Real Testimonials from Real People (with their contact info too!)
John Burns, Esq.
John Burns, Esq.
“Having you direct me was a real pleasure. Your relaxed and highly competent manner made me feel I could do my best. You really know what you are doing.”
John Burns, Esq.
The Law Offices of John P. Burns
29222 Rancho Viejo Road, Suite 212
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675
Phone: (949) 496-7000
Orange County, Southern California Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
Listen in as a really smart attorney tells us what it was like during his video shoot with me. Brent Adams, a Raleigh, North Carolina personal injury attorney describes his experience shooting an entire day of video in the Lawyer’s Video Studio. Listen in to hear what he has to say. It’s worth your time.
Brent Adams, Esq.
Brent Adams, Esq.
North Carolina Personal Injury Attorney Brent Adams says, “I aspire to be the North Carolina version of Gerry Oginski.”
“Dear Gerry:
It was a truly exciting experience to participate in your Total Online Video Solution and shoot an entire day of video with you and Harry. It invigorates me to be around experts who know what they’re doing and who enjoy doing their work with dedication and perfection. It was great to see you again and to learn about what you’re doing and how you use the Internet to market your practice. You are a truly amazing person and lawyer. I get worn out simply thinking about all the work you do in a short span of time and all you accomplished simultaneously.
Your malpractice verdicts and settlements are stunning, particularly in view of the fact that you practice alone. Most big-time malpractice lawyers who I know have a stable of lawyers to take depositions, conduct medical research, prepare written discovery and handle a mountain of other details necessary to successfully prosecute a malpractice case. Your fantastic success in handling complex malpractice cases is especially impressive when you consider that you personally handle your own internet marketing and also have a separate business. All this and four children still in the home!
I aspire to be the North Carolina version of Gerry Oginski.
Thanks,
Brent
Raleigh, Fayetteville & Dunn, NC
Phone: 910.892.8177
Listen to what Greg Stokes, personal injury trial lawyer in Atlanta had to say:
Listen to what Andy Siegel, NYC Personal Injury Attorney had to say about the Lawyers Video Studio:
Listen to what Michael Pyrros, workers compensation attorney in New York had to say:
James Ballidis, Esq.
California Personal Injury Attorney Jim Ballidis says, “You opened my eyes to what I was doing wrong…”
4400 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 370
Newport Beach, California 92660
Toll Free: 888-752-7474
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Richard Habiger in the Lawyers Video Studio
Illinois Elder Law Attorney Richard Habiger says “You were like a football coach during my video shoot.”
Gerry – I can’t thank you enough for guiding me through what would have been a disaster had anyone but you been behind the camera. My power point slides somehow disappeared from my laptop when using the hotel wireless internet … or maybe it was my “fat finger.” In any event, I knew the stuff because I had been giving public seminars on the content for years. But I tend to freeze without a visual cue. So, without visual cues, the day could well have been a huge disaster. While my practice niche is Elder Law, not PI or MedMal, you were like a football or basketball coach; despite my usual stumbles without visual cues, you were successful in getting me to go beyond the stumbles to a successful video shoot. Many thanks for your coaching!
Richard Habiger
HabigerElderLaw.com
2010 West Woodriver Drive
Suite 100
Carbondale, Illinois 62901
Phone: 618-549-4529
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Fairfax Virginia Personal Injury Lawyer, Ben Glass, says, “Gerry Oginski is the master of online video. If you have not seen his videos, you should. He’s done more videos than any lawyer out there. The big edge that Gerry has over his competition is that his videos allow consumers to get to ‘know’ him before they even pick up the phone. His use of video on his website and his video blog is amazing.”
Ben Glass, Esq.,
BenGlassLaw.com, Fairfax, Virginia, 703-591-9829
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David Frey, Author of Small Business Marketing Bible
David Frey, one of the great innovators of education-based marketing had this to say about my blog:
“Gerry, you have an awesome website here. Thank you for creating such a wonderful resource (even for us non-lawyers).
All the best.
David”
David Frey
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Ken Hardison
Ken Hardison
Ken Hardison, North Carolina Personal Injury Lawyer and Founder of PILMMA says “Gerry is the leading expert on attorney video marketing. I highly recommend Gerry and his video production services.”
“Hi, this is Ken Hardison and I’m the founder of PILMMA, the Personal Injury Lawyers Marketing and Management Association designed to help lawyers better market themselves in today’s economy.
