Technological edge; how four firms use computers to win cases

Article Abstract:

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.

Technology application, Law offices, Pennie and Edmonds, Ritchie and Rediker, Flaherty, Sensabaugh and Bonasso, Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass and Hoffman

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Pro bono aid needed now more than ever

Article Abstract:

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.

Offices of Lawyers, Legal Services, United States, Personal narratives, Cases, Capital punishment, Pro bono legal services

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