Our firm does use some of the latest technologies, including Text / SMS messaging.

While our world seems to move from e-mail to texting, clients need to understand that attorneys bill by time, and there is a time and place for texting.   YES, you do get billed when sending a text message for our office to review.  Some client’s think that sending a text whenever they have a thought is a quick way to ask or tell their attorney something.   Our texting options are software-based and are only available when our software is open.  

We are also aware that some clients only accept text messages from numbers they know.  Client should ensure they can receive messages from the following numbers:

833.490.4741 . . . Our software-based texting number

810.671.0610 . . . Our Reminder system

When sending a text to the 833.490.4741 number, the number sending the message must be registered in our system. Put another way, if you change your number and we are not notified beforehand, the message may not be received.

As a reminder, we can’t use photos of documents. Assume any photos of a document will not be used for something the judge will be able to see. When it comes to documents, the only acceptable format for a document is a PDF. We are aware that many people are trying to use an APP to convert a photo to a PDF, and most of the time, this will not work as the Michigan Court Rules have certain restrictions when providing documents that the PHOTO to PDF APPS to not create the right-sized documents. If providing a document, you will also need to use the client PORTAL, not by texting the document to our office. In most cases, the document will need to be scanned.