Benjamin Norman and Stephanie Kimbro, co-founders of VLOTech, are working closely with Total Attorneys to build dynamic legal products and services that will allow attorneys to provide legal services to the public online and create virtual law practices that expand their business potential.

“Combining with VLO Tech furthers our mission to improve the quality and delivery of legal services for consumers and attorneys,” said Kevin Chern, President of Total Attorneys.

“It was really a match made in heaven,” said Kimbro. “Their product generates leads, but [attorneys] were missing the ability to work remotely with clients.”  Norman said he plans to travel to Chicago regularly during the transition to continue the development of the project, then work remotely from Wilmington.  “We will be able to work with their developers and their infrastructure,” Kimbro said.

As a result of the acquisition, VLOTech clients will benefit from the knowledge and experience of Total Attorneys as the leaders in offering products and services to solos and small firms.  Development of the VLOTech software continues to be driven by the feedback of its attorney users, and both Benjamin and Stephanie look forward to continuing to work with attorneys who understand that the future of the delivery of legal services will be found online.

VLOTech has been working with Total Attorneys to find ways to integrate the VLOTech software into their products and services. This exciting joining of forces will provide existing VLOTech clients with the services and products that Total Attorneys offers which will help them to grow their virtual law practices.

Both Co-Founders of VLOTech, Benjamin and Stephanie, will now work for Total Attorneys on the virtual law practice software.  We know that this is the future of the delivery of legal services and we want to be a part of it!  Stephanie will be a Total Attorneys Evangelist as well as continue to operate her virtual law office in North Carolina.  Benjamin will join the Total Attorneys team as a senior developer.

We look forward to the exciting and innovative advancements that this will bring to law practice management and the legal profession.

McFarlane Desamour LLP is owned by Natalie McFarlane and Thelson Desamour.  In addition to traditional legal service delivery, McFarlane will be offering her clients access to her practice area services via the virtual law practice platform.  To read more about McFarlane Desamour LLP, please visit the blog and website.

“It feels great to be able to offer a complimentary and alternative model to serving clients.  The use of Web 2.0 legal software enables clients to retain legal services online; an undeniably creative, innovative and timely value proposition.  This is an alternative that allows us to provide potential and existing clients with increased accessibility, flexibility and efficiency.  Clients expect value and that is what we are committed to providing them.  It is equally pleasing to be able to incorporate a sustainable Green thread to our firm’s operating framework, which includes a reduction in the use of paper.” said McFarlane. (from the press release)

McFarlane practices in the areas of business/e-commerce, immigration and entertainment.  She has acted as in-house counsel for major corporations in general corporate/commercial law and corporate governance matters as well as experience in immigration law matters.  She graduated with High Honors from Carleton University in 2001 where she obtained her Bachelors degree in Public Administration, concentration Economics.  She obtained her LL.B. from the University of Windsor in 2004 and was called to the Ontario Bar in 2005.

]]> http://www.vlotech.com/blog/canadian-virtual-law-practice-opens-with-vlotech/feed/ 0 http://www.vlotech.com/blog/lawcom-article-virtual-law-firms-going-viral/ http://www.vlotech.com/blog/lawcom-article-virtual-law-firms-going-viral/#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:52:53 +0000 Stephanie Kimbro http://www.vlotech.com/?p=435 Carolyn Elefant, author of the legal blog MyShingle and the book Solo By Choice, has posted an article on Law.com’s Legal Blog Watch entitled “Virtual Law Firms Going Viral.”   The article notes the steady increase in the number of virtual law practices in the past year.  Elefant writes,

The experiences of these virtual firms, large or small, suggest that they provide a win-win for lawyers and clients. Because the firms rely on experienced lawyers and slash overhead by eliminating large offices and administrative infrastructure, lawyers can charge substantially less for the same services provided by a large firm. …As for the lawyers themselves, virtual practices offer more flexibility.

The article also links to the Virtual Law Practice blog authored by VLOTech co-founder Stephanie Kimbro which links to a number of solo and small firm virtual law practices operating with the VLOTech software.