I had the pleasure of inviting Gerry Oginski, a New York medical malpractice trial lawyer, to speak at our marketing Summit held in North Carolina about video marketing for attorneys. Gerry is the leading expert on attorney video marketing. He has created over 400 educational videos to market his own solo law firm, and is able to compete with the biggest law firms in Manhattan spending millions of dollars per year. How does he do it? By creating videos that potential consumers want to watch. His ideas about creating a educational video combined with the latest marketing tools for attorneys makes him stand out from the crowd.
His videos get noticed. He told a packed room of lawyers from around the country about cases he has obtained, settled and taken to verdict as a result of them hiring him because of his videos. As a result of his remarkable success using video as a highly effective marketing tool, Gerry created the Lawyer’s Video Studio to help other lawyers get onto video to market their practices and distinguish themselves from everyone else.
If you are considering creating video, then you need to contact Gerry Oginski and learn about his Total Online Video Success Program for attorneys. He’s not only a seasoned medical malpractice trial lawyer, but he’s also an experienced video producer who helps other lawyers create video to market themselves. I highly recommend Gerry and his video production services.”
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Larry Bodine, Editor of Lawyers.com and Law Marketing Portal
Larry Bodine, Editor of Lawyers.com and Founder of the Law Marketing Portal had this to say:
“New York Attorney Gerry Oginski is the leading expert on creating lawyer videos. He is the uncontested master of using video to generate new business for lawyers.”
Larry Bodine, Editor
LawMarketing Portal
630.942.0977
www.LawMarketing.com
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Mike Acosta, a Video Production Manager in Florida had this to say:“I had the pleasure of speaking last week with the “Innovator” of Online Video use for attorneys, Mr. Gerry Oginski in New York. Attorneys need to learn to use online video, as a client conversion tool and educational tool to convert more website visitors into calling clients.
For any of you who have been living under a rock, Gerry Oginski is the person many of us in the Online Videos and white label video platform world consider solely responsible for the movement by law firms to use online videos on their websites. Gerry started doing this years ago when everybody thought it was too difficult, time consuming and required a huge investment and that professionally produced online video was too costly to adapt.
Gerry single handedly has changed the way attorneys are viewed by their website visitors. You see, Gerry “gets it.” He decided that instead of using online videos on his website to pitch his firms’ expertise and how he can handle your case, he decided it was better to educate his website visitors about the questions they have, prior to calling an attorney.
Remember, calling an Attorney is still a very “scary thought” for most people, so that is why they research your website first. On www.Oginski-Law.com his library of legal educational tips is the perfect example of how successful the online video market for attorneys can be. His educational video tips allow anyone to see Gerry’s personality, his genuine concern for his clients and how passionate he is as an attorney, hell bent on helping any of his clients WIN THEIR CASE!
A quick glance on www.compete.com shows www.Oginski-Law.com monthly website traffic is up a staggering + 37.23% and his yearly website traffic is up +59.38% in just 1 year’s time! Ask yourself and your Law Firm’s Marketing Team “What do I have to do to get these kind of monthly and yearly website traffic increases from our Firm’s website?”
You’re going to have to do it with online video, from your website and by using online video networks like YouTube, to drive traffic from YouTube back to your firm’s website.
And, if you want to learn how to do it, you should book-mark http://www.oginski-law.com, because after I spoke to Gerry last week while compiling some information for our monthly Law Firm Video marketing newsletter, Gerry Oginski is on the verge of doing something that will turn the Law Firm Online Video market upside down over the next 12 months….stay tuned to www.Oginski-Law.com.
Here’s some really bad news: If you’re a New York Attorney trying to compete with Gerry, you are about 2 year’s behind and well over 200 videos late to the game!
If I were a law firm looking to add online videos to my website, I would call Gerry Oginski and “pay” him to come conduct a seminar, about how to use online video as a Law Firm Marketing tool. His expertise in the field is invaluable to any Law Firm looking to tap the greatest marketing tool ever to be used by Law Firms; Online Videos.”
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Mike Acosta is a Viral Video Channel Consultant with www.HBProductionGroup.com, a white label video platform software application that has helped them launch over 100 online viral video channels for website integration into many company websites. His expertise in the areas of Affordable Online Video production services with a packaged video platform can be seen at www.PowerTVOnline.com.
YourOnlineVideoChannel.com produces a monthly Law Firm Online Video Newsletter to educate Law Firms about how to cost effectively use online professionally produced video content on their websites.
Mark Merenda, CEO of SmartMarketing for attorneys says “My clients love the fact that he’s a lawyer and not just some wedding photographer with a video camera.”
