eLaw Insider – December 2014

Posted on December 23, 2014 by elawblogger

Don’t be the empty chair at your next appearance!

Who Is in Your Corner?

When most days seem short on time, full of demands from colleagues and clients and the occasional surprise, do you ever wonder who is in your corner?

eLaw understands and has been helping bring the tools you need to better cope for almost 15 years. When we first launched eLaw, it was our motto to ensure that you never missed an appearance. Over 100,000 registered users benefit from our docket tracking, document retrieval, filing, calendaring and custom report options. Yes, you have options!

As you enter 2015, remember that eLaw’s products can make a marked difference in your practice, giving you peace of mind at a cost-effective price. We have the best support desk in the business and are more than prepared to improve your professional life.

Don’t keep taking the heat. Contact eLaw and help free up your time to actually practice law – with less stress. We know what works, we price it with reason, we stand by our work and we are in your corner. We have the highest integrity and offer the best results.

Call Dominick Esposito at 973-642-1440, ext. 170, or email him at Dominick@elaw.com and go right to the top of our company. He will dedicate the resources to help bring you a smile and a sigh of relief. We do this every day – today is your day! We love what we do and so will you.

The eLaw team wishes you Happy Holidays and a prosperous 2015!

Podcast Interview: The Evolution of eLaw

Legal industry analyst Ari Kaplan interviewed eLaw Executive Director Dominick Esposito about how the award-winning docketing and calendaring software has changed during the past 14 years. In the six-minute podcast, “Docketing Is Dead. Long Live Docketing,” Dominick highlights how tracking cases, appearances and decisions have evolved from manual, laborious work to a 24/7 electronic, automated process. He also details how eLaw is keeping up with the times by synchronizing with:

▪ Case management software

▪ Desktop and Web-based calendars, including Microsoft® Outlook® and Google Calendar

▪ Mobile phones and tablets, including Apple® iPhone®, iPad® and Android™ smartphones

Click here to listen to the brief podcast.

Fast Facts: 2014 to Present

• More than 4.98 million eDocket searches conducted
• More than 2.07 million eWatch alerts emailed to clients
• More than 24,270 eServe orders processed
• More than 8,460 eCopy orders processed

e-Law®, eLaw, eWatch, eDocket, and eServe are either registered trademarks or trademarks of e-Law, LLC. Microsoft® and Outlook® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. Google, Google Calendar and Android™ are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Google Inc. Apple®, iPhone® and iPad® are registered trademarks of Apple Inc.

eLaw Insider – September 2014 edition

Posted on September 28, 2014 by elawblogger

10/28/2014 –

NYLJ eLaw 2014 Best Docketing Calendaring Software color vertical

Welcome to the eLaw Insider

THANK YOU to everyone who voted for eLaw in the 2014 New York Law Journal Reader Rankings survey. Thanks to you, eLaw was voted “Best Docketing & Calendaring Software” for the 4th consecutive year.

Now that summer is winding down, it’s time to gear up for a busy fall. Do you have all of the award-winning eLaw products you need to help you search, monitor and manage cases, dockets and court calendars in the New York and New Jersey courts?

We are always interested in your feedback on eLaw products and features as well as any suggestions on new product ideas. Please send your comments to me at Dominick@elaw.com.

Dominick Esposito
Executive Director

Download the eLaw Overview PDF.

Make sure you have the right eLaw products so you can practice with confidence:

eDocket: Comprehensive online search engine covering all 62 New York Supreme courts and five City Civil courts with unlimited cross-county, multi-year access to search case dockets

eWatch: Automated case monitoring that generates email alerts on future appearances or changes in appearances; motion decisions; note of issue (NOI) or request for judicial intervention (RJI) filings; and so much more

eCalendar: Automatically captures any future appearance dates for cases being monitored by eLaw in your account and displays the dates in a customized online calendar

eCopy: Order copies of any decision or court filing in all 62 counties in New York and all 21 counties in New Jersey as well as State, Federal and Appellate courts

eServe: Electronic portal to file and serve demands and other documents in all New Jersey personal injury protection (PIP) arbitration cases

Custom On-Demand Reports: Reports conducted by eLaw’s knowledgeable staff members on any query covering current and archived cases in the New York Supreme and City Civil courts

Lawsuit Alerts: Earliest notification of new lawsuits filed in New York and Brooklyn identifying plaintiffs and defendants

For more details about our products, download the eLaw Overview PDF.

