Ernie the Attorney
This blog mixes personal musings with takes on law and politics.
Author: Ernest Svenson is an attorney at the Svenson Law Firm in New Orleans. He also authors PDF for Lawyers.
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Recent Posts from Ernie the Attorney
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Broken email - part 2
There were some good comments to the last post about broken email, which caused me to think a little more about what the problem is (the solution, if there is one, will require a careful…
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Why is my email broken?
Almost everyone I know who uses email extensively for work is overwhelmed by email. People used to talk about achieving 'in-box zero,' that triumphant (yet fleeting) moment when you go through your email inbox and…
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New Louisiana Ethics Website!
My friend Dane Ciolino teaches Ethics at Loyola Law School in New Orleans, and specializes in legal ethics issues. He wrote the book on Louisiana Legal Ethics, and how he has put the book online…
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Podcast with Gary Reback
The TWIL podcast with Gary Reback is up on iTunes, and I encourage anyone who is interested in how law is shaping the development of technology to listen up. Gary Reback is the author of…
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What's this blog all about?
It occurred to me that I should probably have a page that let's folks know what this blog is about, and what my policy is for approving comments and for accepting advertising etc. Hence, I…
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My online Webinar on becoming paperless is this Thursday.
Dane Ciolino and I are presenting a 1 hour Webinar this Thursday on How to Run A Paperless Law Office. As some of you might know, Dane and I started a company called DigitalWorkflow to…
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What things should you agree to at the start of a civil case?
When a case first gets going it's easy for lawyers to agree to how the case will be handled. So that's the best time to agree on a case specific method of handling certain housekeeping…
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An amazing note-taking tool for lawyers (and others)
Accurate note-taking is a skill that lawyers first develop in law school. The challenge is to learn how to capture orally transmitted information in real time. Developing a system of short-hand is critical, especially for…
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I fear therefore I exist
“The problem is we think we exist,” says Natalie Goldberg — author of Writing Down the Bones. Her point is that we should write and not worry about what other people might think of what…
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Seminar on Paperless Office in Baton Rouge
On Thursday, September 3rd, I'll be speaking at the Baton Rouge Bar Expo on The Road to A Paperless Office — a subject near to my heart. I started becoming paperless in the year 2000,…