From the Law Office of Christopher Loizeaux

Posted by: Christopher Loizeaux on October 15, 2012

Modern Technology

Oh my gosh, here I go! Another giant leap into modern technology! I grew up in the 50's where communication was via party-line telephones and tube TV that went dark every night before midnight. My son, Matt, taught me how to use our first DOS computer when he was 8, (25 years ago) and has been a major influence in making me stay updated, from explaining “texting” and the benefits thereof to getting me on Facebook a few years ago, (although to date I still have the same profile picture).

Today we are launching our website offering family law court related services. My husband Chris Loizeaux (family law attorney) and I, (a family law-oriented paralegal) have realized the hard way that Yellow Pages advertising just doesn’t get us the volume of business we used to take for granted.

Luckily we have had the help and guidance of our friends at 1250 Media in Napa, CA to get our names and services available to those who utilize the present-day way to be found - the world-wide web!

Another foreign concept to me has been “the blog”. Until now, my only exposure was what appeared to be a journaling devise used in Julie and Julia. While cooking her way through Mastering the Art of French Cooking and blogging about it daily was her way to share her hobby, I now know that following a blog about a serious subject, such as a family law issues, can be something that might benefit us all.

I am hoping those others in our professional community will share their thoughts and suggestions so we all can learn, our clients, potential clients and other lay people might benefit, as well. We all need to listen to each other!

At this point in my technological awakening, I am fascinated with how public the average person’s thoughts and activities become public information via Facebook and My Space. Countless times, a party in a family law case has come into our offices with printed “proof” of the other parties’ activities. My first thought is usually “what were they thinking, putting that information out there?” Then there is the question of can it, should it, be used in a family law case?