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Case Study: California Law Firm Dowling Aaron Is Transforming and Modernizing Its Prebilling Process with Orion ePrebill Manager

By Gregory N. Miskulin, Jamie Carstens and Lindsay Powell
March 01, 2019

Dowling Aaron Incorporated is a law firm dedicated to excellence and client service since its founding in 1977. Headquartered in Fresno, CA with several office locations throughout the state, Dowling Aaron consists of 47 attorneys, 55 staff members and is continuously growing.

Since 2015, Dowling Aaron has used Orion Law Management's Financial and Practice Management software to help achieve greater efficiency in its timekeeping and accounting functions. However, the firm was still hindered by an antiquated, paper-based prebill processing workflow.

Prebilling is a monthly process where law firms generate invoice drafts based on timekeeper entries. The attorneys then review the prebills for accuracy and make adjustments before the approved invoices are sent out to clients.

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