Fast Facts: 2014 to Present

• More than 4.1 million eDocket searches conducted
• More than 1.7 million eWatch Alerts emailed to clients
• More than 20,000 eServe orders processed

Sign up for additional eLaw services by visiting www.eLaw.com, emailing Dominick@elaw.com or calling 973-642-1440, ext. 8.

e-Law®, eLaw, eDocket, eWatch, eCalendar, eCopy and eServe are either registered trademarks or trademarks of e-Law, LLC. New York Law Journal and New York Law Journal Reader Rankings are either registered trademarks or trademarks of ALM Media Properties, LLC.

eLaw® Chosen as Best Docketing and Calendaring Software in the 2014 NY Law Journal Reader Rankings

Posted on September 17, 2014 by elawblogger

9/17/2014 –

New York legal community names eLaw No. 1 for the fourth consecutive year

NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J. – September 17, 2014 – eLaw, the leading Web-based platform that provides critical and up-to-date court-related case information, was recognized for the fourth consecutive year as the Best Docketing and Calendaring Software in the fifth annual New York Law Journal (NYLJ) Reader Rankings survey. eLaw was chosen as the winner from 15 other contenders and open write-ins for New York state.

Published since 2010, the New York Law Journal Reader Rankings allows the New York legal community to acknowledge who they believe to be the best providers of products and services to their market. In 2014, more than 8,000 votes were cast in an online survey composed of 13 main categories, including Litigation Support, Research & Information Services, Technology: Software and Services, Consulting and Outsourcing, and Recruiting and Staffing. Voters had the option of selecting firms listed on the ballot or writing in their favorite firm if not listed. Once the survey was closed, the New York Law Journal team verified that the votes had been cast by lawyers or legal professionals.

eLaw provides the local knowledge required by legal professionals to productively manage caseloads by searching and monitoring court dates and events. Subscribers have access to federal, state and select local and appellate courts in New York and New Jersey. eLaw’s features and benefits include:

Ensuring that subscribers never miss a court appearance in New York and New Jersey
Covering all 62 Supreme Court counties and five City Civil courts
Providing filing alerts for New York and Kings County clerk minute books
Notifying subscribers when subpoenaed records have arrived at the courts
Conducting searches using index numbers or litigant names
Eliminating manual data entry and errors by syncing with case management software, including Lawex Corp.’s TrialWorks™, Legal Labs Inc.’s LexPI, LexisNexis’ Time Matters™, Needles Inc.’s Needles® and SmartAdvocate LLC’s SmartAdvocate®
Ensuring office and on-the-go access by seamlessly syncing appearances with calendars, including Microsoft® Outlook® and Google as well as Apple® iPhone® and Android™ smartphones and tablets

The top three award winners in all categories will be listed in today’s special supplement of the New York Law Journal.

About eLaw

Since 2000, eLaw® is the leading Web-based platform that provides critical and up-to-date court-related case information. Annually ranked as the leading docketing and calendaring software by New York legal professionals, eLaw allows attorneys to search, monitor and manage active and archived cases, dockets and court calendars in New York and New Jersey trial courts. eLaw users locate cases of interest; register them for email alerts based on court dates, decisions, orders and notices; view individual assignment system dockets; and retrieve copies of any filed court documents from anywhere at any time. eLaw improves case management so that lawyers can practice with confidence. For more information, visit www.eLaw.com or call 973-642-1440, ext. 8.

Media Contact:

Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com

eLaw Insider – June 2014 edition

Posted on July 14, 2014 by elawblogger

7/14/2014 –

Welcome to the eLaw Insider

Summer has finally arrived and while you take some time for some rest and relaxation, eLaw has your back! Cases are tracked daily to ensure you never miss an important update or appearance.

In this quarterly issue of the eLaw Insider, we offer tips for managing your eLaw account, including profile changes and updating your eWatch list, as well as information related to new appellate rules that may affect your cases.

edit your profile

Changing your eLaw Information

You can update your eLaw profile and change any field EXCEPT your User ID.
• After logging in, click on “My eLaw,” in the top right area below your name.
• On the next screen, click on “Manage Users,” in the left-side navigation column.
• Next, click on the blue cog wheel to the left of your User Name/email address.
• This will open up a screen that will allow you to “Edit” your profile.
• Please remember to click “Save” at the bottom after making your changes.

deleting cases

Deleting cases from your eWatch list is easy and fast.