Gerry’s videos are great! Aside from turning out technically superb pictures, he understands the legal marketing field, the right questions to ask, and the concerns attorneys have about their professional image. That means his subjects relax and convey an authenticity that could never be achieved by reading from a script. I highly recommend Gerry’s services to any lawyer who wants to create an instant bond with potential clients.
Mark Merenda, CEO SmartMarketingNow.com Naples, Florida 239-403-7755
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Tom Foster of Fosterwebmarketing had this to say: “Gerry, once again your attitude and your marketing is right on target. It AIN’T ABOUT YOU! it’s about what you can do to help someone, and if your video message answers that question in the clients mind – they will contact you 99% of the time. You are brilliant and I am happy to know you and read your contributions.”
Tom Foster
Fosterwebmarketing.com
Fairfax, Virginia
888-886-0939
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Chris & Mischelle Davis
Gerry,
We were so happy to finally meet YOU!! We thought that we knew a thing or two about using video in our law practice until we discovered YOU. You are THE MAN!!! Meeting you last week prompted us to completely rethink our video strategy AND we decided that we weren’t doing nearly enough!!! You light a fire under our butts! We are now back in Seattle and refocusing and redoubling our video marketing efforts!!!
Thanks Gerry!!!
Mischelle Davis
Davis Law Group, P.S.
2101 Fourth Avenue, Suite 630
Seattle, WA 98121
Phone: (206) 727-4000
Fax: (206) 727-4001
Toll Free: 1-800-4-Accident
Seattle Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
http://www.injurytriallawyer.com/
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Susan Cartier Liebel, creator of Solo Practice University says, “Gerry has the aptitude and technical savvy to create compelling, engaging and highly-professional videos to get potential clients to pick up the phone. Educational marketing through video is the future. Gerry is your teacher.”
Susan Cartier Liebel, Esq.
Creator of Solo Practice University
Solopracticeuniversity.com
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Mary Cary, founder of Video Blog Marketing in San Francisco, California had this to say about me and The Lawyers’ Video Studio:
“We are huge fans of Gerry Oginski at VideoBlogMarketing.com and here are the top three reasons why:
3. Gerry’s professional and natural presence on video – Gerry is real and you can feel his pure enthusiasm,
2. Gerry is coaching attorney’s to move into this decade! No offense attorneys, but sometimes you are a bit behind the times when it comes to your Internet presence – listen to Gerry, he knows what’s up,
and the #1 Reason Video Blog Marketing is a huge Fan of Gerry Oginski:
1. He sends inspiring and fun emails keeping us informed that bring a splash of joy to our day. Thank you Gerry from Me, Mary Cary at Video Blog Marketing in San Francisco!
Keep up the great work Gerry!”
It’s always nice when someone gives a written testimonial. It’s even nicer when someone takes the time to create a video testimonial. Thank you Mary!
Mary Cary
VideoBlogMarketing.com | (415) 690.7112
Website / Blog Design | Internet Marketing | Video Production
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“Whether trying to learn valuable tips on how to shoot online video for yourself or knowing what to ask an online video company, Gerry Oginski and The Lawyers’ Video Studio has quickly become the hub for information about online videos for the legal profession. Online video is the future of law firm marketing and Gerry has more knowledge about that area than any other person. Gerry has become a leading expert about online videos for attorneys and his information has encouraged our firm to increase our use of online video and make it the priority for our marketing and advertising campaign.”
Damon T. Duncan
Attorney at Law
Duncan Law, PLLC
628 Green Valley Rd., Suite 304
Greensboro, NC 27408
t: 336.856.1234
DamonDuncan@DuncanLawOnline.com
http://www.DuncanLawOnline.com
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New Jersey Attorney, Victor J. Medina, host of the Macs in the Law Office Podcast and NJ Trusts and Estates Attorney says, “Gerry is the best-known resource for video for lawyers on the Internet.”
Victor Medina, Esq.
Pennington, NJ
609-818-0068
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“Once again, great job on the videos. Truly some of the best I’ve seen an actual attorney take the time to do. I was really impressed with what you are doing to market your firm. You definitely have the gift of the gab and come across very well on camera.” Jamie Lynch VP & Co-Founder EZD Consulting Inc. 416-782-1753 Cell 646-761-7887
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Sanda Rohrstaff, Virginia Trial Lawyer (and Virginia Trial Lawyer’s Association President)
“David [Kaufman] and I are both in Fairfax, VA, and I watch him. His marketing position is being a tough guy (and is not hype; he’s a good trial lawyer). I’ve heard this story many times, but this video SHOWs that personal side of him. Great job.”
