Dennis Kennedy

TechnoLawyer.com has long been one of the most important and useful resources on legal technology. (If you are not a member and you read my blog, you should be thinking about becoming a TechnoLawyer member.)

TechnoLawyer.com has an annual tradition of presenting awards, most of them based on votes from the TechnoLawyer subscribers, for the best legal software by category, et al. These awards will give you a good sense for what products are "hot" and well-regarded for use by lawyers and law firms.

Well, this year's awards are out and Neil Squillante, the driving force behind TechnoLawyer, has allowed me to reprint the press release that lists all of the awards. And I've done so below.

You'll notice that I won two individual awards this year - the Contributor of the Year and the Syndicated Contributor of the Year - and the Syndicated Contributor of the Year Award will be named after me starting next year. That's a huge honor for me and something I'm proud of, because I've been involved with TechnoLawyer for many years, and I've always worked hard to bring good, usable information about technology to the legal profession and have been constantly encouraged by how well my efforts and articles have been received. I've learned that it's important to get a pat on the back and some recognition every now and then, and I thank the TechnoLawyer Community for selecting me for these awards.

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PRESS RELEASE FOLLOWS (HYPERLINKS NOT ACTIVATED)

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2003 TECHNOLAWYER @ AWARDS: GLITZ, GLAMOUR, AND LEGAL TECHNOLOGY

New York, New York -- June 23, 2003.

For Immediate Release.

The 2003 TechnoLawyer @ Awards has concluded, marking the sixth consecutive year of this exciting event. True to form, this year's TechnoLawyer @ Awards provided more drama and excitement than a John Grisham novel -- right down to its unpredictable, nail-biting finish.

The TechnoLawyer @ Awards encompasses 24 different awards, 23 of which are chosen by TechnoLawyer subscribers, now more than 9,300 strong. These lawyers and legal IT managers buy technology for tens of thousands of law firms, which makes them especially qualified to choose their favorite products, services, and luminaries in the legal technology market.

"The people have spoken, and these people know their stuff." said Neil J. Squillante, Manager of TechnoLawyer and President of PeerViews Inc., its parent company. "When TechnoLawyer subscribers speak, legal vendors listen," he added.

Those who wish to join TechnoLawyer can do so at: http://www.technolawyer.com

THREE LEGAL VENDORS WIN BIG; SEVERAL OTHERS ALSO RECEIVE MULTIPLE HONORS

Three legal vendors -- CaseSoft, Data.Txt, and LexisNexis -- snapped up 15 of the 24 @ Awards.

CaseSoft won two of the litigation-oriented @ Awards -- Favorite Litigation Support Solution and Favorite Trial Presentation Solution. Its flagship product, CaseMap, also won the @ Award for Favorite New Legal Product of 2002 for version 4. For the third time, CaseSoft won Favorite TechnoReleases, TechnoLawyer's equivalent of the Clio award for outstanding advertising. In addition to its five @ Awards, CaseSoft also won Finalist honors in two categories.

Data.Txt, the company behind Time Matters, picked up its sixth @ Award for Favorite Case/Practice Management
Solution. It also won the @ Award for Favorite Document Management Solution for the first time ever, signifying how robust case management software has become this century. In all, Data.Txt won six @ Awards, and was also a Finalist for Favorite New Legal Product of 2002.

LexisNexis won the @ Award for Favorite Legal Research Tool for the second consecutive year. Its HotDocs software won the @ Award for Favorite Document Assembly/Automation Solution for the sixth consecutive year. Rounding out its other @ Awards, lexisONE picked up Favorite Legal Web Site, and LexisNexis Automated Forms won the nod for Favorite Legal Forms Solution.

