Publications & Articles
Publications
Tips for Clients and keeping them out of trouble
In any employment case, there are things to be learned or reaffirmed:
Tip for the Lawyer: Always find out what the earliest point in time was that the client first opposed the harassment. Look for adverse actions that were taken starting at that point, because usually they commence then, no matter how subtle they might seem.
Tip for the Client: Sit down and prepare a journal or notes addressed to the lawyer (and kept in a safe place at home) outlining any and all events that happened after she first told the guy to stop pestering her. Have her prepare it in a chronological manner and then discuss each event with her in greater detail and identify any witnesses or documents which might support their occurrence.
Creating a password algorithm
Create your own Password Algorithum to be able to easily [!] remember and use the right password for each of the hundreds or thousands of sites you may visit.
Download passwordalgorithm.pdf
Backing Up your Mac
Written for the December 2005 issue of the American Bar Association's GPSolo magazine for the General Practice, Sole & Small Firm Division of the Association, this article stresses the importance of backing up important information on one's computers and various ways of doing so using an Apple Macintosh computer and its operating system, OS X.
Download generalpractitionersolo.pdf
Creative Advocacy in Voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution
Published in the August 2004 issue of Trial [the magazine of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America] and reprinted in Philippines Lawyers Review of September 2004, this article seeks to explain how lawyers can creatively represent their clients in the voluntary resolution of employment disputes.
Articles
Starting in 2003, I have been contributing articles to the GP Solo Magazine in June and December each year. This is the magazine for lawyers involved in General Practice and those who are solo or small firm practitioners, such as myself. My general topic for each article relates to how to use Macintosh computers in your legal work or law office. The links below will take you to each article [re-publication without prior authority is prohibited, contact me first]:
"Windows for the Mac Masses": A discussion of the three [or four] main ways in which users of Mac computers can access Windows programs and documents easily: Virtual PC, Boot Camp, Parallels and CrossOver. Each of these has positives and negatives [for instance, CrossOver doesn't require one to have Windows installed, but it also won't work well with all Windows programs; Boot Camp is free, but Parallels shareware is generally viewed as an exceptional piece of software with which to run Windows.
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/magazine/2006/dec/macuser.html
"Rumbling Around with a Mac": the use of your laptop while away from the office. [June 2006]
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/magazine/2006/jun/mac.html
"The Who, What, Where, Why, When and How of Backup": A discussion of the need for and process of backing up important data. [December 2005].
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/magazine/2005/dec/mac.html
"Macs on the Internet": The use of Macintosh computers to communicate on and with the Internet. [June 2005].
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/magazine/2005/jun/mac.html
"A Failure to Communicate? Not between Mac and Windows." [December 2004]
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/magazine/2004/dec/macuser.html
"Basic Panther Maintenance": A discussion of steps that one should take in keeping a comptuer with Panther, an earlier OS X operating system, running well. Generally still applicable for Tiger, the newest system, but with some changes and updates to the mentioned software. [June 2004].
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/magazine/2004/jun/macuser.html
"Mac: The New Lawyer's Best Friend": An article extolling the virtues of using Macs and Apple's operating system [OS X] in the law office. [December 2003].
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/magazine/2003/dec/macuser.html
"Alternatives to Timeslips Billing Software": This article may be a bit dated, given the advances in programs over the years and changes in the operating system for Macs that may have rendered some useless, but still might be of some help. I still use Timeslips, but it is getting "long in the tooth", and I'd like to replace it and will keep looking. [June 2003].
http://www.abanet.org/genpractice/magazine/2003/jun/macuser.html
