Navigating the MTLA Website LEGALTECH
by John J. Cord The MTLA listservs have been described by our members
as the best and most inexpensive expert on everything. Every regular MTLA member has full access to the general listserv, and registration in an MTLA section entitles members to access that section-specific listserv. This is a virtual meeting of the minds, where attorneys can pose questions, offer insight, and exchange knowledge. It is a singular collective of the legal experience and practical knowledge of Maryland’s plaintiff ’s bar. Likewise, the MTLA website is akin to the best law clerk or paralegal — where else can you find sample pleadings and discovery, depositions of defendants in other cases, and tactics to deal with defense experts, all in one place? It is a one-stop shop for a wealth of information about defendants, experts, and causes of action. This article is a convenient cheat-sheet for accessing this
goldmine. Refer to it often, and use it to secure justice for your clients.
Logging On to MTLA’s Website
1. Go to
www.mdtriallawyers.com 2. On the left-hand side click on “Member Login,” enter your username and password
3. Click “Login” Forgot Username/Password
1. Go to
www.mdtriallawyers.com 2. On the left-hand side click on “Member Login” 3. In the “Site Login” dialogue box, click “I forgot my User- name or Password!”
4. Enter your e-mail address (it must match the one on file at the MTLA office) in the pop-up box
5. Your username and password will be e-mailed to you in approximately five minutes
Searching MTLA’s Website
1. Go to the MTLA website and login 2. Move the mouse pointer over “My MTLA” on the top blue bar
3. Highlight “Depositions and Documents” 4. Highlight the “Search” 5. Click “Search Website Pages/Documents” 6. Enter the keywords 7. Click “Search”
Searching the Deposition Library
1. Go to the MTLA website and login 2. Move the mouse pointer over “My MTLA” on the top blue bar
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It is a one-stop shop for a wealth of infor- mation about defendants, experts, and causes of action.
Contributing Documents to MTLA
1. Go to the MTLA website and login 2. Move the mouse pointer over “My MTLA” on the top blue bar
3. Click “Depositions and Documents” 4. Click “Contribute,” then click “Upload one document at a time”
5. In the “Upload to this group” drop-down menu, select the document bank to contribute to
6. Enter the title of the document 7. Enter the name of the case along with the relevant county/ jurisdiction if applicable
8. Enter a description of the documents (this is searchable, so please be specific!)
9. Enter the date of the document (not the date the document was submitted to MTLA)
10. Click the state jurisdiction from the drop-down menu 11. Click the “Type of Document” from the drop-down menu
12. Click the Cause of Action from the drop-down menu Trial Reporter Summer 2008
3. Highlight “Depositions and Documents” 4. Highlight the “Search” 5. Under “TrialSmith Search Tools,” click “Expert Deposi- tions”
6. Enter the name of the expert 7. Click “Search”
Searching MTLA’s Briefs, Motions & Forms
1. Go to the MTLA website and login 2. Move the mouse pointer over “My MTLA” on the top blue bar
3. Highlight “Depositions and Documents” 4. Highlight the “Search” 5. Under “MTLA Search Tools,” select “MTLA’s Briefs, Mo- tions, Forms”
6. Select the “Document Bank” from the drop down menu 7. Select the filter by “Cause of Action” or “Type of Docu- ments”
8. Click “Search”
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