FOIA Facts: Why Backlogs Matter

Scott A. Hodes is a sole practitioner in Washington, D.C., practicing Information and Privacy Law. Mr. Hodes assists clients in gaining access to government records under the FOIA, Privacy Act and other federal agency access provisions. Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Hodes was an attorney at the Department of Justice for over a decade. He served in the FBI’s Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Section from 1998 until 2002 as the Acting Chief of that Section’s Litigation Unit. Mr. Hodes served at the Department of Justice’s Office of Information and Privacy from 1991 until 1998. His website is InfoPrivacylaw.com , and he is a member of the DC and Maryland bars.

Subjects: FOIA Facts, Freedom of Information

After Hours: Fall Festivals

Kathy Biehl is the food writer for Diversion magazine and the former longtime dining critic for the Houston Business Journal. She has reviewed restaurants as well for the Houston Press, Time Out New York, My Table and the TONY Guide Eating & Drinking 2000. Her food writing has received awards from the Association of Food Journalists and the Houston Press Club. She is also the author of the LLRX.com Research RoundUp and Web Critic columns, co-author of The Lawyer’s Guide to Internet Research , and an attorney admitted to practice in Texas and New Jersey.

Subjects: After Hours, Food

Features – “Document Product” Strategy: Optimizing Precedent Investment for Higher Profits and Better Service

“Document Product” Strategy: Optimizing Precedent Investment for Higher Profits and Better Service

By Jason Harrop

Jason Harrop is a founder and CTO of SpeedLegal. SpeedLegal’s core offering is an XML-centric document automation solution which is designed to cater for complex variable content, such as is found in contracts and other legal documents. Prior to forming SpeedLegal in 1999, Jason was an e-business consultant with IBM Global Services Australia, and prior to that, a technology/IP lawyer at Australian law firm Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Jason serves on the leadership team of the OASIS LegalXML eContracts Technical Committee, and the Victorian Society for Computers and the Law.

Published July 26, 2004

Subjects: Features, Information Management