Legal Marketing & PR

Dispute Resolution for Design Construction Industry

Posted on October 31, 2009
DH Consulting Group, located in Boston, MA, specializes in analysis of complex design and construction issues in support of cost-effective and time-sensitive dispute resolution. Focusing on support services to legal representation of owners, contractors, design professionals, insurance carriers and their counsel, DH Consulting brings big-project expertise and hands-on industry familiarity to the defense team...

New Hampshire Law Firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell - New Site Index

Posted on October 15, 2009
New Hampshire law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell has launched an updated web site featuring its core industry focus in these areas:Financial Services and BankingInsurance and Insurance DefenseEnergy & UtilitiesReal Estate DevelopmentThe site map has been slightly rearranged and is awaiting Google's reindexing (hint, hint):About UsAttorneysIndustriesPracticesResourcesNewsContactSitemapLearn more at gcglaw...

New Hampshire Film Seminar Features Entertainment Lawyers Garon and Maloney

Posted on October 10, 2009
CONCORD, NH ? Business and entertainment attorneys Jon Garon and Denis Maloney will be among the featured panelists at the New Hampshire Film Festival taking place October 15th - 18th in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.Garon and Maloney will participate in a panel discussion for independent filmmakers titled ?The Top Ten Legal and Business Choices for Independent Filmmakers,? presented by the New Hampshire Film and Television Office...

Best Lawyers in America Selects Three from Lubin & Meyer

Posted on September 30, 2009
Three Boston Lawyers in the practices of Medical Malpractice Law and Personal Injury Litigation are selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2010 -- Andrew C. Meyer, Jr., Robert M. Higgins, and William J. Thompson. Boston, MA ? Lubin & Meyer PC is pleased to announce that three of its Boston trial attorneys have been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession...

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What's the Cost of Registering a Trademark?

Posted on September 29, 2009
One of the most common questions asked of any trademark attorney is "How much does it cost to register a trademark?" And as Attorney Thomas Dunn reveals in his recent blog post, most lawyers will tell you, "It depends." But then, he does go on and try to answer the question as directly as possible...

Do-It-Yourself Marketing Tips for Small Law Firms

Posted on September 27, 2009
Legal Marketing Reader's latest feature article is:Small Law Firm Marketing: Do-It-Yourself Marketing TipsBy John O. Cunningham Small firm lawyers don?t need expensive advertising to be effective marketers. With some diligence and imagination, small law firms can imitate the marketing strategies and programs of larger firms ? even with part-time or no in-house professional marketing staff...

Sculptra, Now FDA Approved for Facial Cosmetic Use, Offered by Christine Hamori, MD, on Boston's South Shore

Posted on September 22, 2009
BOSTON ? Dr. Christine A. Hamori, board-certified plastic surgeon, is pleased to announce the availability of Sculptra® Aesthetic, an FDA-approved injectable product that restores and corrects the signs of facial fat loss by replacing lost volume. Also known as "poly-L-lactic acid," it is synthetic, and biocompatible (does not harm the body) and biodegradable (able to be broken down by the body)...

Bankruptcy Representation Now Offered by Quat Law Offices

Posted on September 15, 2009
Attorney Kenneth D. Quat and Quat Law Offices will now be providing bankruptcy counseling and legal services to consumers. The expansion of services allows Quat Law Offices, located in Cambridge, MA, to provide additional services to its client base, as well as to provide "seamless" representation to those clients who can benefit from bankruptcy and from bringing an adversary proceeding in Massachusetts Bankruptcy Court...

John Maley Appointed Vermont Chair of American College of Trial Lawyers

Posted on September 12, 2009
Burlington, VT ? Attorney John Maley, founding partner of personal injury law firm Sylvester & Maley PC, has been appointed Vermont State Chair of the American College of Trial Lawyers for a one-year term (2009-2010). Attorney Maley was inducted as a fellow into the American College of Trial Lawyers in 1999...

Publishing Attorney Reveals Secrets of Writer's Agent Contracts

Posted on September 11, 2009
Waltham, MA ? Publishing and licensing attorney Howard Zaharoff explains in Agency Contracts Declassified the value of writers having an agent as well as how best to negotiate the book agent's contract. He details three main points to keep in mind when negotiating with a writing agent:Agents should represent the work, not the worker...

