- The Carriage House addition to the M&W office is now complete. The two story structure behind the M&W office will add about 1000 square feet of additional work space.  Besides several extra offices, the new structure will also have a small conference room located on the first floor.

- Effective use of technology helps us keep our fees stable. As reported in previous issues of Legally Speaking, more and more auto-injury attorneys are charging contingency fees of 40% or higher for auto-negligence cases.  Our fee for auto-negligence cases has remained at one-third (33 1/3%) for over 15 years. At M&W we believe our commitment to effectively utilizing technology has allowed us to keep our fees stable while many of our peers increase their fees. 

- New Data Management System on the way. Over the last several months we have been working with David Akridge to design and implement a new data management system for M&W. The new program works off the Microsoft Access platform and has been specifically designed for our law firm.  The new data management program will better help us keep up with the over 8,000 clients, former clients and contacts in our data base. In addition this state-of-the-art data management system will make us more effective and efficient in handling our day to day tasks related to claim and litigation files. 

- In conjunction with the implementation of our new data management program, M&W will be installing a new network server and upgrading all office computers. The M&W server was upgraded two years ago; however, a significant increase in memory capacity is needed to handle the new data management program as well as the increased number of computers working on the M&W network.

- M&W help sponsor SATLA Charity Golf Tournament. Once again this year, M&W will be sponsors for the South Alabama Trial Lawyers Association’s Charity Golf Tournament. The tournament is named in honor of the late Judge Delano Palughi and funds raised from the tournament benefit area charities.