Daniel J Siegel

May 22, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

Attorneys often recommend that their clients make business decisions that may cost significant amounts of money, yet those same attorneys are often reluctant to make the decision to invest even small amounts in the technology necessary to improve their practices.

By Daniel J. Siegel

8 minute read

July 23, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

In his June 4 column, Sam Stretton called upon the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to "take a leading role" in determining how court records will be received/filed electronically and how the courts will protect the privacy of litigants. While lamenting the lack of guidance in Pennsylvania, Stretton highlighted a May 14 Commonwealth Court Historical Society program, "Harm Caused by Access to Court Records? An Attorney's Ethical Obligations." It is ironic that Stretton would use this program to complain about the lack of progress by Pennsylvania courts when, in fact, the opposite is true.

By Daniel J. Siegel

4 minute read

September 24, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

How would you feel if you learned that the U.S. Postal Service was opening and reading every letter you sent or received from your clients, scanning the letters so it could market additional products to you and also claimed it had the right to disclose the contents of your mail to anyone it wanted? You would be outraged.

By Daniel J. Siegel-

8 minute read

January 28, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Unlike many of my colleagues, I admit to being a bit stubborn and set in my ways. After all, if I have done something the same way for years, there can't possibly be a better way to do it. If there were, I would have thought of it.

By Daniel J. Siegel

8 minute read

August 07, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

In his July 24 column, Samuel C. Stretton continues to espouse his theory that the use of technology by lawyers is expensive, difficult and decreases efficiency. Unfortunately, Stretton's opinion demonstrates a complete lack of understanding about the types of technology available to attorneys and the many ways in which their use not only improves efficiency, but also reduces costs while allowing lawyers to provide better services to clients.

By Daniel J. Siegel

5 minute read

April 02, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

New Jersey. The state over the bridge. The state where many lawyers in New York and Pennsylvania are licensed to practice law. The state that has traditionally been perceived as a bit difficult for lawyers not based in New Jersey to set up offices and/or practice.

By Daniel J. Siegel

8 minute read

June 11, 2013 | The Legal Intelligencer

Lawyers are competitive. By the very nature of their profession, lawyers want to win and their clients hire them to win or, at a minimum, to get the best possible results.

By Daniel J. Siegel

9 minute read

September 27, 2013 | New Jersey Law Journal

Your law firm's email is not as private as you may think; here's how to protect confidential information.

By Daniel J. Siegel

8 minute read

October 09, 2012 | The Legal Intelligencer

When I agreed to write a column for Pennsylvania Law Weekly, I did so because the areas I intended to discuss did not fit into the traditional categories that apply to most legal writing.

By Daniel J. Siegel

10 minute read

February 01, 2005 | Law.com

By Michelle L. Tiger and Daniel J. Siegel

7 minute read