Buying Distressed Properties in New Hamsphire ? NH Foreclosures

Posted on September 10, 2009
Real estate attorney Erik Newman writes:"Opportunities for purchasing distressed and unfinished developments at deep discounts are abundant, but so are the associated risks."In his article, What To Watch For When Buying Distressed Developments in New Hampshire, he presents that awareness of the risks combined with rigorous due diligence can minimize some of the otherwise unforeseen expenses and liabilities...

IP Patent Lawyer Sean Detweiler Joins MBBP

Posted on September 07, 2009
IP Patent Lawyer Sean Detweiler Joins MBBP - Waltham, MAShared via AddThisWALTHAM, MA ? Business law firm Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton is pleased to announce that Sean D. Detweiler has joined the firm as a member.Sean practices in all areas of intellectual property law including: utility and design patent preparation and prosecution, trademark registration, domain name dispute resolution, and the provision of patentability and non-infringement opinions...

Nine Attorneys Named Best Lawyers ? New Hampshire

Posted on September 01, 2009
CONCORD, NH ? Nine New Hampshire attorneys at the law firm of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, P.C. have been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. Best Lawyers publishes an annual referral guide, The Best Lawyers in America, which includes 39,766 attorneys in 80 specialties, covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia...

Gerard O'Connor ? Clean Tech Lawyer ? Joins Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton

Posted on June 20, 2009
WALTHAM, MA ? Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton has announced that Gerard P. O'Connor, a noted business and clean technology attorney formerly with Foley Hoag, has joined the firm as a member. O'Connor, who is clerk for both the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition and the New England Clean Energy Council, advises early stage energy technology companies and software companies in all aspects of their formation and growth, including negotiating and carrying out financing transactions, strategic alliances and joint venture agreements...

Massachusetts Attorney General Embracing Social Media

Posted on June 19, 2009
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is embracing social media as a way to be "more transparent in government," according to a statement on the AG's web site, and for outreach, education and information. They include:A blog: At Issue & In FocusA Twitter page - MassAGOAn e-newsletter - Building Better CommunitiesA YouTube Channel - MassAttorneyGeneralFor more information, see the Web Communications Policies page on the AG's web site.

Filmmaker's Book is Updated for Social Media and Changing Economy

Posted on June 09, 2009
Rapid changes in the economy and within social media has prompted New Hampshire entertainment attorney and Hamline University Law Professor Jon Garon to substantially update his popular filmmaker's handbook, The Independent Filmmaker's Law and Business Guide: Financing, Shooting, and Distributing Independent and Digital Films, to address strategies for financing film, completing principal photography, and obtaining distribution...

Massachusetts Plastic Surgeon Gets Website Makeover

Posted on May 31, 2009
Massachusetts plastic surgeon Christine A. Hamori, MD has launched an updated web site including an integrated plastic surgery blog. Hamori's plastic surgey practice includes a full-service skin spa with many anti-aging and cosmetic treatments that are non-surgical including laser treatments and those regularly featured on television such as Thermage, VelaShape and Latisse...

MBBP Launches ?Good Company? Law Firm Blog

Posted on May 26, 2009
Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton has launched a law firm blog titled, Good Company, as a place to share news and information about its attorneys, its clients, and the things that connect them. Attorneys at the Waltham, MA law firm hope it will help to illustrate the type of work they do and in the process showcase some of the companies they with.

Collections Cases Dismissed

Posted on May 19, 2009
Via his blog, Massachusetts Consumer Rights, attorney Kenneth Quat writes that:"Judges sitting in the Quincy and Brockton District Courts each recently dismissed collection cases brought by CACH, LLC, against clients of Quat Law Offices. CACH is a "debt-buyer" based in Denver which sues Massachusetts consumers through Cambece Law Offices...

Best Practices for Integrating New Lateral Partners at Your Law Firm

Posted on April 14, 2009
Ten Ways to Boost Lateral Partner Integration is the latest law firm marketing article on Legal Marketing Reader. Written by Katie Rutter, the article provides a brief overview of this trend and tips on best practices for integrating new lateral partners into the fold...

