Sunday, January 17, 2010

Dragon NaturallySpeaking for the Lawyer

I am dictating this post using Dragon NaturallySpeaking.  Every lawyer ought to get this program and learn how to use it.

One of the ways that I use it is in research.  Recently, I was reading a book on probate, looking for salient points on a particular issue.  As I would come acrossthat was helpful, I'd simply read from the book.  Another thing I found useful is after meeting with a client, I'll sit down and dictate my notes of the meeting into Dragon NaturallySpeaking.  I also use it to dictate a synopsis of each file so I have much of all the important information on one or two pages.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Tiger Woods - Medical Records Demand?

The car accident involving Tiger Woods is an interesting case, pitting privacy rights against the power of the state. The police sought medical records of Mr. Woods, allegedly because they wanted to see if his injuries were consistent with those from an accident. Obviously, they believed someone, perhaps armed with one of Tiger's golf clubs, assaulted him. (My suspicion falls on Arnold Palmer who probably got beat by Tiger on a midnight outing by the pair.)

Monday, October 19, 2009

Protect the Victims or Big Pharma?

I've little sympathy for an industry (the pharmaceutical industry) that has a track record for reaping billion dollar profits while mangling the lives of countless users of their products.