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Joe Tran, a member of the Lawyers’ Video Studio on Facebook said this recently:
“You are a diamond! I’m in the marketing/advertising world and just absolutely a fan of your work. I think it is such great branding for you and at the sametime you provide useful content that’s so warm and approachable. I just saw the ABA Journal on “Law Firm Websites That Work”. Your insights are great and that is why with all the great law firm websites out there you rise above the pack in the ABA journal featuring ‘what makes a great website’.”
Joe Tran,
Houston, Texas
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Yulee Shaefer, a member of the Lawyers’ Video Studio on Facebook said this:
“Hi Gerry, I wanted to tell you again how much I appreciate your video tips and copies of “what not to do”. The tips you offer are very helpful.”
Yulee Shaefer,
Louisville, KY
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Henry Harlow, a member of the Lawyers’ Video Studio on Facebook said this: “All I can say is Amen to what Gerry and Kevin are saying. In sales and marketing the emotional reasons to buy seems to rule the day with human beings. If a person has a positive impression of an attorney as a person they are more likely to hire them. Video enables the attorney to create that positive bond with the visitor to the website and then the logical reasons to buy will reinforce that emotional decision already put in place from the video.” Henry Harlow Winter Park, Florida http://www.Law-Firm-Marketing-Coach.com
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Nancy Cavey, a member of the Lawyers’ Video Studio on Facebook said this:
Anthony Castelli, Cincinnati trial lawyer said this:
Debra Feinberg, owner of GetNewYorkLawyers.com said this:
“Gerry is really a master of Internet marketing and an authority on effective lawyer video marketing. I highly recommend Gerry if you’re interested in custom law firm video to successfully build your practice.”
GetNewYorkLawyers.com
888-529-4696
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Attorney Herman Klemick says,
“I thought that your webinar on Creating Videos for Attorneys was powerful. It stressed that the Videos should be interesting, short, informative and not about ourselves. Our office had just finished some videos and we will be editing them based on the tips you gave me.”
Herman Klemick of KlemickandGampel.com
Klemick & Gampel
1953 S.W. 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33145
Phone: (305) 856-4577
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“Gerry’s advice regarding Attorney Video Marketing is spot on. You cannot afford not to listen to him. As a pioneer, he has blazed the trail for us all.
Our firm would not trust outsourcing our legal marketing to just anyone. It is critical that any vendors we use in marketing our law firm be owned or at least managed by an attorney as there are too many ethical pitfalls that a non-attorney marketer may fall into.”
Emery Brett Ledger, Personal Injury Attorney, Newport Beach, California
www.ledgerlaw.com
800.300.0001
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“For anyone interested in information-based marketing, I can’t think of anyone else – nor would I want to – for advice on how to produce videos yourself. I value your judgment on what belongs, and perhaps more importantly, what doesn’t belong, in these videos. Your webinar was very informative, and was a well-made distillation of the video tips you put out all the time (I watch a lot of them). Please let me know when the next one is coming.”
Jonathan Cooper/ LAW OFFICES OF JONATHAN M. COOPER
483 Chestnut Street, Cedarhurst, New York 11516
www.JonathanCooperLaw.com Tel: (516) 791-5700
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“Gerry Oginski is a master of online-video marketing for lawyers. He creates excellent video and is valuable source of information. But, don’t take my word for this — view Gerry’s videos and judge for yourself. You won’t be disappointed.”
Just watched some of your videos. Very impressive library of well done videos. Excellent work.
New York, NY 10007
(212) 732-5040
“We are way behind the US in terms of use of video marketing but are getting there slowly. There are certain professions which could benefit greatly from using video as a marketing tool on their website and the legal profession is most certainly one of them.
Gerry, your videos show that you are a tremendous proponent of what to say and how to say it. You understand what your prospective clients are looking for and you take away the FUD (fear, uncertainty and doubt) by answering the questions that your potential clients are using the web to find out about. The content is informative, relaxed and very professional. I am sure your PI business is booming!
We will be working to encourage UK law firms to utilize these techniques to market their services as opposed to the normal Law firm websites which are very introspective and boring. Excellent stuff.”
Horsetiger Limited, Managing, Marketing & Media
Rod Mitchell, Director
Registered in Scotland number: SC337610
DD: + 44 131 514 6401
Mob: + 44 7812 366138
Ross Jurewitz, San Diego Personal Injury Lawyer
“Gerry Oginski is THE guru about internet video marketing for lawyers. His approach of educating lawyers to provide clients, potential clients, and the general public with the content they need when they need it—and to do so in an engaging way that connects the attorney with the viewer—is helping attorneys communicate in the most effective manner possible. Don’t believe me that Gerry’s video services and consultation is the industry leader? All you have to do is look at who his clients are. They are a virtual “who’s who” of the leading internet legal marketers. Whenever I have a question or idea about using video for my practice, Gerry is the first person I contact.”
