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Practical Technology Tips For a Small Family Practice
Above is the title to my recent seminar presentation. The slides are at my professional Facebook Page, J. Burton Hunter III and Assocs, PLLC I promise there are lots of practical tips. That’s where we got the name! Burton Hunter
LOW TECH – PRIORITIZATION
1.The Book? Effective Time Management (Using Outlook); Seiwert and Woeltje 2.Eisenhower Matrix: p.p. 38-43. 3.I have seen this in other forms, but the basics are simple, but hard to stick to. 4.Urgent And Important : DO IT OR SCHEDULE TIME TO DO IT! 5.Urgent But Not Important: the daily tasks we “have to” do, but… View Article
LOW TECH, SUSPENSE, SUSPENSE, SUSPENSE!
1.You can’t get much lower tech than a plastic banker’s box with 31 drop folders. 2.Number them for the days of the month. 3.Put a copy of each outgoing piece of correspondence, pleadings, discovery, in on of those folders. Depending on the item, put it out there 2, 3 or four weeks. 4.Check the numbered… View Article
Why Play by the Rules?
The movie drunk with the knife once famously said to actor Paul Newman, “There ain’t no rules in a knife fight!”. Paul’s character had asked him, the much larger man holding the knife, who was getting ready for the barroom brawl, for “the rules”, and upon getting that answer, Paul’s character kicked the drunk in the balls and picked up the knife, ending… View Article
A Small Town Lawyer’s Reading List
I have been asked to present a 50 minute seminar on the topic of Law Office Technology. I started to compile a list of books that I have used, over the last ten years or so, as the foundation of my understanding of the modern world. It is more a bibliography than anything that a… View Article
What If I Hire a Divorce Lawyer
I was tempted to cover my family law, personal injury, and civil trial practice in one article. That will not work. They are different, and deserve their own space, as does the mediation process. Today, I focus on the process of hiring me and achieving your “fresh start” in life via divorce. For reference, you… View Article
Fundamental Precautions – Before and After Your Serious Collision
Folks; I am well aware that I sound like a nanny, but that’s what you are paying me for, or would pay me if I were your lawyer. This is for free. Please try to imagine; you are laid up at home, can’t go to work, wheelchair in corner, lying in that recliner, with your… View Article
Reflections Upon A Working Vacation
For those of you who only follow this blog, a lot more has been happening than shows up here: 1. On February 18, I posted a piece to my blog “WV Lawyer – Tips and Techniques”, discussing my working vacation, goals, and challenges; 2. Last year my aim was to complete my blog book, same title… View Article
The Value of a Working Vacation
Exactly a year ago, my wife Nancy and I were doing much as we are this year, taking a mid-winter working vacation. But, nothing stays the same, and I have learned much in just one year. We are not world travelers, but once a year we try to get away by ourselves. During the last several… View Article
Burt’s Nerdy Videos, Pathagoras Document Assembly, and the Sony rx100 Camera/camcorder
If you have a few minutes, I think you will enjoy this serendipity. Pathagoras # 1: http://tinyurl.com/ahsrtfd (A Roy Lazris trick to select paragraphs in advance. Not for everyone. Just hit “Alt p”) Pathagoras # 2: http://tinyurl.com/b58dwca (The form questionnaire. This is all I use, and it seems to be faster than using both…. View Article