Court planning firms and architectural firms have unique and sometimes overlapping skill sets. If your courthouse is out of space, suffers from deteriorating building conditions, lacks modern-day security features, fails to meet your court’s operational needs, or has suffered damage due to external...

Courts do not generate their own workload - they respond to other organizations and the public. For example, on the criminal side, a court is a "downstream" organization, meaning it must respond to the initiatives of prosecutors and law enforcement. On the civil side, courts are responsive to the...

The use of collegial judges’ chambers is a developing trend in courthouse design. A collegial chambers arrangement is where two or more judges’ chambers suites are grouped together, apart from the courtrooms, instead of the traditional arrangement with a judge’s chambers suite being adjacent to his...

I recently enjoyed traveling to Europe for a week – Ireland. Before leaving, I found some great tips online about international travel. There were solid tips on finding a credit card without a foreign transaction fee, the best place to exchange dollars for euros, and using the bulk of your...

It’s time for some more friendly reminders from Miss Open Office Manners. In this installment, I discuss establishing boundaries and diversity in the open office.