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by Jody Peskin Lipshutz Greenblatt, LLC www.lgklaw.com We have been very fortunate over the last 18 months to have numerous talented members submit articles on a variety of topics. However the practice of law is a jealous mistress, and our…
The DBA holiday party was an enormous success. The food was bountiful and delicious, the gifts for the Samuel L. Jones Boys and Girls Club were generous and plentiful, and a wonderful time was had by all who attended. Most…
by Rick Alembik
Richard S. Alembik P.C.
www.alembik.com
Consider the “app.”
Short for “application,” it represents the most recent evolutionary stage of computer technology. The iPhone/iPad app is a software program that performs a limited function on an iPod, smart phone, or similar portable device. Like the iPad‚ it’s a device that is not a traditional computer with keyboard and peripherals, but more of a miniaturized and handier version of such “old school” technology. More conventional apps are used to browse online newspapers, check email, stock values, or the weather, to engage one’s preferred social networking sites (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), to jot down hand-written notes, and of course, to play games.
The app’s utility is a function of its ease of use, its dedicated functionality, its portability, and its ability to be used on the user’s selected device in “quick-draw” style: deployed from a phone, whipped out of a pocket, or snatched from a briefcase or backpack. The app’s easy accessibility gives it a substantial advantage over computer-based programs that can be launched only after the computer is turned on, booted up, and put in service. Given the size of the device on which the app is typically deployed it can usually be operated with just an index finger or two. Thus the homonymous phenomenon of folks “digitally” pecking away at their “digital” devices.
by Jeri Kagel, M.Ed., J.D.
Trial Synergy, LLC
www.trialsynergy.com
Now is the time of year when those involved with civil litigation typically do – or want to – slow down. Plaintiffs want to settle so they can pay for holiday presents, lower their credit card payments, or have some money with which to begin the new year. Defendants want to close their books, decrease their financial liabilities, and get a handle on potential legal costs going into the new year. These are reasons enough for plaintiffs and defendants to work toward settlement in this season of giving and receiving.
by The Shadow A nervous attorney was conflicted ’tween two courts. Simultaneous hearings ’fore two judges left him all out of sorts. After consulting a surgeon to resolve the riddle, With a scalpel he divided himself clean down the middle,…
by Jennifer Little
Twenty-ten was a year of tough economic news and political bombshells at the ballot box. It was a year of miraculous rescues in Chile and exciting Olympic and World Cup sporting events. The year revealed a worldwide spirit of philanthropic giving to the Haitian survivors as well as an alarming crime surge on both sides of our Southwestern border. We saw the largest oil spill in history and its devastating ecological and economic impact on our southern coastline. We saw the five-year anniversary of Katrina and the continuing struggle of those citizens to rebuild schools, infrastructure and homes.
DeKalb Bar Association Holiday Party Thursday, Dec. 9, 2010, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. RSVP By Dec. 3, 2010 to: Cindy Harris, Executive Director execdir@dekalbbar.org P.O. Box 3136, Decatur GA 30031 404-373-2580 Admission Per Person: $35 Members in Advance; $50 Nonmembers; $50…