (Jul/Aug)

1999 Technology Survey - Daryl Teshima (Mar/Apr)

And a Paralegal Shall Lead Us - Paul Bernstein, Esq. (May/Jun)

The Power of E-Mentoring - Camille Stuckey Stell, CLAS (May/Jun)

Seventh Circuit Weighs in on Word Processing - Karen Lawrence Coleman (Nov/Dec)

Top 10 Technologies of 1999 - Dwayne E. Krager and Rick R. Thompson (Nov/Dec)

Web Cites - Michelle A. Ayers (Mar/Apr)

Y2K — Apocalypse or Genesis? - Belinda Bass (Nov/Dec)

Tools of the Trade

The Art of the Deal - Jeffrey A. Helewitz (Nov/Dec)

Clients Who are Hearing Impaired - Dee Sharp (Mar/Apr)

Here’s Looking at You, Kid - Christopher A. Pearsall (Nov/Dec)

How to Read a Case - Lana J. Clark (Mar/Apr)

Prepare to Succeed! - Thomas E. Bush (Sep/Oct)

Time Out - Kathy Ruff (Sep/Oct)

Tips & Timesavers

(Jan/Feb)

        *  Paralegal Program Checklist (Quick Look Card)

        *  Connect Cities to Counties

        *  Easy Trial-Tracking List

        *  Use Your Comma Sense

        *  Domains Found Here

        *  Letter Quick-Reference

        *  Research Links Can Be Yours

        *  Great Y2K Resource

        *  Web-Based Cheat Sheet

(Mar/Apr)

        *  Ten Good CD-ROMS (Quick Look Card)

        *  Better Than Bookmarks

        *  Have a Good Search

        *  Mail by Color

        *  Everybody’s Law Dictionary

        *  ‘Project Day’ Provides Focus

        *  Medical Info on the Web

        *  Better Discovery Request Tracking

        *  Web Site for Notary Help

        *  Check out the Library

(May/Jun)

        *  Bankruptcy 101 (Quick Look Card)

        *  Quick Currency Conversion

        *  Easy Reference Files Save Time

        *  Are They Really Married?

        *  Follow the Lizard

        *  Aerial Photos – Cheap

        *  Double-Time With Speech Recognition

        *  Catch Cyber-Sneaks

(Jul/Aug)

        *  Resources to Advance the Profession (Quick Look Card)

        *  Information Dissemination

        *  Adding Links to Word Processing Documents

        *  Eliminate Calendar Confusion

        *  Better Than Bookmarks or Free Web Pages

(Sep/Oct)

        *  Tricks of the Trade (Quick Look Card)

        *  Preventative Medicine

        *  Timesaving Capsules

        *  Bankruptcy Clerk Directory

(Nov/Dec)
        *  Shortcuts (Quick Look Card)

        *  Finding an Expert

        *  Answering Complaints

        *  Tracking System

        *  Serving Process

        *  Document Organization

        *  A Few Things I’ve Found Helpful

UPL

Hawaii Attacks Document Prep Services - Susan Howery (May/Jun)

Nevada Increases Unauthorized Practice of Law Penalty - Rod Hughes (Jul/Aug)

Nolo Wins Battle in Texas - Rod Hughes (Jul/Aug)

Parent Advocate Accused of UPL - Debra Levy (Mar/Apr)

Proposed Tougher Law Aims to Protect Nevada Legal Consumers - Rod Hughes (May/Jun)

Texas Bans Legal Software - Mary Micheletti (May/Jun)

Virginia Approves UPL Opinion - Natasha Emmons (Mar/Apr)

Writing

        *  Legal Writing

        *  Spot the Issue - William Putman (Jan/Feb)

        *  Presenting the Issue - William Putman (Mar/Apr)

        *  Just the Facts Ma’am - William Putman (May/Jun)

        *  Research and Analysis - William Putman (Jul/Aug)

        *  Stating Your Case - William Putman (Sep/Oct)

        *  Conclusions, General Recommendations and Considerations - William Putman (Nov/Dec)

 

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