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Jay to Present at NJAJ Meadowlands Seminar

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During the “Low Budget, High Tech” portion of the New Jersey Association for Justice’s (“NJAJ”) Meadowlands Seminar, Levinson and Stefani Injury Lawyers’ managing partner, Jay Stefani, will present to trial lawyers from across the country. His presentation, “Client Communications in Your PI Practice: There Has to Be a Better, Easier Way,” will focus on utilizing technology to streamline and enhance client communication.

The Meadowlands Seminar 2023 will take place from November 15-17, at the Hilton Meadowlands in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Over the course of three days 21 seminars will be featured.

John A. (Jay) Stefani is the Managing Partner at Levinson and Stefani Injury Lawyers, a Chicago-based boutique firm concentrating on helping victims of truck and automobile crashes. He is active with AAJ, where he is a past chair of the Sole Practitioner & Small Firm Section; the current Content Curator of the Motor Vehicle Section; and an active member of the Trucking Litigation Group and the Ride Share Litigation Group. Jay is also an active member of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association and the Chicago Bar Association. A DePaul graduate (undergraduate and law school), he continues to be a part of the university acting as a mentor within the DePaul University and College of Law communities and speaking in the law school’s Preparing to Practice (P2P) program. He currently sits on the DePaul Law Alumni Engagement Board and serves as its President.

Brett Manchel Helps Firm Better Serve Clients with Technology

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Brett Manchel - Firm Presenatation
Associate Attorney Brett Manchel

Our associate attorney and, frequently, our technology officer, Brett Manchel, gave an excellent presentation on how we could more efficiently use one of the firm’s most important pieces of technology: our case management software.  The goal of the presentation was to help us better serve our clients.

A law firm needs to use technology to deliver the best results for clients, and when I started this firm it was a top priority to make sure we were built on the best modern technology.  I wanted to be able to always have my clients’ contact information, and no matter where I was, I wanted to know the most recent actions taken on any client file.  Now, I can do that.  Because we use a cloud-based case management platform, any attorney at the firm can update case files and see where we’re at in the process.  So whenever a client calls to check in, we can give specific details and deadlines with just a few clicks.

Brett’s presentation highlighted some important tips and tricks — for example, how we can automatically add relevant emails and attachments in to case files, ensuring that no communications get ignored or lost.  Now, when I’m talking with a client or co-counsel about a case because I don’t have to shuffle through multiple email threads, everything’s right in front of me.

I’m also thrilled to soon be able to offer clients a way to see and share documents with us via the Internet.  Instead of emailing things back and forth, our case management platform will give each client their own “client portal” where they will be able to access case-related documents and upload anything they want us to see, like photos.

Since Brett is so skilled at helping us use our technology to the fullest potential, I invited him to give another technology presentation to a group of attorneys at the Chicago Bar Association next month.