[blindlaw] Signing Documents as blind attorneys
Rod Alcidonis
roddj12 at hotmail.com
Thu Oct 22 01:25:46 UTC 2009
I am still confused about the stamp, Ronza. Isn't a generic representation
of a signature? Or is it a stamp which is generated with a copy of your
signature as written by you.
I think that's the rout I will take.
Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
C. 718-704-4651
roddj12 at hotmail.com
"A lawyer is either a social engineer or a parasite." - Charles Hamilton
Houston
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From: <AZNOR99 at aol.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:16 PM
To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signing Documents as blind attorneys
> By that logic, anyone could draw an "X" and say it was your signature.
> Or
> anyone could look up your Attorney number online and use that too.
> Forgery is forgery, whether it's the use of a stamp or scrolling a
> signature
> which does not happen to be your own. I used my stamp for pleadings,
> discovery, official notification, and even before a notery public. I put
> the marks
> made by that stamp out as my signature, and it was always accepted by
> courts, other attorneys, etc.
>
> Ronza
>
>
> In a message dated 10/21/2009 6:11:16 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> mruniverse08 at gmail.com writes:
>
> There's no difference in the look but anybody can get hold of the stamp.
> That's the reason we only used it for advertisements.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Rod Alcidonis
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 4:23 PM
> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signing Documents as blind attorneys
>
> There is a twist here. Willl, any reasons why a stamp is not as
> sufficient
> as a signature? Granted, I do not know how the stamp is made, but if it
> is
> made from one's signature, what's the difference between the two?
>
> Take care.
>
> Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
> C. 718-704-4651
> roddj12 at hotmail.com
> "A lawyer is either a social engineer or a parasite." - Charles Hamilton
> Houston
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "WB" <mruniverse08 at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 3:09 PM
> To: "'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signing Documents as blind attorneys
>
>> It depends on what instrument you are affixing the signature to. There
>> are
>> some letters where that may work. There are others where it does not.
> In
>> Texas, you cannot use a rubber stamp on a pleading, though in most
> cases,
>> we
>> are doing electronic filing and your login code is your electronic
>> signature
>> and a physical one does not need to be there.
>>
>> So I'm guessing this would be determined by what jurisdiction you are
>> in.
>>
>> I would shy away from the stamp unless I'm sending out generic letters
>> that
>> do not offer specific legal advice, etc. We only use them for
>> advertisement
>> letters and such. We never use them for anything case related.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel
>> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 1:28 PM
>> To: 'NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List'
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signing Documents as blind attorneys
>>
>> Blindlaw listers:
>>
>> This line of discussion has inspired a question that has come up in my
>> life
>> as a power of attorney for my father, who is blind.
>>
>> Is a rubber stamp of someone's signature a legal signature?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> On
>> Behalf Of Bryan Schulz
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 5:41 PM
>> To: NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signing Documents as blind attorneys
>>
>> hi,
>>
>> are you signing/stamping your signature at the same place or is the line
>> at
>> different places on the pages?
>> if you know the x will always be at the same spot, create a cardboard or
>> laminated guide with a l notch.
>> the bottom edge will line up with the bottom edge of the page and the
>> corner
>> of the l notch will provide the correct x/y position for the bottom left
>> corner of your stamp.
>>
>> if you have assistance, ask the person to punch one staple vertically at
>
>> the
>> left end of the signature line but that may destroy your printer so
>> perhaps
>> use a hole punch to do the same.
>>
>> Bryan Schulz
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Rod Alcidonis" <roddj12 at hotmail.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:30 PM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signing Documents as blind attorneys
>>
>>
>>> Thanks, always helpful Ronza. A signature stamp, then, is what I need.
>>>
>>> And, thanks for all of the other suggestions. I like the idea of
>>> signing
>>> my name several times and choosing the best and scan it.
>>>
>>> I don't like to use the signature guide because it it is too long of a
>>> process when one has to sign multiple documents at once.
>>>
>>> I think I will have a stamp made for me soon!
>>>
>>> Take care
>>>
>>>
>>> Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
>>> C. 718-704-4651
>>> roddj12 at hotmail.com
>>> "A lawyer is either a social engineer or a parasite." - Charles
>>> Hamilton
>>> Houston
>>>
>>> --------------------------------------------------
>>> From: <AZNOR99 at aol.com>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 6:42 PM
>>> To: <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Signing Documents as blind attorneys
>>>
>>>> I used a signature card/guide. You can get one from the NFB
>>>> Independence
>>>> Market for like $2. And when I got to the point of spending several
>>>> hours
>>>> a day signing documents, I had a signature stamp made for me. Lots
>>>> of
>>>> sighted attorneys use signature stamps and give them to their
>>>> assistants. I
>>>> had mine made at Office Max.
>>>> Hope that answers your question.
>>>>
>>>> Ronza
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> In a message dated 10/20/2009 6:29:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>> roddj12 at hotmail.com writes:
>>>>
>>>> How do you guys go about signing documents -- letters to clients,
>>>> opposing
>>>>
>>>> parties, etc -- those of us who aren't able or willing to delegate
>>>> this
>>>> task to an assistant?
>>>>
>>>> I mean, signing that it actually looks somewhat legible?
>>>>
>>>> I would appreciate any suggestions on this topic.
>>>>
>>>> Take care.
>>>>
>>>> Rod Alcidonis, Esq.
>>>> C. 718-704-4651
>>>> roddj12 at hotmail.com
>>>> "A lawyer is either a social engineer or a parasite." - Charles
>>>> Hamilton
>>>> Houston
>>>>
>>>>
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