A number of other companies also racked up multiple honors. For example, Thomson-West won the @ Award for Favorite Online CLE Provider, and was also a Finalist in four categories. RealLegal walked away with two @ Awards, and Finalist honors in four categories. Summation Legal Technologies won the first-ever @ Award for Favorite Electronic Discovery Solution, and was also a Finalist in five categories. Gavel & Gown Software, maker of Amicus Attorney and Amicus Assembly, was a Finalist in six categories. Software Technology, which sells PracticeMaster and TABS III, received Finalist honors in three categories.

SOME OLD AND NEW FACES AMONG THE WINNING INDIVIDUALS

Not surprisingly, the individual with more @ Awards than anyone else, won two more this year. Dennis Kennedy, an intellectual property and corporate lawyer and legal technology expert in St. Louis, won the @ Award for Syndicated Contributor of the Year for the third consecutive year, and the @ Award for Favorite TechnoLawyer Contributor.

Dennis has won the @ Award for Syndicated Contributor of the Year for the last time. Beginning in 2004, TechnoLawyer will name this statistically determined @ Award after Dennis, a fitting tribute to TechnoLawyer's most widely-syndicated author.

Turning from an old face to a new one, Carol Schlein, the founder of Law Office Systems in New Jersey, won the @ Award for Legal Technology Consultant of the Year, a lifetime achievement award. For the first time, TechnoLawyer subscribers voted for the winner of this @ Award rather than just nominating their favorite consultants. Acknowledging this widespread support, Carol said, "It is truly a great honor to be recognized by the members of Technolawyer."

Four other individuals received Finalist honors in this
year's @ Awards. Ross Kodner and William Kellerman were Finalists for Favorite TechnoLawyer Contributor, and Arthur Smith and Robert Fleming were Finalists for Syndicated Contributor of the Year.

COMPLETE LIST OF WINNERS & FINALISTS

Congratulations to all the winners and finalists of the 2003 TechnoLawyer @ Awards!

1. FAVORITE TECHNOLAWYER CONTRIBUTOR

WINNER
Dennis M. Kennedy -- http://www.denniskennedy.com

FINALISTS
Ross L. Kodner -- http://www.microlaw.com
William Kellerman -- http://www.summation.com

2. LEGAL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR

WINNER
Carol Schlein, Law Office Systems Inc. -- mailto:carol@losinc.com -- http://www.losinc.com

FINALISTS
There are no finalists for this @ Award.

3. FAVORITE ACCOUNTING SOLUTION

WINNER
QuickBooks -- http://www.quickbooks.com

FINALISTS
Omega Legal -- http://www.omegalegal.com
TABS III -- http://www.stilegal.com

4. FAVORITE CASE/PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

WINNER
Time Matters -- http://www.timematters.com

FINALISTS
Amicus Attorney -- http://www.amicusattorney.com
RealLegal Practice Manager -- http://www.reallegal.com

5. FAVORITE CLIENT RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

WINNER
Time Matters -- http://www.timematters.com

FINALISTS
Amicus Attorney -- http://www.amicusattorney.com
Omega Legal -- http://www.omegalegal.com

6. FAVORITE DOCUMENT ASSEMBLY/AUTOMATION SOLUTION

WINNER
HotDocs/HotDocs Pro -- http://www.hotdocs.com

FINALISTS
Amicus Assembly -- http://www.amicusattorney.com
PracticeMaster -- http://www.stilegal.com

7. FAVORITE DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

WINNER Time Matters -- http://www.timematters.com

FINALISTS
Amicus Attorney -- http://www.amicusattorney.com
WORLDOX -- http://www.worldox.com

8. FAVORITE ELECTRONIC DISCOVERY SOLUTION

WINNER
Summation Blaze/iBlaze -- http://www.summation.com

FINALISTS
DocuLex Discovery Cracker -- http://www.doculex.com
Ringtail CaseBook -- http://www.ringtailsolutions.com

9. FAVORITE LEGAL FORMS SOLUTION

WINNER LexisNexis Automated Forms --
http://www.lexisnexis.com

FINALISTS
ProLaw WestWorks Libraries --
http://www.prolaw.com/westworks/
West Group Form Bank -- http://west.thomson.com

