Technological edge; how four firms use computers to win cases
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Four law firms are profiled as examples of innovative and effective use of legal technology. They are Seattle, WA's Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass and Hoffman, Charleston, WVA's Flaherty, Sensabaugh and Bonasso, Birmingham, ALA's Ritchie and Rediker, and New York City's Pennie and Edmonds. Technology uses include Bullivant's use of the Lotus Notes groupware, Flaherty's provision of notebook computers to all attorneys to facilitate outside-the-office use, and Pennie's use of computer animation in the courtroom.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1993
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Pro bono aid needed now more than ever
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The American Bar Association's Postconviction Death Penalty Representation Project has given hundreds of death row inmates aid in their appeals, and won reversal in some 40% of its cases. It has also helped the volunteer lawyers, even those specializing in civil litigation, to grow in important ways and make a significant contribution to society. An attorney's eight-year experience defending Anthony Banks affected his understanding of the criminal system and of non-criminal lawyers' role in it, which is described.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1996
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