Ross A. Jurewitz
JUREWITZ LAW GROUP
625 Broadway, Suite 1104
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: (619) 233-5020
Facsimile: (888) 233-3180
Website: www.jurewitz.com
Blogs: www.sandiegoinjurylawyerblog.com
www.sandiegocaraccidentlawyerblog.com
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Gustavo Arthur Coelho Lobo de Carvalho
“Let me just tell you I was amazed by your ideas, the clarity within them, and specially by your views on law-oriented, video marketing.”
“Hi Gerry,
I subscribe to Trey Ryder’s Marketing Alert and your article appealed to me a lot. Immediately after reading it I visited your website.
Let me just tell you I was amazed by your ideas, the clarity within them, and specially by your views on law-oriented, video marketing. I read most of your articles and have seen a lot of your videos. Furthermore I visited your YouLaw blog and found it brilliantly structured and also very enlightening and entertaining! I have to say that I have already adopted all of your ideas.
My law firm is located in Brasilia, capital of Brazil and is specialized in electoral, superior court appeals and criminal law. I imagine you have little knowledge of our ethical rules, but our bar association imposes strict federal rules forbidding any kind of ads or commercials. Educational based marketing campaigns, however, are not prohibited.
Since my firm is small sized, in comparison to other firms, I also find it very difficult to compete against the big law offices. This difficulty lies mostly in recognition. We have the expertise and we provide excellent legal services to our clients. But after this, we only HOPE our clients will recommend us and the “recommendee” will eventually choose us among thousands of other lawyers.
Your ideas provided me renewed hope to actually do something other than just providing fulfilling legal services, so I decided to get on it right away. I just cannot express in words how much your advice was helpful. Thank You very much!”
Yours Truly,
Gustavo Arthur Coelho Lobo de Carvalho
Almeida & Carvalho – Advogados e Associados S/C
Telefones: +55 (61) 3201-3456 (fone/fax) / 8167-3000 (cel)
gustavo@almeidaecarvalho.com.br
www.almeidaecarvalho.com.br
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“You’re videos are the ideal of what an attorney video should be!”
Here’s a great note I received from Tanner Jones at Consultwebs.com after listening to my presentation at a Lawyer Marketing Seminar (PILMMA) in North Carolina:
“Good morning, Gerry.
Our team thoroughly enjoyed your presentation while in North Carolina. You have obviously mastered the technique and have done a superb job at marketing your law firm via online video. We have all read and enjoyed your book, “How really Smart Lawyers are using Video on the Web to Get More Cases.” I have already encouraged a prospective client to browse through your site and view your videos as an example of what the ideal legal video should be.”
Tanner Jones, Marketing Consultant, Consultwebs.com, Inc. 1-800-872-6590
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Gary Hazelton
“After hearing so much about Gerry Oginski’s video work, I was excited to learn he would be presenting at the June Great Legal Marketing Super Conference and most eager to hear him speak. I was expecting a presentation on the technical side of shooting video, such as lighting, camera placement etc. That is stuff I knew from being self-taught, but was interested in Gerry’s input on these topics. Surprise – he didn’t talk about that stuff at all, other than to say he was not going to talk about the technical side of video shooting. Instead, what we got was far, far more powerful. Gerry, a solo practitioner, has figured out how to achieve top placement on Google and consistently outrank the big firms spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to do the same. More importantly he has figured out how to ensure that the people looking for legal help through the Internet find him and get their specific questions answered. The logical next step is for them to call Gerry, the guy who had the answer to their questions and answered them for free without a sales pitch. I joined Gerry’s video coaching group the day I got back home.”
Gary M. Hazelton
Hazelton Injury Attorneys
P.O. Box 1248
Bemidji, MN 56619-1248
218-444-4529
GaryH@1888consult.info
www.HazeltonInjuryAttorneys.com
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Alex Valencia
You made video seem fun and simple. It’s a way to laugh at yourself and allow for others to see you as a person and not just a company. Your success gave us the push we needed to take action.
After listening to your presentation, we began outlining topics for our company’s videos and immediately created a YouTube page. Like you, we understand the value of content. We also understand that by educating our potential clients you can more easily win their trust and hopefully their business. Nowadays content is your sales person and you’ve got to be out there. Videos can be the next big thing to meeting in person. Thanks so much!”
Alex Valencia
Director of Sales
1214 South Andrews Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316
O. 954-617-2148
C. 954.648.0565
