Virtual Law Office Technology, LLC (VLOTech) has been acquired by TotalAttorneys
Virtual Law Office Technology, LLC, (VLOTech) based in North Carolina has been acquired by TotalAttorneys, a well-regarded law firm marketing and management services organization based in Chicago. VLOTech should do well and flourish under TotalAttorneys management umbrella, and with TotalAttorneys' financial backing, VLOTech will continue to be a major player in the emerging market for web technology that enables law firms to deliver legal services virtually. Stephanie Kimbro, the co-founder of VLOTech, was the winner last year (2009) of the James Keane Award in Excellence in eLawyering, awarded by the Law Practice Management Section of the American Bar Association, for her work in designing and operating her virtual law firm in North Carolina, (which was the prototype for the VLOTech technology).
As many of our readers know, we have been a friendly competitor of VLOTech , through my company, DirectLaw, a client-centered hosted web service for solos and small law firms , in the sense that the more vendors that are in this space, the less time it will take for these ideas to move beyond early adopters to capture the interest of the mainstream of the profession. My view is that the more competitors in this market space the better, as each will come up with their own unique innovation to respond to the differing needs that law firm's have as they migrate their practices to the web. Our experience is that it always takes longer than we can predict for these innovative ideas to catch the interest of the bulk of practicing lawyers. Congratulations to Stephanie and her team and good luck with their new partner. Click here for more details.
Richard, great thoughts about the emerging use of innovative technologies in law firms to improve the delivery of legal services. We look forward to ongoing collaboration between Total Attorneys, VLOTech and Direct Law and to collectively working toward bringing the profession into the mainstream.
Back in July, this blog referred to Total Attorneys as a "so-called" marketing association. Now it is "well regarded".