New York, New York -- May 24, 2004.
For Immediate Release.
Although it doesn't feature any fashion faux pas or a red carpet, the annual TechnoLawyer @ Awards is the closest the legal profession gets to an Oscar-like event.
With 26 different @ Awards handed out, the 2004 TechnoLawyer @ Awards was the biggest yet in the seven year history of this popular event.
The TechnoLawyer @ Awards is produced and managed by TechnoLawyer, a network of email newsletters for those who manage law firms. TechnoLawyer is owned by PeerViews Inc., a New York City-based online marketing services company.
During the month of April, the 9,700+ members of TechnoLawyer voted for their favorite people, products, and services in 24 different categories. TechnoLawyer's staff chose the winners of the remaining two @ Awards.
AND THE TECHNOLAWYER @ AWARD GOES TO ...
For the second consecutive year, CaseSoft, Time Matters Software, and LexisNexis were the big winners, each winning multiple @ Awards.
CaseSoft, a division of Bowne DecisionQuest, took home four @ Awards and also qualified as a Finalist in four categories.
Its flagship product, CaseMap, which enables lawyers to analyze the evidence of a case in a spreadsheet-like manner, won the @ Award for Favorite Litigation Support Solution. Its sister product, TimeMap, which enables lawyers to create visual timelines, won the @ Award for Favorite Trial Presentation Solution.
"Over the years, many TechnoLawyer members have made CaseMap and TimeMap the heart of their case analysis process, which makes these reader's choice @ Awards especially gratifying," said Greg Krehel, CaseSoft's CEO.
Time Matters Software, which was recently acquired by LexisNexis, was the biggest winner by far with seven @ Awards, including Favorite Case/Practice Management Solution, Favorite Document Management Solution, and Favorite Time-Billing Solution. Time Matters Software develops Time Matters and Billing matters, two integrated programs that enable lawyers to manage nearly every aspect of their practice, from billing to calendars to document creation.
For its part, LexisNexis, a large information services company well-known outside of the legal profession for its Nexis news database, racked up five victories, including the @ Awards for Favorite Document Assembly/Automation Solution, Favorite Electronic Discovery Solution, and Favorite Legal Research Tool.
LexisNexis' rival, Thomson-West, was also a multiple @ Awards winner. It's WestCheck service won the @ Award for Favorite Microsoft Word Add-On, and its LegalEdCenter won the @ Award for Favorite Online CLE Provider.
Among the other winners, financial software giant Intuit won the @ Award for Favorite Accounting Solution for its QuickBooks product, and litigation software specialist RealLegal won the @ Award for Favorite Litigation ASP.
POWER TO THE PEOPLE
In addition to products and services, the TechnoLawyer @ Awards also recognizes the people who use and implement these products and services.
Yvonne Renfrew, a lawyer in California, won the @ Award for TechnoLawyer of the Year, a lifetime achievement award for lawyers who use technology to practice law more efficiently. Despite the small size of her practice, Yvonne's law firm is as well-equipped as the largest firms in the country.
Another lifetime achievement award went to Larry Bodine, this one for Legal Technology Consultant of the Year. Larry is one of the leading business development experts in the legal profession, having helped countless firms with their marketing plans.
The other individual winners were Mary Jo Webb for TechnoLawyer Contributor of the Year, and Arthur Smith for Dennis Kennedy Syndicated Contributor of the Year.
A WORLD UNKNOWN TO MOST
Americans have long enjoyed courtroom dramas on television and at the movies, but most don't have an understanding of the technology lawyers use to produce their day-to-day work. The TechnoLawyer @ Awards pays tribute to this technology, and to the people who serve as a driving force for its proliferation.
"When depicted in shows like "The Practice" or even in most legal novels, lawyers rarely, if ever, sit in their office and crank out work product," said Neil Squillante, publisher of TechnoLawyer. "Perhaps the publicity surrounding the TechnoLawyer @ Awards will help educate the public about the mundane but critical tasks that occur between the dramatic scenes, and the technology used to perform those tasks."
2004 TECHNOLAWYER @ AWARDS -- COMPLETE RESULTS
Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2004 TechnoLawyer @ Awards.
1. TECHNOLAWYER OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Yvonne Renfrew -- www.renfrewlaw.com
Finalists:
There are no finalists for this @ Award.
2. LEGAL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Larry Bodine -- www.larrybodine.com
Finalists:
There are no finalists for this @ Award.
