Beware of “Alex Smith.” He will call you offering to bail one of your loved ones out of jail. He will sound official and even say he is with A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, a legitimate, Atlanta-based bail bonds company. But he’s neither of those things. Alex Smith is a con artist who intends to […]
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A commemoration of what was believed to be the first shared meal between the English colonists, or Pilgrims, and the Wampanoag people in 1621, Thanksgiving used to mean turkey, stuffing (or dressing), potatoes, cranberries and pumpkin pie. In the South, we routinely add green beans with bacon, sweet potato dishes and pecan pies to round
This year’s multiple crises, including a global pandemic, an economic recession and shelter-in-place lockdowns, caused attorneys and law firms large and small to rethink how they conduct business. Long feared security vulnerabilities had kept most firms from embracing a remote staffing model but 2020 changed all that – overnight. The legal industry’s historic resistance to
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Established bail bond company leverages 13 years of experience to provide new services to attorneys and their clients A 2nd Chance Bail Bonds, a leading bail bonding agency with locations throughout the Metro Atlanta area, proudly announces the launch of A 2nd Chance Monitoring. The new company will provide around-the-clock accountability via state-of-the-art electronic
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Other industries’ use of virtual assistants has been growing at a double-digit rate for a decade but law firms have been hesitant to embrace this national trend. Smaller firms and solo practitioners are more likely to be using remote resources than attorneys at large firms. Attorneys who have never worked with a remote staff are
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Before COVID-19, the trend toward the Virtual Office (VO) was climbing in popularity in just about every industry except legal. Other executives were seeing the benefits of virtual offices, such as overhead savings, while legal firms continued to work from prestigious suites in high rent districts.. Thanks to the pandemic, attorneys and managing partners are
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Photo bombing, the practice of an unwanted person or animal popping into a photograph, can be hilarious and fun. Zoom bombing is a whole different animal and can lead to a serious data breach. When unauthorized individuals enter a Zoom session, they are most likely there to disrupt the planned proceedings, hack into attendees’ online
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Across Georgia, attorneys managing firms large and small have little data to help them make pivotal “return to work” decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, few firms are rushing back to the office. While the ongoing uncertainty associated with COVID-19 may be delaying actions, these decisions are weighing heavily on attorneys’ minds. As
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Grand juries and trials across Georgia may soon be back in session. Since March, trials have been suspended and only grand jury sessions that could be conducted remotely have taken place – thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Justice Harold D. Melton of the Supreme Court of Georgia’s September 10 order gives the chief judge
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This has certainly been a summer of increasing discontent. Climbing coronavirus numbers, widespread gun violence and protests nationwide compete for headlines every day. And we haven’t even mentioned the “great mask debate.” In these strange times, crime rates continue to develop along with virus recommendations and restrictions. Crime, overall, has declined during the pandemic, but gun
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