Dana Riel

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Dana Riel

Dana Riel is President and Founder of Business Solutions, Inc., serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area since 1985. Her firm is the authorized training center for the Baltimore/Washington region for Time Matters and PCLaw by LexisNexis; Timeslips and Sage 50/Peachtree Accounting by Sage Software; and QuickBooks by Intuit Corporation. As a trainer, Dana has provided services to organizations such as the DOD Defense Logistics Agency, Judge Advocate General’s Office (JAG)/Department of the Navy, University of the District of Columbia School of Law, U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as with small- to mid-size law firms in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area. In 2009, she participated in the series of day-long seminars sponsored by the District of Columbia Bar Association Practice Management Section, titled "Basic Training: Learn About Running a Law Office". Ms. Riel is also a partner for Eastern Legal Systems, LLC; and was an Adjunct Professor in Georgetown University's Paralegal Studies Program, teaching courses on Legal Technology.

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Looking at Your Books for Fun & Profit: The Income Statement

On 09.20.12, In Law Firm Management, Tips & Best Practices, by

The other day I was assisting in an upgrade of accounting software at a client’s office.  The managing partner came in and was clearly agitated.  “Can you tell me,” he asked, “what an income statement is supposed to do?  My accountant says it looks great.  So how come I don’t have any money?” In order [...]

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Using Emails Wisely

On 08.14.12, In Law Firm Management, Tips & Best Practices, by

You walk into your office in the morning, open your Inbox, and there they are: several new email messages.  But how many of them are really “new”?  And how many of them begin with the letters “FW”? The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor state that U.S. productivity is down, despite increased work [...]