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Statement
Our firm,
Goldfarb & Abrandt, like most in this new age has become more
and more dependent on technology. Our computer network
connected to the Internet has replaced the physical library.
Case management, calendars, conflict checking, time tracking
and billing are all integrated into our system. We use word
processing and document assembly to better serve our clients.
We track our files though our case management system and we
are planning to scan most client documents and link them to
case files.
We were also an "early" firm to have a web site. Our web site
(www.seniorlaw.com) has been up since 1996 and provides
information for both lay people, attorneys and other
professionals.
I believe that NYSBA through its web site can provide valuable
resources to its members. These resources should be tailored
to the individual needs of the members. Many of these
resources can be provided through the sites of the various
sections.
The most valuable features would be the following:
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on-line access
to searchable newsletters, including links to the citations in
the newsletters;
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listservers and
discussion groups included threaded discussions and archives;
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e-mail bulletins
with new case and legislative developments;
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forms not easily
found at other locations, including law practice forms such as
retainers.
Biography
David
Goldfarb is a partner in Goldfarb & Abrandt, a firm
concentrating in health law, elder law, trusts and estates,
and the rights of the elderly and disabled. He is the
co-author of New York Guide to Tax, Estate & Financial
Planning for the Elderly (Lexis-Matthew Bender, 1999-2002).
Mr. Goldfarb formerly worked for the Civil Division of The
Legal Aid Society (New York City). He was the Chair of the
Association of the Bar of the City of New York's Committee on
Legal Problems of the Aging from 1996-1999. He is a
delegate-at-large of the Elder Law Section of the New York
State Bar Association. He chairs the Technology Committees of
both the Trusts & Estates Law Section and the Elder Law
Section of the New York State Bar Association.
As chair of the Technology Committee of the Trusts & Estates
Law Section, David worked with the NYSBA to create and
maintain the section's web pages which included posting
section newsletters, creating a page of useful links and
making official Surrogate Court forms available on the web.
Goldfarb & Abrandt was among the first law firms to have a web
site. It is still one of the most visited Elder Law sites on
the web. Its web address is
www.seniorlaw.com. David is also president of Preserve &
Protect, Inc., a not-for-profit that creates and maintains web
sites for historic preservation and environmental protection
organizations. Its web address is
www.preserve.org.
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