James W General Practice Law Blog

The 2012 Florida Legislature has okayed robot cars in Florida: “a motor vehicle that has the capability to drive the vehicle on which the technology is installed without the active control or monitoring by a human operator.” The technical term is “autonomous vehicle”, but robot car is what it is.... Read More

The world is paperless. Finally. At last. After decades of talk. The only time there’s paper is when you hit the print button on your email. The problem is most people use their email inbox like a big toy box. The newest toys are on top, and the oldest are on the bottom. When they want to find an email (or toy), they dig to the bottom of the inbox, rummaging through all the email in between, to find the one they are looking for. Let me propose a better system to organize your paperless fil... Read More

How would you like to be pulled over by the Florida Highway Patrol for talking on a cell phone while driving. That might happen if the 2010 Florida Legislature adopts HB 323_... Read More

This is a plug for my wife, The Job Whisperer, Cathy Martin. She gives non-legal advice on how to get a job, how to write a resume, how to interview for a job, and how to stay sane through the process. The Job Whisperer is a coach for anyone who wants to quit a job, find a new job, find a better job, do better in their job, or just talk about their job.... Read More

I'm a former PC lawyer who's converted to being a Mac lawyer. This is part 2 of my story, told through the Mac software I have found to replace the PC software I've left behind. In Part 1 I listed the software applications that come with a Mac and related them to their PC counterparts. In this part, I'll list other software that lawyers converting to Mac from PC will find useful.... Read More

It took two months but I finally have my Apple Mac working as my main law office computer. I've tried lots of Mac software. Some worked; some didn't. Here are my software tips for other lawyers converting to Mac from PC. This is installment #1 relating only to what comes built-in with Snow Leopard.... Read More

A netbook computer is a practical and prudent purchase for a lawyer.... Read More

Converting from paper to electronic files begins with adopting a policy.... Read More