Entries by Katie Dodd

Vicki Pohlman recognized as one of the “100 St. Louisans You Should Know To Success In Business”

We congratulate all of those being recognized by the St. Louis Small Business Monthly as the 100 St. Louisans You Should Know To Succeed In Business, including the founder and  CEO of PohlmanUSA, Vicki Pohlman. Today Vicki and 99 other St. Louisans will be honored at a luncheon held at the St. Charles Convention Center. Vicki’s entrepreneurship, dedication […]

Electronic is Hitting St. Louis County Circuit Court

Effective Monday, March 31, 2014, the St. Louis County Circuit Court will begin requiring eFiling for a limited type of cases. The case types that will be filed electronically starting next week are: Probate, Associate Civil and Department of Revenue Tax Lien cases. Attorneys can find available webinars by accessing the court website at- http://www.courts.mo.gov/page.jsp?id=48921 […]

PohlmanUSA Takes Time With Local Court Reporting Students

Today I was given the opportunity to listen as Nancy Varallo, President of the National Court Reporting Association (NCRA), and her husband Ed Varallo, 6 time NCRA Speed Champion, spoke to students about the court reporting profession. This outreach program was part of PohlmanUSA’s effort to promote the court reporting profession and provide an opportunity […]

Tips in setting your personal guidelines for social media: Part 1:

Before you jump in (or in too deep) consider setting parameters around your use of social media. Several tips to getting the most out of social media: 1) Keep your postings short. 2) Be engaging. 3) Use different postings for different media (ie. LinkedIn, Twitter, face book). 4) Keep it interesting, including using pictures. 5) […]

Network Throughout Your Entire Career

There are many different reasons to network throughout the course of your career. Community leaders did not become that way over night, the dream job rarely falls in someone’s lap, social etiquette takes practice, and industry trends are changing rapidly. Of course everyone has their own agenda for networking and choosing how they prefer to […]

A Bit of Reflection After the Missouri Lawyers Awards

It has taken me the five days since the Missouri Lawyers Media Lawyers Awards ceremony to really appreciate the combined talent, experience and drive of those who attended the luncheon. The winners, and others in the room, fight daily for the rights of individuals and companies harmed by others. As I began reflecting on what […]

Pitfalls and Etiquette of Social Media: Part 2: Social Media Issues in Multi-generational Work Force

Each generation has different values, communication styles and ideologies. While not every member of each generation fits all of the mindsets of everyone in their generation anyone working in a professional environment needs to be prepared on how others perceive them based on generational differences. This even correlates to your use and presence on social […]