10. FAVORITE LEGAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

WINNER
Time Matters -- http://www.timematters.com

FINALISTS
Amicus Attorney -- http://www.amicusattorney.com CaseMap/TimeMap -- http://www.casesoft.com

11. FAVORITE LEGAL RESEARCH TOOL

WINNER
LexisNexis -- http://www.lexisnexis.com

FINALISTS
RealLegal Exemplaris -- http://www.reallegal.com
Westlaw -- http://www.westlaw.com

12. FAVORITE LITIGATION ASP

WINNER
RealLegal iBinder -- http://www.reallegal.com

FINALISTS
CaseVault -- http://www.casevault.com
Ringtail CaseBook -- http://www.ringtailsolutions.com

13. FAVORITE LITIGATION SUPPORT SOLUTION

WINNER
CaseMap/TimeMap -- http://www.casesoft.com

FINALISTS
RealLegal Binder/iBinder -- http://www.reallegal.com
Summation Blaze/iBlaze -- http://www.summation.com

14. FAVORITE ONLINE CLE PROVIDER

WINNER
West LegalEdcenter -- http://westlegaledcenter.com

FINALISTS
Cognistar -- http://www.cognistar.com
Law.com -- http://www.law.com

15. FAVORITE TIME-BILLING SOLUTION

WINNER
Time Matters -- http://www.timematters.com

FINALISTS
Omega Legal -- http://www.omegalegal.com
Timeslips -- http://www.timeslips.com

16. FAVORITE TRANSCRIPT MANAGEMENT SOLUTION

WINNER
RealLegal Binder/iBinder -- http://www.reallegal.com

FINALISTS
LiveNote/VideoNote -- http://www.livenote.com
Summation Blaze/iBlaze -- http://www.summation.com

17. FAVORITE TRIAL PRESENTATION SOLUTION

WINNER
TimeMap -- http://www.casesoft.com

FINALISTS
Sanction -- http://www.verdictsystems.com
TrialDirector -- http://www.indatacorp.com

18. FAVORITE TECHNORELEASES

WINNER
CaseSoft -- http://www.casesoft.com

FINALISTS
Software Technology, Inc. -- http://www.stilegal.com
Summation Legal Technologies -- http://www.summation.com

19. FAVORITE PRACTICE AREA SOLUTION

WINNER
CaseMap/TimeMap -- http://www.casesoft.com

FINALISTS
Summation Blaze/iBlaze -- http://www.summation.com
Time Matters Estates and Elder Law -- http://www.premiersoftware.com

20. FAVORITE PRINT LEGAL TECHNOLOGY PUBLICATION

WINNER
Law Office Computing -- http://www.lawofficecomputing.com

FINALISTS
Law Practice Management --
http://www.abanet.org/lpm/magazine
Law Technology News -- http://www.lawtechnologynews.com

21. FAVORITE LEGAL-SPECIFIC TECH SUPPORT

WINNER
Time Matters -- http://www.timematters.com

FINALISTS
Amicus Attorney -- http://www.amicusattorney.com
CaseSoft -- http://www.casesoft.com

22. FAVORITE LEGAL WEB SITE

WINNER
lexisONE -- http://www.lexisone.com

FINALISTS
FindLaw -- http://www.findlaw.com
Law.com -- http://www.law.com

23. FAVORITE NEW LEGAL PRODUCT OF 2002

WINNER
CaseMap 4.0 -- http://www.casesoft.com

FINALISTS
RealLegal Publisher -- http://www.reallegal.com
Toshiba Magnia SG20 Server with Time Matters -- http://www.timematters.com/products/toshiba/sg20

24. SYNDICATED CONTRIBUTOR OF THE YEAR

WINNER
Dennis M. Kennedy -- http://www.denniskennedy.com

FINALISTS
Arthur Smith -- http://www.husch.com
Robert Fleming -- http://www.elder-law.com/

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