Google Health Allows Sharing Medical Records Online

Posted on March 31, 2009
Leave it to Google... Google Health, a product that lets you organize, store, and manage your medical records securely online, just announced a new sharing feature. Google Health users can now invite others they trust (family members, a trusted care provider, a friend or a doctor) to view their medical records and personal health information online...

Lawyers Using Social Web to Network

Posted on March 25, 2009
Lawyers are waking up to the potential of social networking web sites to help them enhance relationships and grow their networks. A good article that explains what its all about from the point of view of attorneys is Using the Web to Network published by Chicago Lawyer...

Community Bank Compensation and Benefits Trends

Posted on March 24, 2009
Community Bank Compensation and Benefit Trends Seminar - April 8, 2009 CONCORD, NH ? A seminar on Community Bank Compensation Issues will be held April 8, 2009, at the New Hampshire law firm of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell in Concord...

RGGI's Third Auction Trades $117M Carbon Credits

Posted on March 20, 2009
Mass. High Tech reports "The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) executed its third auction of carbon dioxide allowances this week, with the results announced today. RGGI is a 10-state alternative energy cap and trade program aimed at reducing greenhouse gasses through the auctioning of renewable energy credits and other vehicles...

Personnel Record Requests in Massachusetts

Posted on March 18, 2009
Massachusetts employment lawyers at Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, Waltham, MA, have published an informative article addressing terminated employees access to their personnel files seeking possible claims. The article is featured in the firm's Employment Law Advisor newsletter: Responding to Personnel Record Requests in Massachusetts...

Copyright Basics for Musicians - Copyright Law

Posted on March 18, 2009
Jon M. Garon, an attorney with the Concord, NH, law firm, Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, and professor of law at Hamline University School of Law, has published a new article of interest to musicians. Copyright Basics for Musicians, provides an overview of essential copyright issues that every musician should know...

CDM Reform Addressed by Lee at Carbon Market Insights 2009

Posted on March 18, 2009
Cathy Lee, emissions trading consultant with Lee International, will present at Carbon Market Insights 2009, a Point Carbon conference taking place in Copenhagen, Denmark, on March 17-19, 2009. Lee will present on Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) Reform...

Boston Law Firm Chosen Medical Malpractice Boutique Law Firm

Posted on March 08, 2009
BOSTON, MA ? Lubin & Meyer PC, a personal injury law firm specializing in medical malpractice law, is pleased to announce its membership in the International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF).Lubin & Meyer is a leader in the field of medical malpractice law and has obtained many of the state's largest verdicts and settlements on personal injury cases including: cerebral palsy and birth injuries, misdiagnosed cancers, medical errors and medical negligence...

Marketing in a Recession for Law Firms

Posted on March 08, 2009
The latest feature article on Legal Marketing Reader speaks to the timely topic of marketing in a recession. Written by marketing consultant Deborah Scaringi, a veteran law firm marketer and a former president of the Legal Marketing Association's New England Chapter, the article is titled: Recessionary Thinking: 12 Smart Marketing Tips for Tough Times...

SlimLipo? is Latest Offering at Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa

Posted on February 24, 2009
Massachusetts cosmetic surgeon Christine Hamori, MD, announced recently on her blog that she is now offering SlimLipo ? laser-assisted liposuction at her Duxbury, Massachusetts cosmetic surgery practice. She writes in her blog how she was impressed by Slim Lipo technology at the recent annual meeting of American Society of Plastic Surgeons in Chicago, and has added the technology to her offerings...

Law Firm Marketing and Business Development ? Working as One Team

Posted on February 23, 2009
Lastest feature article on Legal Marketing Reader is a good one:Getting Marketing and Business Development on the Same Page Are your marketing and business development teams playing from the same game plan? For the majority of professional firms, our research and experience tells us the answer to this question is "no...

Faith Kasparian Joins Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton

Posted on February 20, 2009
WALTHAM, MA ? Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton is pleased to announce that Faith D. Kasparian, former assistant college counsel to Emerson College, has joined the firm as IP and trademark lawyer. Attorney Kasparian practices intellectual property law, and will focus on technology transactions (including development, distribution, and licensing matters) and trademark adversarial proceedings...

Daniel Sullivan, Former Lycos GC, Joins Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton

Posted on February 20, 2009
WALTHAM, MA ? Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton is pleased to announce that Daniel J. Sullivan, former vice president and general counsel of Lycos, Inc., has joined the firm. Dan will serve Of Counsel and concentrate his practice on general corporate law and intellectual property matters for high technology companies...

