The Lawyer's Guide to Records Management and Retention

• Publication year: 2007
• Pages: 67
• Citation: Vol. 36 No. 1 Pg. 67

36 Colo.Law. 67 Colorado Lawyer 2007.

2007, January, Pg. 67. The Lawyer's Guide to Records Management and Retention

The Colorado Lawyer
January 2007
Vol. 36, No. 1 [Page 67]

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The Lawyer's Guide to Records Management and Retention
by Jerome V. Porter

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THE LAWYER'S GUIDE TO RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND RETENTION
by George C. Cunningham and John C. Montana (Chicago, IL American Bar Association, 2006) [ABA Publishing, 321 N. Clark St., Chicago, IL 60610-0892; ABA Publication Orders, P.O. Box 10892, Chicago IL 60610-0892; (800) 285-2221; fax (312) 988-5568; http://www.ababooks.org]; 312 pp.; $99.95

Reviewed by Jerome V. Porter
Porter is a solo practitioner with a general practice in Centennial, Colorado. He is a member of the Colorado, Denver, and Arapahoe County Bar Associations -
JeromePorterAttorney@msn.com.

Whether you are a solo practitioner or a senior partner in a multi-state firm, a "baby" lawyer two years out of law school, or a twenty-five-year veteran of the practice, The Lawyer's Guide to Records Management and Retention (Lawyer's Guide) can help your law office establish a records management and retention policy and program that will address how to manage your paper and electronic records in an ethical and cost-effective manner.

Attorneys are increasingly aware of the costs of the lack of a records retention policy. Anyone who has heard Judge Christopher C. Cross speak of the 100-plus boxes of closed files in his basement has no difficulty in appreciating the growing magnitude and costs of records storage ("Lessons from Life, or, Do as I Say, Not as I Did," Denver Bar Association (DBA) Tuesdays at the Bar...