There are some simple steps you can take to prepare for the upcoming season. These steps will enhance your profitability, increase your customers' satisfaction and help protect you from liability:

You see trials on television and in the movies, and you may expect real trials are somewhat similar. In truth, very little that happens during a movie or television trial occurs in the local courtroom. Here is what to expect.

After a long, grueling week at the office, legal secretaries Patricia and Elizabeth headed out for a few drinks at their favorite local bar, Just Janine's. It was a snowy Friday afternoon in late December, with freezing rain accompanying the snow, creating slick roadways and walkways throughout the area. Pat and Elizabeth spent about an hour inside the bar, each drinking about three martinis, and then headed out into the winter chill.