How a Manhattan Defense Firm Runs on MyCase Daily (Full Transcript)

Spodek Law Group explains how MyCase centralizes calendars, court details, files, messages, and billing to handle fast-changing criminal defense matters.
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[00:00:00] Speaker 1: A day in the life of someone here is really putting out fires, to be totally honest. Every day things change. There's a new arrest, court has been moved, a family freaks out, there are restraints on your bank accounts or something that's urgent. And so whatever you have planned, whatever you think you're going to be doing, it's never going to work out that way. My name is Todd Spodek. I'm the managing partner of Spodek Law Group, which is a boutique criminal defense firm in Manhattan. So for us, we have to balance a lot of competing interests, right? We have to be incredibly organized for our calendar. We have to know who is appearing at what court, at what time, what that case is on for, and we have to make sure that that information is shared with our clients. So one of the things that's key to our success is the 8am My Case platform, which allows all of the staff to access the same information as our clients. And it's all centrally located, so there's never a dispute of information. It's not existing out there on text or email or some other WhatsApp or chat platform. It's all in one place. And we could always revert back to it to get updated notes, to see where the court is, what floor, what judge, what part. It's all encompassing. It's all in one place. Communications, the file, the billing portal.

[00:01:16] Speaker 2: I would not be able to do my job without My Case. It's kind of become my best friend.

[00:01:20] Speaker 3: Even last night, I called the client's wife and I said, I need these files, can you upload them to My Case? And they can all use it. So if they can use it and we can use it, it's a pretty good program.

[00:01:30] Speaker 1: Every single night for the past 20 years, I have looked at the calendar on My Case to see what cases are on tomorrow, who is going to appear, to make sure the client has the information. And that gives me a great deal of comfort because that's part of the job here, is to make sure the clients are where they need to be and that they're getting the legal services that they paid for. You like that plug, right? Yeah, I love it. It's My Case.

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Todd Spodek, managing partner of Spodek Law Group in Manhattan, describes the unpredictable, urgent nature of criminal defense work and the need for tight organization and shared, accurate information. The firm relies on the MyCase platform to centralize calendars, court appearances, case notes, communications, files, and billing so staff and clients see the same up-to-date details. Team members say they depend on MyCase daily for requesting and uploading documents, coordinating next-day appearances, and ensuring clients know where to be and what to expect.
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Spodek Law Group on Staying Organized with MyCase
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Arow Key Takeaways
  • Criminal defense work is highly unpredictable, requiring constant reprioritization and rapid response to urgent events.
  • A centralized case-management system reduces misinformation by keeping calendars, notes, and court details in one authoritative place.
  • Sharing the same platform with clients improves transparency and ensures everyone has consistent, updated information.
  • Document collection is streamlined when clients can upload files directly to the case portal.
  • Regular review of the next-day calendar helps ensure attorneys and clients appear at the correct court, part, judge, and time.
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Positive: The speakers emphasize reliance on and appreciation for MyCase, describing it as essential, comforting, and a 'best friend' for managing urgent, changing demands.
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