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THREE MAJOR LEGAL TECHNOLOGY CONSULTING FIRMS

CREATE AFFINITY CONSULTING GROUP PARTNERSHIP

Best Law Firm Solutions, InTouch Legal and HMU Consulting

Form Strategic Alliance to Combine Resources and Serve Clients Better




March 13, 2008 – Chicago, IL – At the ABA TECHSHOW
in Chicago, three prominent legal technology consulting firms announced that
they are entering into a strategic partnership called the Affinity Consulting
Group (www.affinityconsulting.com).

The three Affinity member companies are Georgia-based Best Law Firm Solutions
(www.bestlawfirm.com) led by Steven J. Best, Florida-based InTouch Legal (www.intouchlegal.com)
led by Debbie Foster, and Ohio-based HMU Consulting (www.hmuconsulting.com)
led by Barron Henley and Paul Unger.


The purpose of the Affinity Consulting partnership is for the three companies
to provide more comprehensive national information technology services to law
firms and legal departments across the United States. As their first initiatives,
Affinity partners have already implemented a unified state-of-the-art VoIP (Voice
over Internet Protocol) phone system, and are in the process of combining their
client and technical databases into a centralized information resource for greater
efficiency and productivity.


Executives of each company are extremely pleased about the creation of the
Affinity Consulting Group alliance. Each leader anticipates that this alliance
will lead to increased brand awareness on a national level, improved customer
service, and a broader scope of product and service offerings to benefit their
client bases. According to Debbie Foster, President of InTouch Legal, “The
Affinity Consulting Group partnership has been founded based on mutual respect,
common values and our shared commitment to meeting virtually any technology,
finance or management need for small and mid-sized American legal offices. Affinity’s
top priority is to leverage our combined resources to meet and exceed client
expectations, which makes this alliance a win-win proposition for both our three
companies and our customers.”


Affinity Consulting Group’s combined product and service offerings include:


Legal Software Sales, Installation, Training and Support:

o Microsoft® Office (including Office 2007) – installation, customization
and training

o LexisNexis® HotDocs® document assembly - development, installation,
customization, training and integration

o WORLDOX® document management – installation, customization and training

o Sanction and Verdical trial presentation software from Verdict Systems –
nationwide trial presentation consulting, PowerPoint development, graphics and
illustrations and courtroom setup

o Voice recognition software - setup and training

o Adobe® Acrobat®, PaperPort®, OmniPage and Windows software –
installation, customization and training

o LexisNexis® CaseSoft Suite (CaseMap®, TimeMap®) – installation,
customization and training

o Lexis® Back Office - PCLaw™/PCLawPro and Amicus Accounting time/billing/accounting
software – installation, customization and training

o Amicus Attorney and Lexis® Front Office - Time Matters® case management
software – installation, customization, and training

o LexisNexis® Total Practice Advantage™ – installation, customization
and training


Information Technology Services and Management Consulting:

o Software help desk & technical support

o Hardware and networking (servers, desktops, laptops, security, email, printers,
etc.) - setup, installation, integration, data import

o Scanning and paper reduction strategies - scanners, scanning software and
training

o Trial and mediation consulting

o Technology-oriented private and CLE seminars

o Law office web site development and design

o Law firm retreats

o Law firm management consulting

o Compensation and incentive plan consulting

o WordPerfect® to Word conversions and training

o Law office technology audits

o Crystal Reports® report development


About Affinity Consulting Group

Affinity Consulting Group is an alliance representing the pinnacle of law office
technology and practice consulting services for small and mid-sized law firms.
Formed by three of North America’s leading independent consulting firms
– Best Law Firm Solutions, InTouch Legal and HMU Consulting, Affinity
brings its clients depth of experience and expertise resulting from a combined
client base of several thousand law offices. Each Affinity member company maintains
its autonomy, both from a leadership and financial standpoint.


Affinity consultants are nationally recognized and considered leaders in the
field of law office technology and automation. The Group’s leadership
includes Steven J. Best of Best Law Firm Solutions, Inc., Debbie Foster of InTouch
Legal, and Barron Henley and Paul Unger of Henley, March & Unger Consulting,
Inc. Services offered include products and solutions for the following areas:
practice management; time, billing, and accounting; document management and
scanning; litigation support; document assembly; software training; network
administration; remote computing; law firm retreat planning and productivity
and financial management consulting.




InTouch Legal - Your Partner in Law Office Technology & Management

InTouch Legal
11370 66th Street North
Suite 132
Largo, FL  33773
(727) 544-5400 Phone
(727) 544-2600 FAX
info@intouchlegal.com

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