POSTED: Thursday, April 26th, 2012 at 9:26 am

BY: Jane Pribek

From haircuts to restaurant reservations, Kellie Mannette prefers to book all her appointments online.

POSTED: Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 at 11:20 am

BY: Jane Pribek

If you haven’t seen the 1999 cult classic “Office Space,” rent it. Mostly because it’s funny, but also, it demonstrates the biggest cybersecurity threat in your legal department: your people.

POSTED: Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 am

BY: Jane Pribek

If Clarence Darrow were alive today, he’d likely be Googling and “CCAPing” the venire before his trials.

POSTED: Thursday, January 26th, 2012 at 1:16 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Google has thrown a party with its much-hyped social networking platform Google+ but it appears no one in Wisconsin’s legal community is showing up.

POSTED: Tuesday, December 20th, 2011 at 9:22 am

BY: Jane Pribek

A while ago I realized that sometimes I’m a walking advertisement. The Nike swoosh on my running gear, the Bucky Badger sweatshirt and the Rolex crown on my watch.

POSTED: Monday, November 21st, 2011 at 8:00 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Brookfield attorney Dawn Drellos-Thompson realized a few years ago that her small business owner or minimum-wage earning clients could not afford most mediators.

POSTED: Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011 at 1:00 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

An expert, per Oscar Wilde, is “an ordinary man away from home, giving advice.” He’s probably being well compensated, too.

POSTED: Monday, September 19th, 2011 at 10:59 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Glendale attorney Paul Junius is a professional defendant and penny-pincher.

POSTED: Friday, September 16th, 2011 at 12:35 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Have you heard about the cool media form attorneys are using to reach out to prospective clients? The one that brings in scads of new business?

POSTED: Thursday, September 1st, 2011 at 3:10 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

The week before last, I wrote about a few lawyers’ impressions of being designated as “Super Lawyers” by the Minnesota-based publication of the same name (one I find slightly schlocky).

POSTED: Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 at 11:19 am

BY: Jane Pribek

BranchOut — the free, year-old professional networking app for Facebook — just can’t decide what it wants to be when it grows up.

POSTED: Friday, August 19th, 2011 at 10:57 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Summer is the time of year when select attorneys are informed that they’ve been designated as “Super Lawyers” by a publication of the same name. But are they really the best lawyers in our metropolis?

POSTED: Thursday, August 4th, 2011 at 1:01 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Clients of BadgerLawyer.com LLC in La Crosse don’t have to wonder what solo practitioner Chris Doerfler charges; he puts that information right on his website.

POSTED: Thursday, July 21st, 2011 at 1:07 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

When Kate Scoptur and other firm leaders at Axley Brynelson LLP, Madison, initially floated the idea of incorporating video into their website, only a few attorneys volunteered to be the guinea pigs.

POSTED: Friday, July 8th, 2011 at 8:44 am

BY: Jane Pribek

OK, that’s a lot of capital letters, and Westrup and IBM’s CIO aren’t really that tight. But they are connected on LinkedIn, via a relationship Westrup fostered using LinkedIn Premium.

POSTED: Friday, June 24th, 2011 at 1:00 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

I’m addicted to Facebook. Considering how many lawyers and judges I’ve friended — who typically have already posted a new status for the day, every day — I don’t think I’m alone in my habit of going to Facebook first, then starting work.

POSTED: Monday, June 13th, 2011 at 10:38 am

BY: Jane Pribek

“You got to fill out the form first, and then you wait in the line.” Paul Simon wrote that in a recent song, “The Afterlife,” describing his vision of heaven’s waiting room. But if you’re new to the practice of law in Wisconsin, that sentiment could apply to your new work, too. Since 2000, the [...]

POSTED: Wednesday, May 25th, 2011 at 12:54 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Why not go that extra mile for your clients, by offering them an extranet?

POSTED: Friday, May 13th, 2011 at 9:25 am

BY: Jane Pribek

It’s May, and for many aspiring lawyers, that means graduation time; what should be a time of celebration.

But this spring’s graduates, like many of late, face a hard reality once they’ve returned the caps and gowns: the persistently brutal job market.

POSTED: Thursday, April 28th, 2011 at 11:27 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Madison lawyer Steve Eisenberg was talking recently to a store clerk, when another shopper overheard him and asked, “Are you that lawyer on the radio?”

POSTED: Thursday, March 31st, 2011 at 9:29 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Attorney Diane Mader didn’t happen upon her successful practice, she planned it that way. Middleton-based Mader is a strong proponent of legal marketing because, as she puts it, “You need to plan your work and work your plan.”

POSTED: Thursday, March 17th, 2011 at 8:19 am

BY: Jane Pribek

After many years of interviewing attorneys and asking them what they do for fun, I can say with great confidence that just about all like to read and travel. Thus, this week’s article is about tools for legal professionals who enjoy … reading and travel! It is spring break season, after all.

POSTED: Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 at 8:46 am

BY: Jane Pribek

As a journalist, it warms my heart to report that the law firm newsletter is still alive and kicking.

POSTED: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 at 9:35 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Hey, did you catch the Superbowl? Of course you did. You know who won, too!

POSTED: Wednesday, February 9th, 2011 at 11:26 am

BY: Jane Pribek

The big holiday is next Monday.

Not Valentine’s Day. I’m talking about National Clean out Your Computer Day, which is probably of greater interest to you if you’re at all like Sheldon on “The Big Bang Theory.”

POSTED: Friday, January 28th, 2011 at 1:10 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

While you may have opted to create profiles on Facebook and LinkedIn, chances are your name, law firm or both are listed in one or more online directories where people can post reviews, and you had no say in the matter.

POSTED: Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 at 11:23 am

BY: Jane Pribek

I’ve got distractibility, which means that even small things can derail my thought process.

POSTED: Friday, December 24th, 2010 at 1:22 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

Patrick Scharmer remembers when he and his wife executed their first set of wills, when their children were very young.

POSTED: Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 at 12:10 pm

BY: Jane Pribek

One of my favorite “Sex and the City” episodes centers around Carrie’s computer woes.

POSTED: Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 at 11:35 am

BY: Jane Pribek

Sure, times are tough, and there might not be excess cash for a holiday party. But there’s no need to be a Scrooge.