Robinson & Henry's New High Tech Colorado Digs

It seems that most lawyers like books. They like paper. They like paperclips. Most got good grades in school because they were neat. The good grades got them into college and later into law school.

We have had a law firm in Castle Rock, Colorado for the past two decades. During that time the legal business has been dragged, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century. Lawyers have replaced typewriters with computers and we all now electronically file paper we used to hand deliver to a court clerk. But that´s about it.

There´s just got to be a better way and we are trying to make this better way come about. Our law firm, Robinson & Henry, has now moved into a new building behind Target on Maleta Lane. Since the space was built from the ground up, we had the chance to make our law business truly modern. We now have four times as much space and have added seven new support staff members. We now have four attorneys. We have added the following new electronics -

For phones, a Panasonic Digital Super Hybrid System with each phone having 24 programmable line buttons, jog dial control, 3 line/24 character LCD display, auto answer, auto redial, mute, XDP (Extra Device Port) and WOHCA (Whisper Off-Hook Call Announce).

An advanced data server with Windows Server 2008 software, Exchange Server 2007, Office Live Small Business 2008, Windows SharePoint Services, and Windows Server Update Services.

We now keep our documents in the "Internet Cloud" by use of the Netdocuments System

Microsoft Business Contact Manager to store data about our customers, review and track the progress of our business through reports and Business Projects and view financial data from our accounting system in Business Contact Manager for Outlook.

We created a virtual private network (VPN) that uses the Internet, to provide remote offices or individual users with secure access to our organization's network. A virtual private network can be contrasted with an expensive system of owned or leased lines that can only be used by one organization. The goal of a VPN is to provide the organization with the same capabilities, but at a much lower cost.

High Definition Webcams - We use the QuickCam Orbit AF which is Logitech's flagship webcam featuring Carl Zeiss optics, integrated microphone, and a cool motorized tracking that automatically follows your every move. The QuickCam Orbit AF also has premium autofocus, up to 30fps, a true 2-megapixel sensor, with up to 8-megapixel photos (enhanced), 960 by 720 pixels, 24-bit true color Video capture, and RightLight 2 Technology which adjusts intelligently to produce true-to-life clear images in dim or poor backlight settings.

To tie it all together, we now use Comcast´s Business Class. Comcast´s Internet now downloads up to 16Mbps, uploads up to 2Mbps Internet speeds up to five times faster than DSL. Their PowerBoost® adds an extra burst of speed for large files. As an example a megabyte file used to take 5-1/2 minutes to bring up. It now it takes 6 seconds.

With this huge increase in speed, we can now use video a lot. We can visit clients over the internet and they can see us in real time. We can look up documents with the client and can send the document to them instantly, online. We call this new way the "iLawyer Program"©. With these changes we can quickly look up all available documentation on a client´s case and make the fast decisions that are the difference between winning and losing a case.

Because our people can come into our system offsite, we have many times when a worker logs into the office late at night because they have thought of a new angle in a case.

We have now begun adding people that work exclusively at home. One of our workers actually lives in the San Antonio Texas area. It appears that this new technological way of lawyering brings down the costs to our clients. I know that this "new way" makes our workers happy.

If you would like to visit us in our new digs, feel free to come by and see us. Robinson & Henry P.C., Attorneys at Law, 757 Maleta Lane, Castle Rock, CO 80108, ph. 303-688-0944.