Carlos Migoya Vimeo from Colorado Bar Association on Vimeo. After graduating from the University of Denver (DU) Sturm College of Law in 2004, Carlos Migoya started his own practice from his best friend’s basement. That bold endeavor has since proven to be a great choice – The Migoya Law Firm LLC is a successful solo […]
Here’s a picture I took last month at Hanging Lake – that beautiful travertine lake in Glenwood Canyon. Just a reminder to get outside and enjoy the natural beauty of Colorado (but don’t forget the sunscreen). OK, it’s July – the 8th of July in fact – and how is your summer going? Is it quieter than usual? […]
We received requests from Colorado Bar Association members for this feature—we relayed it to Casemaker and they added it! Suppose you’re drafting a brief and you want to include some text from an opinion. You could always go into the case, highlight the text, copy it and insert it into your document. But then you’d […]
This week, I’ve created a video tutorial to demonstrate how to use Adobe Acrobat to move emails out of Microsoft Outlook onto your hard drive. Tip of the Week – How to move e-mails out of outlook onto your hard drive using Adobe Acrobat from Colorado Bar Association on Vimeo. You can see this tip and others, […]
As past-chair of the Solo-Small Firm Practice Section of the Colorado Bar Association, I attended the ABA TECHSHOW in Chicago for the first time in March 2012. It was something I never anticipated I would experience because I am not very “tech-oriented.” I found it to be an incredible experience and I thoroughly enjoyed it […]
The Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct require that all lawyers protect client confidentiality. Colorado Bar Association Law Practice Management and Risk Management Director Reba Nance discusses quick and easy things lawyers can do to ensure that their clients’ data is protected.
Every week this month, in celebration of Legal Professionalism Month, the Colorado Bar Association will share a tip on professionalism. This week, CBA Professionalism Coordinating Council Co-chair Peter Goldstein discusses the importance of having a streamlined intake process to ensure a good start in relationships with new or prospective clients. Client Intake by Peter Goldstein […]
Every week this month, in celebration of Legal Professionalism Month, the Colorado Bar Association will share a tip on professionalism. This week, Colorado Court of Appeals Judge Richard L. Gabriel explains why it doesn’t pay to be a bulldog in the courtroom and how professionalism can boost your credibility, relationships with those involved in the […]
Every week this month, in celebration of Legal Professionalism Month, the Colorado Bar Association will share a tip on professionalism. This week, attorney and CBA Young Lawyers Division Chair-elect Emma Garrison discusses the inevitability of making a mistake at some point in your career, and, more importantly, once you do err how to correct it.
Ethics Opinion 119 “Disclosure, Review, and Use of Metadata,” requires to you know what metadata is and how to get rid of it. In a nutshell, metadata is “data about data.” Every time you create a new document, information about the document is automatically generated. This information can include the name of the person who […]