Deleting Cases from your eWatch List

• After logging in, click on the “eWatch” symbol, located in the top navigation row.
• Using the “Search” box in the left-side column, locate the case you wish to delete by typing in the index number or case name.
• Click on the blue cog wheel to the left of the case that you wish to delete; this will open up a screen that will allow you to delete the case.
• Select “Delete eWatch” from the options listed in the left-side column.
• Follow the prompts (“Yes” or “No”) to remove the case.

New Appellate Contingent Fees, Disbursements and eLaw

Recently all four of the appellate divisions in New York adopted a new, mandatory rule governing contingent fees in personal injury cases, but not medical malpractice cases. Be sure to review your current fee agreements to ensure that they are up to date, and that they include the two options for a client to choose from on how they wish to handle reimbursements. Because eLaw includes client matters on our invoices, your eLaw subscription streamlines assigning any reimbursable expenses. Click here for more information about the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the state of New York, First Department’s amendments.

Fast Facts: Q1 2014

• More than 1.47 million eDocket searches were conducted
• Almost 600,000 eWatch Alerts were emailed to clients
• More than 7,000 eServe orders were processed

Sign up for additional eLaw services by visiting www.eLaw.com, emailing Dominick@elaw.com or calling 973-642-1440, ext. 8.

e-Law®, eLaw, eWatch, eServe and eDocket are either registered trademarks or trademarks of e-Law, LLC.

eLaw Insider – March 2014 edition

Posted on March 14, 2014 by elawblogger

3/14/2014 –

Dominick Esposito, Executive Director of eLaw

Welcome to the eLaw Insider

Greetings and welcome to the first edition of the eLaw Insider. This newsletter is meant to provide you with the latest news and tips for eLaw—all the information a true insider deserves. I hope this will become a useful resource for you.

Earlier this year, many of our users took the time to vote for eLaw in the 2014 “Best of The National Law Journal” rankings. I’d like to extend a warm thank you to each of you who did so.

Finally, what are your favorite eLaw products and features and why? Please send me your comments at Dominick@elaw.com.

Best,
Dominick Esposito
Executive Director
eLaw

Judges and Key Officials in New York Courts

Schedule a Demo to Receive “Judges & Key Officials in New York Courts”

Tracking down contact information for New York judges, deputy clerks, law librarians, acting justices, judicial hearing officers and others in the court system can be time-consuming and difficult. To help you find the contacts you need quickly, eLaw’s affiliate, the well-respected Lawyers Diary and Manual, has published a comprehensive 20-page booklet: “Judges & Key Officials in New York Courts.”

This booklet covers the U.S. Court of Appeals Second Circuit, U.S. District Courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Courts, Appellate Division (First and Second Departments), Supreme Court (Appellate Term, First and Second Departments) and more. This unique collection of court contacts is not available anywhere else and is yours free when you attend a 15-minute online demo of eLaw’s popular eWatch or eDocket products. To schedule a WebEx session, email Dominick@elaw.com.

Get the most accurate electronic court docket information available with eDocket.

Why 25 Is Your New Lucky Number

When you set up 25 cases on your eWatch account, you get a complimentary eDocket subscription. Get all the docket information you need at your fingertips with unlimited searching.

eDocket’s comprehensive search engine allows you to perform simple and advanced searches to gain a quick overview of the case or more extensive information when you need it.

Fast Facts: 2013 Year-End Roundup

Almost 5.5 million eDocket searches were conducted in 2013
More eDocket searches were conducted—more than a half of million—in October than any other month
Almost 2.3 million eWatch Alerts were emailed to clients
More eWatch Alerts were emailed—more than 200,000—in October than any other month

Sign up for additional eLaw services by visiting www.eLaw.com, emailing Dominick@elaw.com or calling 973-642-1440, ext. 8.

eLaw® Chosen as Best Docketing & Calendaring Software by NYLJ Readers

Posted on September 19, 2013 by elawblogger

9/19/2012 – NEWARK, NJ – September 19, 2012 – eLaw, the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals, was recognized for the second year in a row as the best docketing and calendaring software in the third annual New York Law Journal (NYLJ) Reader Rankings. Published this month, the reader rankings allow the New York legal community to rank vendor products and services according to which are best in the users’ opinions.

