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Getting Going and Best Practices for Zoom Videoconferencing

Getting Going and Best Practice for Zoom Videoconferencing×Print PDF version Of This Guide. It seems like everyone has started using Zoom, the videoconferencing software. Lawyers are learning to use Zoom to meet remotely with clients and colleagues, courts have signed up for Zoom accounts and are now holding many “video hearings,” and litigators are even using it for depositions and mediations. We hope you find these guides helpful. “Getting Going with Zoom” is a short guide to Zoom, including help with setting up and using Zoom, links to various resources, and some notes on securing communications over Zoom. VIEW THE “GETTING GOING WITH ZOOM” GUIDE Best Practices for Videoconferencing” has tips for videoconferencing in general, such as best practices for audio and video results, as well as communication etiquette. VIEW THE “BEST PRACTICES FOR VIDEOCONFERENCING” GUIDE Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage …

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Do-It-Yourself Guide for Handwritten ‘Holographic’ Wills in Texas

Do-It-Yourself Guide for Handwritten ‘Holographic’ Wills in Texas “Do-It-Yourself Guide for Handwritten ‘Holographic’ Wills in Texas” is a short guide about how to use and write holographic (hand-written) wills in Texas, including sample language to include in a holographic will. Hand-written wills can address very basic issues and do not replace the advice of an estate-planning attorney, but may be useful during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, when signing a will in person with a notary and witnesses may not be possible. Thanks to Houston Volunteer Lawyers for this resource.Download the Guide HereUseful Links o   Ten Minute Mentor: “Maximizing Technology in Your Practice”The information provided and the opinions expressed in this monograph are solely those of the author. Neither the State Bar of Texas nor the author are rendering legal, accounting or professional advice and assume no liability in connection with the suggestions, opinions, or products mentioned.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for …

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Agents and Instructions for Disposition of Remains

Agents and Instructions for Disposition of RemainsView Presentation Slides  About the Webinar Host Jim Norman is a publications attorney with Texas Bar Books at the State Bar of Texas. Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Designations of Guardians

Designations of GuardiansView Presentation Slides About the Webinar Host Jim Norman is a publications attorney with Texas Bar Books at the State Bar of Texas. Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Financial Powers of Attorney

Financial Powers of AttorneyView Presentation Slides  About the Webinar Host Elizabeth Brenner is Attorney at Burns Anderson Jury & Brenner, LLP, in Austin, Texas.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Introduction to “Ancillary” Planning Documents

Introduction to “Ancillary” Planning DocumentsView Presentation Slides About the Webinar Host Jim Norman is a publications attorney with TexasBarBooks at the State Bar of Texas.  Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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SBA Loans Under the Cares Act

SBA Loans Under the Cares ActThe Small Business Administration is updating its rules regarding loans under the CARES Act on a very frequent basis. Please check the SBA’s web site at www.sba.gov for the most up-to-date information. For further information on the CARES Act, please also visit the U.S. Department of Treasury’s web page which provides written summaries and helpful links to forms and tools applicable to the new legislation.About the Webinar Host Casey Barthel is an attorney at the Barthel Law Office in Boerne, TX.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Employers’ Responsibilities Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Employers’ Responsibilities Under the Families First Coronavirus Response ActAbout the Webinar Host Leslie Dippel is the Director of the Travis County Attorney’s Office Civil Litigation Division.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →

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Top 5 Things to Know Regarding COVID-19 from the Employee’s Perspective

Top 5 Things to Know Regarding COVID-19 from the Employee’s PerspectiveAbout the Webinar Host Austin Kaplan is the Founder and Managing Attorney at Kaplan Law Firm in Austin, TX.Resources by TopicStarting A PracticeLearn what you need to know before you begin. →Maintaining a PracticeNurture your budding practice with our collection of resources. →Growing a PracticeTips to take your practice to the next level. →Succession Planning and PreparationIf you can’t be certain, you can at least be ready. →Closing a PracticeVital information for those winding down a practice for themselves or others. → Practice TechnologyLearn new efficiencies. Leverage technology. → COVID-19 ResourcesInformation relevant to Texas attorneys practicing during the pandemic. →