In this issue...

If your name in our bar directory resides somewhere from Mark Abel, past Sherri Lazear and up to George Lyons, your December plans may include spending 24 hours (or less) on completing your CLE requirements. We’re here to help! Be sure to check out our great upcoming CLE offerings, including Lincoln on Professionalism. If you are registered for that November 19 presentation, you are one of the lucky ones, because it’s sold out! But don’t despair – we will repeat it in February. Call now and get your name on the list.

Let me know what you think of our commercial – you can follow the link below, but you’ll also be seeing in on Channel 10-WBNS. It’s tough for a lot of people in our community to navigate legal issues and needs – we hope our new ad will help “smooth the seas.”

~Alex Lagusch, Columbus Bar Executive Director

1. FormFire Streamlines Health Insurance Comparisons
2. Luxury Boxes at the World Series of Demolition
3. Enjoy the Demolition Through Webcam
4. Watch Our New Commercial
5. From the Red Cross
6. Discounted Pricing at PrevaHealth for Columbus Bar Members
7. LexisNexis Coffee Break Webinar Series
8. Et Cetera

FormFire Streamlines Health Insurance Comparisons

~by Char Sutak, Employee Benefits, Willis HRH

Do you dread insurance comparison shopping? Gone are the days when your firm was required to fill out forms for each carrier. Willis HRH has streamlined insurance comparison shopping. With Formfire, you have confirmed medical pricing from multiple health insurance carriers such as Anthem and Medical Mutual, by filling out just one simple online application. Continue reading...

Luxury Boxes at the World Series
of Demolition

~by Bruce Campbell, Bar Counsel

Mel Allen, the late and nonpareil sportscaster (and a lawyer, by the way) always described being in the best possible position in life as “sitting in the catbird seat.” The phrase apparently refers to the fact that catbirds choose the highest branch in the highest tree on which to perch. Well, that is just where the CBA’s offices are as the Columbus City Center completes its journey from chichi palace of avarice to humongous rubble heap, and the view is smashing – literally. Continue reading...

Enjoy the Demolition Through Webcam

Capitol South and Standard Parking met to discuss the continued operation of the underground parking garage as the City Center demolition continues. The parking garage is intended to remain open with temporary weekend closures and minimal parking space relocations throughout the course of the demolition and construction. Continue reading...

Watch Our New Commercial

The Columbus Bar is proud of the quality legal work our members provide. Watch our new brand commercial to understand why clients might start asking whether you're a member of the Columbus Bar.

From the Red Cross

Columbus-based employers should plan to have 30% of their staff out for two weeks in the next three months due to flu (some will be home caring for sick kids, some will be sick themselves). The number of reported cases grew by 20% again this week.

10 steps your business can take to help prepare for pandemic flu.

The Columbus Bar is working to keep you healthy, too. We're instituting a no handshake zone until flu season ends and we're providing plenty of antibacterial wipes, hand sanitizer, hand soap and boxes of tissues.

Discounted Pricing at PrevaHealth for Columbus Bar Members

The best health strategy always has been to stay well and protect your good health. The fact is that nearly 90% of the causes of death and disability take years to develop and are preventable if they are detected early. The single best test for identifying most diseases in their earliest stages is the EBT scan. The test is accurate, quick, and painless. As a benefit of your membership, the Columbus Bar Association is offering discounted pricing at PrevaHealth for current CBA members. Continue reading.

LexisNexis Coffee Break Webinar Series

Check out these upcoming
(free!) webinars from LexisNexis
in November 2009:

November 17 , 12:00-12:20pm
Semantic Search from LexisNexis®: A Look Under the Hood
REGISTER

November 17, 3:00-3:20pm
2009 California E-Discovery Act: Understanding the Processes, Procedures and Requirements
REGISTER

November 19 , 12:00-12:20pm
Using PowerInvoice to Simplify Online Billing
REGISTER

Et Cetera

Is Windows 7 Worth the Upgrade?
On October 22, Microsoft released its newest operating system, Windows 7. Initial reviews have been largely positive, but is it worth upgrading from Windows XP or Vista? Check out the full review from CNET and look over the new features before you buy.

Internet Marketing Tips for New, Small Law Firms
An unprecedented series of law firm layoffs has thousands of lawyers looking for work. Many are hanging out their own shingle for the first time either as solo practitioners or as part of two- to five-partner “micro” firms. To turn the pink-slip trend into a profitable new business quickly in this tough economy, every non-billable hour needs to generate leads and build business. The following are Internet marketing tips for budding sole practitioners and micro practices.

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