More than 6,800 lawyers and legal professionals cast ballots in an online survey comprised of 63 categories, including technology, research, accounting, insurance, financial services, litigation support, real estate, education, recruiting, and staffing. Voters had the option of selecting companies listed on the ballot or writing in another favorite. The voting was conducted via online ballot and compiled by the sales and marketing teams of the NYLJ.

eLaw provides the local knowledge required by legal professionals to productively manage caseloads by searching and monitoring court dates and events. eLaw subscribers have access to federal, state, and select local and appellate courts in New York and New Jersey. Features of eLaw include:
– Automated monitoring of cases of interest and alerts to events on registered cases.
– Automated synchronization of court dates with calendars in eLaw, Outlook, or several other case management systems.
– Virtual search of all dockets throughout NY and NJ across counties and years.
– Custom, on-demand reports to improve business intelligence.

eLaw also offers a secure electronic portal for filing, serving, and exchanging documents with opposing parties and clients and much more.

About eLaw
eLaw is the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals. With access to courts and dockets, legal research and comprehensive directories, tens of thousands of subscribers use eLaw every day to efficiently manage cases, reduce expenses, and improve productivity. eLaw is owned and operated by Skinder Strauss Associates, publisher of the renowned Lawyers Diary and Manual®. Its sister companies also include American Clerical Services and Aetna Judicial Services, the premier attorney services and process service business in New York. For more information, visit http://www.eLaw.com.

Media Contact:
Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com

eLaw® Chosen as Best Docketing & Calendaring Software by NYLJ Readers

Posted on September 16, 2013 by elawblogger

9/16/2013 – NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – September 16, 2013 – eLaw, the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals, was recognized for the third consecutive year as the best docketing and calendaring software in the fourth annual New York Law Journal (NYLJ) Reader Rankings. eLaw was chosen the winner from 15 other contenders and open write-ins for New York state.

Published since 2010, the New York Law Journal Reader Rankings is celebrating its fourth year of enabling the New York legal community categories across litigation support, consulting and outsourcing, technology, recruiting and staffing, research the opportunity to acknowledge who they believe to be the best providers of products and services to their market. In 2013, more than 8,200 lawyers and legal professionals cast ballots in an online survey composed of over 80, accounting, financial services, real estate, mediation and education. Voters had the option of selecting firms listed on the ballot or writing in their favorite firm if not listed. Once voting the voting was closed, the New York Law Journal team verified that all those who cast votes were lawyers or legal professionals.

Automated monitoring of cases of interest and alerts to events on registered cases
Automated synchronization of court dates with calendars in eLaw, Outlook, or several other case management systems
Virtual search of all dockets throughout New York and New Jersey across counties and years
Custom, on-demand reports to improve business intelligence

eLaw’s sister company, inSync Litigation Support, was named Best Attorney Services Firm in the NYLJ Reader Rankings.

About eLaw
eLaw is the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals. With access to courts, dockets and comprehensive directories, tens of thousands of subscribers use eLaw every day to efficiently manage cases, reduce expenses and improve productivity. eLaw is owned and operated by Skinder-Strauss Associates, publisher of the renowned Lawyers Diary and Manual®. Its sister companies also include inSync Litigation Support and New Jersey Lawyers Service (NJLS). For more information, visit http://www.eLaw.com.
Media Contact:
Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com

eLaw® Streamlines Calendaring with Integration of iCal Functionality

Posted on March 20, 2013 by elawblogger

3/20/2013 – NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – March 20, 2013 – eLaw, the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals, today announced the addition of iCal to its popular case management platform. iCal enables users to copy a calendar entry from eLaw into any iCal-compliant calendar (such as Microsoft Outlook) with ease and accuracy. As appearance dates of interest arise, they can be seamlessly added to a calendar without risking the errors that may occur when manually entering dates, times and places.

Subscribers can automatically synchronize updates between eLaw and their Outlook calendar when they register cases for automated tracking via eWatch. In addition to Outlook Sync, eLaw supports synchronization with a wide range of CMS platforms including web services for customized CMS. eWatch also provides notices for upcoming court events called Reminder Alerts, a feature introduced by eLaw in February along with enhancements to the eCopy portion of the platform. The improved communication and scheduling features recently announced help subscribers better collaborate with colleagues and staff, promoting increased efficiency and productivity.

The new iCal feature and Outlook Sync are both available to eLaw subscribers at no additional charge.

eLaw offers state-of-the-art programming and services that level the playing field for small firm attorneys and sole practitioners by simplifying calendaring, scheduling and other case management functions. eLaw provides the local knowledge required by lawyers to productively manage caseloads by searching and monitoring court dates and events. Subscribers have access to federal, state and selected local and appellate courts in New York and New Jersey, and they receive automated monitoring of cases of interest and alerts to events on registered cases. eLaw provides automated synchronization of court dates with calendars on iPad or iPhone and in eLaw, Outlook, Google and several other major case management systems. eLaw also offers custom, on-demand reports to improve business intelligence.

