Note:  While we work with quite a few software packages in addition to those listed here (Microsoft products, scanning software, etc.), the following programs form the core of our business.

Amicus Attorney. Amicus Attorney is a leading practice management program, which means it will take your file list, contact list, calendar and docketing information, time entries, e-mail, phone log info, and internet research, and link them all together so that they are accessible from one place. It integrates with major programs such as PCLaw®, TimeSlips, HotDocs®, CompuLaw, e-mail programs and Worldox. The program can be customized for each area of law you practice. One of the main advantages of Amicus is its ease of use and relatively short learning curve. John Heckman is a Certified Consultant and Trainer for Amicus, as well as a reseller. Click here for our Amicus V Cheat Sheet. For more information see www.amicusattorney.com.

CContactEase (Metz Phones). ContactEase (formerly Metz Phones) is quite simply the best rolodex and contact manager going. It integrates with and/or replaces your GroupWise or Outlook contact list. Users love the formattable clipboard HotKey Paste functions that let you paste information from ContactEase directly into another program. This makes it easy, for example, to do mass e-mail distributions or to paste address information directly into your word processor. Its new Activities and Relationships functions also give it strong CRM (Contact Relationship Management) functions.  John Heckman is a ContactEase partner and reseller. Click here for our ContactEase Cheat Sheet. For more information see www.colevalley.com.

Corel WordPerfect. WordPerfect is still a major player in the legal industry, especially for smaller firms. We have 15 years experience in automating WordPerfect through the use of templates and macros. Many firms have converted to electronic letterhead, printed on demand, which makes it easy to change the letterhead when personnel changes and can save substantial amounts on pre-printed letterhead. We have also assisted a number of firms in planning a conversion to from WordPerfect to Word. Heckman Consulting is a Certified Legal Application Partner for Corel as well as a reseller. Click for WP "Tips & Tricks." For more information see www.corel.com.

PC Law®. There are three functions you need to manage your practice: practice management, time & billing software and accounting software. By combining time & billing and accounting functions into a single package, PCLaw eliminates duplicate data entry. It will manage multiple Trust and General bank accounts (something that is much more difficult to do in QuickBooks), PCLaw also integrates with the major practice management programs, so that a single time entry is replicated everywhere. Using separate programs for separate functions means duplication of data entry. PCLaw also has a link with a PalmPilot module. ePCLaw lets you enter time and access some data (as defined by your firm) over the Internet. When used as a standalone, PCLaw will also integrate with your Outlook calendar information. Heckman Consulting is a PCLaw reseller. Click here for Instructions in using PCLaw. For more information see www.pclaw.com.

Time Matters®. Time Matters is the most powerful of the practice managers in its class. The ability to customize the program is without peer in the industry. Time Matters integrates with your e-mail and has its own basic document management system based on the DT search engine that lets you manage word processing files. The new "World" edition allows the program to be fully functional over the Internet. The program's features come with a steeper learning curve than its competitors, but the end result can be well worth the extra effort. John Heckman is an Authorized Independent Consultant and reseller for Time Matters. Click here for Time Matters Cheat Sheets. For more information see www.timematters.com.

Worldox. Worldox is the leading document management system for small and mid-size firms. Document Management software will automatically organize your documents by criteria you define so that you will never again "lose" another document. Worldox can manage numerous document types, including spreadsheet programs and PDF files. Using profiles that are fully indexed, it also dramatically reduces the amount of time it takes to finds documents and allows for queries of the type "find me all briefs containing certain terms that were done in the last six months." Worldox Web also provides for Internet access to your documents. The program is extremely easy to administer: as one client said to me "so with Worldox 'Administrator' is not really a synonym for programmer." John Heckman is a consultant and reseller for Worldox. Click here for Worldox Cheat Sheets. For more information see www.worldox.com.

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