Two weeks ago, we announced free one year TechnoLawyer Archive subscriptions for all 35,000 members of the Canadian Bar Association.
Today, we're bringing this benefit home to the USA! The TechnoLawyer Archive is now free for all active members of these bar associations:
- State Bar of Texas: 75,000 lawyers
- Oklahoma Bar Association: 15,000 lawyers
- Cincinnati Bar Association: 4,000 lawyers
- Washoe County Bar Association: 1,300 lawyers
The first bar association executive I spoke to this year was Jim Calloway, Director of the Oklahoma Bar Association's Management Assistance Program. Thanks to Jim's enthusiasm, he won the approval of his colleagues just in time for the Oklahoma Bar Association's annual meeting this week.
Not long after I met Jim, Charles Awalt of the State Bar of Texas' GP Solo & Small Firm section and Jeffrey Lisson of the Computer & Technology Section inquired separately about free TechnoLawyer Archive access for their members. I suggested that we open it up to all Texas lawyers, and contacted John Sirman. Don't ask me how he did it, but John along with Patricia Moore, the State Bar of Texas' General Counsel, managed to secure approval in record time, which just goes to show that large bar associations can move quickly to serve their members.
Meanwhile, at this year's annual meeting for the National Association of Bar Executives, Peggy Gruenke, Director of Membership at the Cincinnati Bar Association, served on a panel about member benefits. Therefore, it's only natural that Peggy arranged for free TechnoLawyer Archive for Cincinnati Bar Association members.
Christine Cendagorta, the Executive Director of the Washoe County Bar Association, is also a big fan of member benefits. Plus, she's a power user when it comes to technology thanks to her tricked out Power Mac G5. She too jumped at the chance to secure free TechnoLawyer Archive for members of the Washoe County Bar Association.
I've truly enjoyed working with Jim, John, Patricia, Peggy, and Christine, and look forward to continuing to work with them now that the launch is officially underway!
More Announcements Soon. In The Meantime ...
If you belong to both TechnoLawyer and one of the above bar associations, just visit your bar association's Web site, and follow the link to TechnoLawyer for instructions on how to obtain your free TechnoLawyer Archive subscription.
If you would like your bar association to offer this benefit, please ask the executive in charge of member benefits to contact me (the bottom of every page on our site has a contact link).
