Off the Record – Final Issue

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This month will be the last issue ofOff The Record. After 2 full years of publishing this monthly magazine, we have decided not to continue with it in 2020. In our December 1st episode of Trial Lawyer Nation, Michael Cowen sits down with Delisi Friday our Director of Marketing and Business Development and discusses this decision and how it was determined in more detail. In 2020 our direct mail marketing will be more focused and purposeful. We will continue with our mailer pieces once a quarter, but they will include information for plaintiff attorneys to use on a catastrophic injury or...

01 December

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Cowen’s Big Rig Boot Camp

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in Training, Trucking Accidents

In October, we held “Cowen’s Big Rig Boot Camp,” a full day of informative sessions focused on trucking litigation for CLE credit. One seminar was hosted in McAllen and the other in San Antonio. Michael Cowen presented on a variety of topics to our sold-out audiences. He covered how to get evidence of corporate wrongdoing admitted at trial, data mining the truck and the driver through cellphone forensics, electronic control modules, GPS and telematics, as well as establishing corporate liability in distracted driving cases. He also discussed federal rules and regulations and how to use them in trucking cases, ways to...

12 August

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Uber Freight: Simplifying the Entire Booking Process

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Since September of 2018, Uber Technologies has been testing Uber Freight in the Texas Triangle area for van and refrigerator deliveries. In June of 2019 the full truck-load freight brokerage announced their nationwide roll out. Their goal is to help owner-operator shipping carriers book loads more easily. Its purpose is to simplify the entire booking process. All you have to do is log in to your account, enter your pick-up and drop off information, and then you receive an instant quote. If you like the quoted rate, you can book the shipment. This platform matches commercial shippers with truck drivers looking...

22 July

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Thank You from Delisi Friday

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On June 1st, my Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Woman of the Year campaign came to an end. I am proud to say I was 1 of 16 candidates this year in San Antonio and we raised an outstanding amount of $1,126,107 for blood cancer! My team and I were able to raise $53,927 and more than 50% of my fundraising was thanks to many of the attorneys who read this magazine. Thank YOU! Many of you who donated shared touching stories of how blood cancer has impacted someone you love. Thank you for sharing your personal connection with me and...

26 September

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Body Cams – Bexar County Field Testing New Brand

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It was less than two years ago that Bexar County spent nearly $900,000 on body and dashboard cameras for police deputies. However, last month, Sheriff Javier Salazar was granted permission from county commissioners to begin field testing a different brand of bodyworn cameras after stating that the Utility system purchased by his predecessor has “stalled” and of the 300 cameras, only about 50 were in use. Sheriff Salazar believes that switching brands may improve the data transfer needed by prosecutors. Commissioners have approved a 180-day field test with Axon Enterprise at no cost to the county. This test will consist of...