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Law Practice Management
The Tennessee Bar Association has a variety of resources and practical information on law office management issues available to help members better serve clients and practice more efficiently and effectively.
Below you will find the Practice Management Advisor Pipes Feed, brought to you by the Law Office Technology & Management Section of the Tennessee Bar Association. "PMA Pipes" is an RSS newsfeed that was designed by the ABA's Legal Technology Resource Center. It combines posts from the blogs of Practice Management Advisors from across the United States, as well as the ABA's Site-tation blog, into one convenient location. The blogs brought to you by this feed include: Law Practice Matters, Reid My Blog, Law Practice Tips, Law Practice Advisor, The Last Word, Thoughtful Legal Management, and Compujurist, among others.
Practice Management Advisor Pipes Feed
[Slaw: Dan Pinnington] SC Bar Releases Ethics Opinion on Groupon
The South Carolina Bar Association just released an Ethics Advisory Opinion on the use of Groupon by SC lawyers.This interesting opinion dealt with the question of whether it is ethical for SC lawyers to use Groupon. The answer: Yes, but proceed with caution. Read SC Ethics Advisory Opinion 11-05 here.
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http://www.slaw.ca/2011/07/25/sc-bar-releases-ethics-opinion-on-groupon/
[Avoid a Claim] Collaborative family law agreement fraud by Kara Muneoka
A number of lawyers have told us they’ve been contacted by a Kara Muneoka with regards to collecting on a settlement agreement. The emails are short, but no doubt replying to them would produce the same replies and documentation we’ve seen in similar scams by Peggy Higashi, Beverly MacKenzie and Elizabeth Nakamura. For a full list of other frauds of this type and a description of how it works see our Confirmed Frauds page.
Here is the email:
From:
Sent: Thursday, July 07,...
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http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/avoidaclaim/~3/GDvhI5uCrkw/
[SC Small Firm] Discount Coupons for Legal Services
The South Carolina Bar Ethics Advisory Committee has published a new Opinion, 11-05, referred to informally online by some commentators as the “Groupon Opinion.” The question asked by a SC Lawyer was:
Does a lawyer violate the Rules of Professional Conduct by contracting with a website to offer vouchers that can be purchased from the website and then subsequently redeemed for discounted legal services such as the preparation of wills?
The Committee opined that the use of “daily deal”...
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http://www.scsmallfirm.com/wordpress/2011/07/discount-coupons-for-legal-services/
[Avoid a Claim] Commerical debt collection scam by Larry Mason
Three Ontario lawyers have received a message from Larry Mason looking to retain a lawyer for a commercial litigation matter. It appears similar in nature to other debt collection scams we’ve seen under the names Richard Abramovic and David Lawson. For details of how this fraud works see LAWPRO’s Fraud Fact Sheet.
Here is the email message:
From: Larry Mason masonsolution@gmail.com
Sent: July 22, 2011 6:20 PM
To: edward
Subject: New message
Hello Counsel,
I am inquiring about...
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[Avoid a Claim] Real estate bad cheque deposit scam by Yoshi Jones Sue
A Florida realtor has notified us of an attempted bad cheque deposit scam that Ontario lawyers should be on the lookout for. It is similar to other real estate fraud attempts by Shiukmoda Joji and Jyoung Chung Tu. For a full description of how this kind of fraud works see this earlier Avoid A Claim post.
Here are copies of two messages received from the realtor:
Message 1:
From: yoshi_sue@yahoo.co.kr
Dear Realtor Name,
Thank you very much for your prompt responds to my enquiry meanwhile,...
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[Avoid a Claim] Real estate bad cheque deposit scam by Jyoung Chung Tu
In March 2011 we alerted lawyers to a widespread real estate deposit scam by Shiukmoda Joji. In the comments to that post many other lawyers and real estate agents told us they had received very similar emails from a Jyoung Chung Tu. In recent weeks that name has been reported to us with increasing frequency.
In this type of scam the fraudster pretends interest in a property and sends a certified deposit cheque or bank draft that will be deposited in the lawyer’s trust account. Soon...
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[Oregon Law Practice Management] Six Mistakes Lawyers Make with Staff, Part II
Last week I blogged about four of the common mistakes lawyers make with staff. This week I finish my countdown with two of the most regrettable decisions any lawyer has ever made: representing an employee and playing the role of lender. Be Your Paralegal’s Boss, Not Her Lawyer For some of you, there is little [...]
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http://oregonlawpracticemanagement.com/2011/07/25/six-mistakes-lawyers-make-with-staff-part-ii/
[The Last Word] Avoid Repetitive Typing in Email
Just as we use macros in word processing programs to save keystrokes, Outlook has a feature called signatures which will allow you to save and insert repetitive wording in emails. An email signature can be anything from your name, address, phone number, and website link or a confidentiality notice, which are automatically included at the [...]
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http://asblastword.wordpress.com/2011/07/25/avoid-repetitive-typing-in-email/
[The Last Word] New MCLE Requirement for Inactive/Special Members
As every practicing Alabama attorney knows, with a few exceptions, if you want to remain in good standing you must get 12 hours (including 1 ethics hour) of continuing legal education every year. Special members, who are not subject to CLE requirements, and inactive members returning to active practice, however, were not required to do [...]
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http://asblastword.wordpress.com/2011/07/21/new-mcle-rules-for-inactivespecial-members/
[Avoid a Claim] Commercial debt collection scam by Izzadin Bin Aris
Normally its lawyers notifying us of suspicious emails they have received. This time, a number of employees at LAWPRO have received emails from Izzadin Bin Aris that appear to be an attempt at the commercial debt collection scam. No doubt other lawyers have received the same message, or soon will. This scam is similar to ones we have seen under the names David Lawson, Mark Ludic and Ma Li Ni. For a description of how this kind of fraud works see this earlier Avoid A Claim post
Here is the...
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