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Hold your own with the media
Ken Vest
As the saying goes, “Image is everything.” Nowhere is that truer than in your dealings with the media. When talking to reporters, be prepared: Have a well-crafted story, take control of negative questioning, and reinforce your message.
Get smart
Catherine Pennington Paunov
If you like your PDA—personal digital assistant—you’re going to love the new “smartphone,” which combines the functions of a cell phone, a PDA, and a laptop computer in one small, portable device. Here’s a guide to the new generation of mobile gadgets and how to choose the one that best suits your needs.
Do you know where your data
is?
Don Philmlee
Your firm’s confidential documents and data are among its most valuable assets. Protecting them can be pain-free and affordable. Learn how to prioritize your security needs, assess your vulnerabilities, and ensure that what you lock up stays that way.
Make yourself the obvious choice
Benjamin W. Glass III
When advertising your practice, you don’t have to be louder than everyone else—just more persuasive. Giving potential clients a reason to call and offering them a no-strings, tangible benefit will help you stand out from the crowd. Use the skills you’ve developed as a lawyer to show them that you’re their best choice.
Ten steps to finding the
perfect legal assistant
Spencer Aronfeld
Only you know what your dream assistant would be like—and only you can do the work of hiring one. Use these pointers to evaluate the qualities and skills you’re looking for, the nature of the work at your firm, and your own personality quirks so you can find the person who will help make your practice more successful.
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Features
Love boats on troubled waters
Michael Eriksen
Many cruise passengers have been victims of negligence, theft, and even physical assault. A thorough knowledge of maritime law and your client’s contract for passage can help you navigate the murky legal waters of your cruise-line case.
The problem with probability
Michael D. Freeman
Defense experts have learned how to use the language of probability to bolster weak or unsubstantiated evidence. Don’t let them get away with it.
Recognizing neurotoxicity
Raymond Singer and Dana Darby Johnson
Injuries from chemical poisoning are difficult to see. Yet toxic injury can wreak havoc on a person’s mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Learn to recognize the signs of chemical injury and choose experts who are well-versed in current research.
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News & Trends
A second cholesterol drug poses hazards, may spawn suits
Consumer protection act applies to lawyer ads, Colorado
court rules
Report blows the whistle on lax
federal oversight of railroad accidents
Neurologists issue new guidelines
for expert witness testimony
Eighth Circuit upholds North Dakota
do-not-call law
Tour buses need seat belts, laminated
glass, Texas jury says
Insurer cannot terminate association’s
health coverage
Lawsuit takes Home Depot to the
woodshed for hidden fees
Departments
President’s page
Warped Washington
Supreme Court review
Court revisits sovereign immunity
in discrimination cases
Good counsel
ATLA Endowment: Donor profiles
Hearsay
ATLA in motion
ATLA opposes ERISA changes
Litigation packets guide bad-faith, pharmaceutical, and discrimination cases
ATLA law students need member mentors
ATLA Extras adds shipping savings
Books
Compensation for Victims of
Terrorism
by Marshall S. Shapo
What Is Life Worth? The Unprecedented
Effort to Compensate the Victims of 9/11
by Kenneth R. Feinberg
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