About eLaw
eLaw is the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals. With access to courts, dockets and comprehensive directories, tens of thousands of subscribers use eLaw every day to efficiently manage cases, reduce expenses and improve productivity. eLaw is owned and operated by Skinder-Strauss Associates, publisher of the renowned Lawyers Diary and Manual®. Its sister companies include American Clerical Services and Aetna Judicial Services, the premier attorney services and process service business in New York. For more information, visit http://www.eLaw.com.
Media Contact:
Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com

eLaw® Celebrates a Decade Supporting the NYSTLA Partnership for Justice

Posted on February 26, 2013 by elawblogger

2/26/2013 – NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – February 26, 2013 – eLaw, the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals, today announced its sponsorship of the New York State Trial Lawyers Association (NYSTLA) Seventh Annual Partnership for Justice Gala. The event is being held Thursday, February 28, 2013, 6:00–9:00 p.m. at Michael Jordan’s The Steak House N.Y.C. in Grand Central Station, located at 23 Vanderbilt Avenue, New York, NY.

eLaw is proud to be a founding supporter of the NYSTLA Partnership for Justice, serving as a strategic business partner to help preserve and enhance New York’s civil justice system by protecting the legal rights of all New Yorkers. eLaw is an annual sponsor of the exclusive gala.

The Partnership for Justice Gala is open to NYSTLA members, partners and nonmember attorneys. The event includes a reception and silent auction featuring luxury items, food and wine, travel and sports memorabilia. Tickets are $170 per person and can be reserved by registering on the NYSTLA website.

About eLaw
eLaw is the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals. With access to courts, dockets and comprehensive directories, tens of thousands of subscribers use eLaw every day to efficiently manage cases, reduce expenses and improve productivity. eLaw is owned and operated by Skinder-Strauss Associates, publisher of the renowned Lawyers Diary and Manual®. Its sister companies include American Clerical Services and Aetna Judicial Services, the premier attorney services and process service business in New York. For more information, visit http://www.eLaw.com.

Media Contact:
Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com

eLaw® Improves User Productivity with Enhanced eCopy Functionality and New Calendar Alerts

Posted on February 22, 2013 by elawblogger

2/22/2013 – NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – February 22, 2013 – eLaw, the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals, today announced new enhancements to the popular eCopy portion of its case management platform. The improved communication and scheduling features help subscribers better collaborate with colleagues and staff, promoting increased efficiency and productivity.

eLaw now automatically sends each eCopy order to a subscriber’s eLaw account, in addition to users receiving the orders by email or fax. By having eCopy accessible via an eLaw account, subscribers can view or download the order at any time and not worry about the person receiving the email being on vacation or out sick. With appropriate permissions established, anyone from a firm can access an account and view, print or download and save the requested eCopy at any time, 24/7.

Additionally, eLaw has improved its calendar reminder alerts. Clients can now schedule appearance reminders one week, two weeks, three weeks or four weeks prior to the appearance and can schedule the day of the week on which they wish to receive the alert. This enhancement offers a more customized experience tailored to each subscriber’s unique needs.

eLaw provides the local knowledge required by lawyers to productively manage caseloads by searching and monitoring court dates and events. Subscribers have access to federal, state and selected local and appellate courts in New York and New Jersey, and they receive automated monitoring of cases of interest and alerts to events on registered cases. eLaw also provides automated synchronization of court dates with calendars in eLaw, Outlook, Google, iPad, iPhone and several other major case management systems. eLaw also offers custom, on-demand reports to improve business intelligence.

About eLaw
eLaw is the single source of critical knowledge for busy legal professionals. With access to courts, dockets and comprehensive directories, tens of thousands of subscribers use eLaw every day to efficiently manage cases, reduce expenses and improve productivity. eLaw is owned and operated by Skinder-Strauss Associates, publisher of the renowned Lawyers Diary and Manual®. Its sister companies include American Clerical Services and Aetna Judicial Services, the premier attorney services and process service business in New York. For more information, visit http://www.eLaw.com.
Media Contact:
Dominick Esposito
890 Mountain Ave., Suite 300
New Providence, NJ 07974
Phone: 973-642-1440, ext. 8
Email: dominick@eLaw.com