Florida
April 2008
In this Issue
Legal Humor
Coming Updates
ProDoc Customer Support: Using Case Data Sheets
Trial Tip: Writing Effectively to Persuade Judges
Practice Tip: A Blog Devoted to Lawyer Marketing
Tech Tip: The New Age Phone Service for Your Home/Office
Tech Tip: The Easy Way to Move to a New Computer
View Past Issues of this eZine
Come by and Meet Us
Vent - Tell Us What's on Your Mind
 

Legal Humor

Phoenix lawyer Clint Batterton was trying to lighten his cross-examination of an anesthesiologist who was a plaintiff in a securities fraud case in 1988.

" I guess that means you and I are in the same business because we both put people to sleep," Batterton joked.

"Yes," replied the witness. "But, I wake them up."

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Coming Updates

May
In this update we will release our new WebUpdate feature that we've been telling you about. After you install the May update you will no longer need to manually install routine ProDoc updates. Instead, every time you open ProDoc, and if you are connected to the Internet, ProDoc will “phone home”. It will then download and install any updates we have prepared for you.

Additionally, we'll update agency forms in the following volumes:

Finally, we're responding to the pending increase in certified mail postage rates. Installing this update will automatically insert the new rates in the Certified Mailer feature included in your ProDoc.

June
Our June 2008 release will contain all forms changed due to legislation that is effective July 1, 2008.

Additionally, we’ll update three volumes:

We updated those forms last year for 2007 legislative changes. Now, we're updating them to match the revisions in The Florida Bar Legal Forms and Worksheets.

Finally, we’ll add the new DR-313 form to the Probate volume.

And, of course, we’ll update any other agency forms that change during the interim.

Aren’t you glad you are a ProDoc subscriber and can leave all these changes up to us?

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ProDoc Customer Support: Using Case Data Sheets

Have you ever needed to know:

  • If you have generated a specific document for a matter?
  • How to quickly find case information to change rather than reassembling an entire document to change one bit of information?
  • Who in your firm generated a specific document for a matter?
  • Where a specific ProDoc-generated document is stored?

The Case Data Sheet feature in ProDoc will do all of the above for you as well as providing one even more important benefit to you:

It is a simple task for your paralegal/secretary to print a Case Data Sheet for your review after generating a document in ProDoc. And, you will often find it much easier to spot errors on the Case Data Sheet than it is by reviewing the entire printed document.

Learn how to print Case Data Sheets in ProDoc >>

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Trial Tip: Writing Effectively to Persuade Judges

The author of this article explains how good writing can help persuade judges to your point of view. He continues by providing the reader with practical tips for good writing. The tips are based on the classic rhetorical theory processes of logic, emotion, and credibility.

View Persuading Judges in Writing: Tips for Lawyers (And how technology can help)

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Practice Tip: A Blog Devoted to Lawyer Marketing

Tom Kane's Legal Marketing Blog.com provides practical marketing ideas for attorneys in firms of all sizes. Topics covered in his blog include: Client Communications, Legal Fees, Marketing Plans, Marketing Teams, Marketing Tips, and Prospecting for Clients (Rainmaking).

Read Legal Marketing Blog.com >>

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Tech Tip: The New Age Phone Service for Your Home/Office

Internet-based phone service just may be the practical answer to many challenges you face. Ooma™ provides unlimited domestic phone calls free of charges or monthly fees. It also provides for low-cost international calling packages. Additionally, it's packed with other features like: call screening, picking up calls in mid-message, an answering machine, call waiting, conference calling, and more. You pay a one time fee of $399 for the equipment and there are no other costs.

Learn more about Ooma >>

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Tech Tip: The Easy Way to Move to a New Computer

Your greatest nightmare may have nothing to do with clients. Instead, maybe it's the dread of moving to a new computer. But, PCMover® can remove much of the dread from this task. It features a simple setup procedure in which you decide which files and programs to transfer. PCMover then does the work for you.

Learn more about PCMover >>

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View Past Issues of this eZine

Looking for a Tech Tip from a past ProDoc eZine... but can't find that old eZine? We keep recent past issues on our website for your review.

View past issues of the ProDoc eZine >>

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Come By and Meet Us

May 8-10 AAML 30th Annual Institute Orlando
May 22-23 RPPTL Annual Convention Bonita Springs
Please note the schedule is subject to change.

Come by and visit us if you'll be attending — we'd love to see you!

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Vent—Tell Us What's on Your Mind

This is your opportunity to what's on your mind. Email us your suggestions and other feedback.

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1 The forms in this volume are derived from forms prepared by the Forms Committee of the Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar and contained in the Florida Lawyers Support Services, Inc. (FLSSI) Manual. These forms are created and maintained by leading experts in their field and recognized as the standard in probate courts throughout Florida.