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How to Get My Business: A Three-Part Series on Attracting Referrals from “BigLaw,” Corporate Counsel, and Lawyers in Niche Practices

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The Appellate Section of the Collin County Bar is hosting a three part series on getting business through referrals.  Ever wonder how to get business from peers, opposing counsel, or lawyers you meet at cocktail parties?  We’re asking those questions and more of lawyers in the community who regularly refer business.

First in the series is a panel with partners from Thompson and Knight and Baker Botts, among others.  Learn how to get on the referral radar, ask for business in a meaningful way, get the business, and keep your place on their go-to list.

 What:            Three course lunch (appetizer, entree, and dessert)

Where:          Jasper’s in Plano at 7161 Bishop Rd., Plano, Tx. 75024

When:           November 9, 2012 at noon

How much:    $25

 

Seating is limited.  Please pre-pay by cash or check to Teresa Moore or Alexis Steinberg, or pay online here.  Contact Alexis Steinberg at steinberg@mosserlaw.com or at 972-733-3223 with any questions about online payment, or the event.

Steinberg Presents to Collin County Bar Association

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By:  Kelly R. Ledbetter

On September 24, 2012, Alexis F. Steinberg presented a lecture about tables of authorities, tables of contents, hyperlinks, and other formatting and technology topics during the Law Practice Management Section meeting of the Collin County Bar Association in Plano, Texas.

Understanding formatting methodology in both Microsoft Word and Word Perfect is significant for lawyers primarily because it is in the lawyers’ best interest for any reader quickly to understand and appreciate both the legal arguments and the references to legal authorities.

Steinberg taught that automatically updating a table of authorities (a table of contents comprised of legal sources) will save lawyers and readers a lot of time. Rather than manually updating the table of authorities for an appellate brief–which can easily exceed a hundred pages and scores of sources–lawyers and legal staff should learn to make their technology work for them.

Saving time in the office means saving the client money. Hiring a technologically knowledgeable lawyer is a financially advisable decision. Judges also find briefs whose supporting documents are easy to navigate to be more persuasive, which is good news for favorable judgments.

Particularly stressing that Word Perfect as a word processing platform affords flexibility and control for more than documents written just for appeals, Steinberg demonstrated multiple opportunities to increase the readability of legal documents by inserting internal links as well as hyperlinks.

During the Q&A following her lecture, Steinberg explained that many appeals courts and, increasingly, district courts are welcoming if not requesting documents involving hyperlinked references to authorities.

Why is formatting so important? It helps Mosser Law PLLC present information in the easiest, most streamlined, and technologically practical manner for the benefit of its clients.

 

New Appellate Admissions

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As of this summer Alexis Steinberg  and Nicholas Mosser are admitted to practice before the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Ms. Steinberg’s appellate practice has previously included appearing before the Texas Supreme Court, and the needs of her clients now demand she be prepared to travel to New Orleans.  Ms. Steinberg drafted the briefs in Mosser Law’s case on homestead liens created in violation of the Texas Constitution, which is currently pending before the 5th Circuit.