Technology in the Law Office by Justin O’Dell

January 17, 2013
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Technology in the Law Office: Helping Small Firms Compete, Digital Strategies to Keep up with the Big Boys (Presented to Georgia Association of Paralegals, October 29, 2010) Click the following link to view the PDF: Technology in the Law Office

Election Challenges in Georgia

December 31, 2012
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The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the procedural and statutory basis for making a pre-election challenge to the qualifications of a candidate and a post-election challenge based on voter ballot irregularities or irregularities involving the voters.  This article does not attempt to analyze the more generalized arguments of violations of the Equal Protection Clause of…

Technology in the Law Office: Helping Smaller Firms Compete

December 31, 2012
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The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the simple and affordable ways to implement available technology into a law office and litigation practice.  These ideas better allow attorneys, paralegals and support staff to serve clients, manage increasing loads of discovery, and make more effective courtroom presentations.   I.         Technology & the Discovery Phase A.        Digital Discovery…

Ethics for Litigators

July 25, 2012
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Justin O’Dell has been actively practicing law in Georgia since his admission to the bar in 2002.  Mr. O’Dell has litigated bench and jury cases in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, and in the various Superior, State, Probate and Juvenile Courts of Metro Atlanta, Georgia.  He has also appeared before the Cherokee and Cobb County Board of…

Client Hurdles

May 24, 2012
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Appropriate Client Communications Communicating effectively and consistently with a client and in a professional and ethical manner is an important balance to maintain.  Communication between the lawyer and the client is a crucial component to providing professional and competent legal representation, and nothing irritates a paying client more than when he or she is unable to get in touch with…