3. FAVORITE ACCOUNTING SOLUTION
Winner:
QuickBooks -- www.quickbooks.com
Finalists:
PCLaw/PCLawPro --www.pclaw.com
Tabs3 -- www.tabs3.com
4. FAVORITE CASE/PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
Winner:
Time Matters -- www.timematters.com
Finalists:
Amicus Attorney -- www.amicusattorney.com
PracticeMaster -- www.practicemaster.com
5. FAVORITE CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
Winner:
Time Matters -- www.timematters.com
Finalists:
Amicus Attorney -- www.amicusattorney.com
PracticeMaster -- www.practicemaster.com
6. FAVORITE DOCUMENT ASSEMBLY/AUTOMATION SOLUTION
Winner:
HotDocs/HotDocs Pro -- www.hotdocs.com
Finalists:
Amicus Assembly -- www.amicusattorney.com
PracticeMaster -- www.practicemaster.com
7. FAVORITE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
Winner:
Time Matters -- www.timematters.com
Finalists:
Amicus Attorney -- www.amicusattorney.com
PracticeMaster -- www.practicemaster.com
WORLDOX -- www.worldox.com
8. FAVORITE ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY SOLUTION
Winner:
Applied Discovery -- www.lexisnexis.com/applieddiscovery
Finalists:
Summation Blaze/iBlaze -- www.summation.com
Fios Prevail -- www.fiosinc.com
9. FAVORITE LEGAL FORMS SOLUTION
Winner:
LexisNexis Automated Forms -- www.lexisnexis.com
Finalists:
AmJur Legal Forms -- www.elite.com/solutions
Forms Assistant -- www.payneconsulting.com
10. FAVORITE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
Winner:
Time Matters -- www.timematters.com
Finalists:
CaseMap -- www.casesoft.com
West km -- www.westkm.com
11. FAVORITE LEGAL RESEARCH TOOL
Winner:
LexisNexis -- www.lexisnexis.com
Finalists:
RealLegal Exemplaris -- www.reallegal.com
Westlaw -- www.westlaw.com
12. FAVORITE LITIGATION ASP
Winner:
RealLegal iBinder -- www.reallegal.com
Finalists:
CaseVault -- www.casevault.com
iCONECT -- www.iconect.com
Fios Prevail -- www.fiosinc.com
13. FAVORITE LITIGATION SUPPORT SOLUTION
Winner:
CaseMap -- www.casesoft.com
Finalists:
RealLegal Binder/iBinder -- www.reallegal.com
Summation Blaze/iBlaze -- www.summation.com
14. FAVORITE MICROSOFT WORD ADD-ON
Winner:
WestCheck -- www.westcheck.com
Finalists:
HotDocs/HotDocs Pro -- www.hotdocs.com
Metadata Assistant -- www.payneconsulting.com
15. FAVORITE ONLINE CLE PROVIDER
Winner:
West LegalEdcenter -- http://westlegaledcenter.com
Finalists:
Law.com -- www.law.com
LegalSpan --www.legalspan.com
16. FAVORITE TIME-BILLING SOLUTION
Winner:
Billing Matters -- www.timematters.com
Finalists:
Tabs3 -- www.tabs3.com
Timeslips -- www.timeslips.com
17. FAVORITE TRANSCRIPT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION
Winner:
TextMap -- www.casesoft.com
Finalists:
Summation Blaze/iBlaze -- www.summation.com
TrialDirector -- www.indatacorp.com
18. FAVORITE TRIAL PRESENTATION SOLUTION
Winner:
TimeMap -- www.casesoft.com
Finalists:
Sanction -- www.verdictsystems.com
TrialDirector -- www.indatacorp.com
19. FAVORITE TECHNORELEASES
Winner:
CaseSoft -- www.casesoft.com
Finalists:
Software Technology, Inc. -- www.tabs3.com
Thomson-West -- www.elite.com/solutions
20. FAVORITE PRACTICE AREA SOLUTION
Winner:
Personal Injury Practice Template for Time Matters -- www.otb-dev.com
Finalists:
CaseMap -- www.casesoft.com
Westlaw Litigator -- www.westlawlitigator.com
21. FAVORITE PRINT LEGAL TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATION
Winner:
Law Office Computing -- www.lawofficecomputing.com
Finalists:
Law Practice -- www.abanet.org/lpm/magazine
Law Technology News -- www.lawtechnologynews.com
22. FAVORITE LEGAL-SPECIFIC TECH SUPPORT
Winner:
Time Matters Software -- www.timematters.com
Finalists:
CaseSoft -- www.casesoft.com
Software Technology, Inc. -- www.tabs3.com
23. FAVORITE LEGAL WEB SITE
Winner:
LexisNexis -- www.lexisnexis.com
Finalists:
FindLaw -- www.findlaw.com
DiscoveryResources.org -- http://www.discoveryresources.org
24. FAVORITE NEW LEGAL PRODUCT OF 2003
Winner:
Billing Matters -- www.timematters.com
Finalists:
TimeMap 3 -- www.casesoft.com
Tabs3 Version 11-- www.tabs3.com
ProLaw Ready -- www.prolaw.com
25. FAVORITE TECHNOLAWYER CONTRIBUTOR
Winner:
Mary Jo Webb -- http://west.thomson.com
Finalists:
Dennis Kennedy -- www.denniskennedy.com
Lewis Kinard -- www.reallegal.com
26. DENNIS KENNEDY SYNDICATED CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR
Winner:
Arthur L. Smith -- www.husch.com
Finalist:
Jeffrey S. Lisson -- www.lissonlaw.com
ABOUT TECHNOLAWYER @ AWARDS
The most comprehensive set of awards in the legal market, the TechnoLawyer @ Awards recognize customer loyalty. Every year, TechnoLawyer members vote for their favorite blogs, products, services, and Web sites in a variety of categories. In addition, three @ Awards pay tribute to individuals — Favorite TechnoLawyer Contributor, Legal Technology Consultant of the Year, and Blawgger of the Year.
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