Down Economy Provides Interesting Opportunities in Wealth Transfer Planning

Posted on February 20, 2009
New Hampshire Trusts & Estates Attorney Jan P. Myskowski has published an article describing how following the dramatic changes in the economy, the IRS section 7520 rate is now at an all-time low, creating new opportunities and challenges in the estate planning world...

NH Immigration and Employment Attorney Beth Deragon Joins GCG

Posted on February 16, 2009
Concord, NH law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell PC is pleased to announce that Attorney Beth A. Deragon has joined the firm. Formerly an associate with Upton & Hatfield, Concord, Attorney Deragon's practice centers around employment and immigration law...

Five Lubin & Meyer Lawyers Named Top Medical Malpractice Attorneys by Super Lawyers

Posted on February 13, 2009
Boston, MA -- Five medical malpractice lawyers at the law firm of Lubin & Meyer PC, have been named Massachusetts Super Lawyersas published in Boston magazine. Medical malpractice attorneys Andrew Meyer and Robert Higgins were chosen among the "Top 100" of all the attorneys selected in Massachusetts...

Melt That 'Muffin Top' with New Thermage Body Tip 16.0 Now at Christine Hamori Skin Spa

Posted on February 11, 2009
DUXBURY, MA (February 6, 2009) ? Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa is pleased to announce its latest offering for non-surgical body contouring, the Body Tip 16.0 for the Thermage NXT system, which provides a faster, more comfortable body shaping, contouring and cellulite treatment...

Terminations: Obligation to Pay Final Wages Upon Termination in Massachusetts

Posted on January 29, 2009
The current economic downturn has resulted in a staggering number of employment terminations, or layoffs. Yet, despite the volume of terminations, some employers in Massachusetts remain unaware of the termination pay requirements contained in the Massachusetts Payment of Wages Act, M...

IRS Section 7520 Rate: Bad Economy May Be Good for Wealth Transfer

Posted on January 19, 2009
Following the dramatic changes in the economy, the Internal Revenue Code section 7520 rate required for valuation of retained interests plummeted from 5.0% in December, 2007, to 3.4% in December, 2008, and has dropped to the dramatic low of 2.4% for January, 2009, a rate never before seen since the enactment of section 7520 in 1989...

North Shore Employment Lawyer

Posted on January 07, 2009
Massachusetts employment lawyer Tracy M. Conlon has launched a new Massachusetts employment law blog called North Shore Employment Lawyer. Attorney Conlon practices exclusively in employment law and blogs on issues related to:Employment Discrimination Handicap Discrimination Independent Contractors Payroll and Personnel RecordsSome of her recent blog posts include these topics:Employee Records Handicap Employment Discrimination Obtaining Your Payroll Records Independent Contractor or Employee? It Ain?t Illegal To Be a Jerk Visit the blog at: http://northshoreemploymentlawyer...

Sylvester & Maley Lawyers Selected Vermont Super Lawyers

Posted on November 18, 2008
Sylvester & Maley Lawyers Selected Vermont Super LawyersBURLINGTON, VT ? Attorneys at Vermont law firm Sylvester & Maley are pleased to announce that founding partners Alan Sylvester and John Maley as well as Christopher Maley were selected for inclusion in the recently published New England Super Lawyers magazine...

Boston Area Non-Profits: Win a Free Web Site Makeover

Posted on November 13, 2008
BOSTON ? Attention all Boston-area non-profit organizations, a group of web designers is giving away a free web site makeover ? and it could be yours! The effort is a partnership between the World Organization of Webmasters (WOW), a not-for-profit professional association that provides education and support for web professionals; Web Design World, a web-design conference that takes place at the Westin Copley on December 8-10; and Bizland, a website-hosting company...

Green News from Mass High Tech

Posted on November 06, 2008
Mass High Tech has launched GreenFlash ? a weekly e-newsletter that bundles together the news and information from New England?s clean tech, alternative energy, biofuel, solar, wind, battery and fuel cell initiatives. Some of the most viewed items include: ? Green manufacturing jobs sprouting in Mass...

French Government Hosting Cocktail Reception for Boston-Area Videogame Execs

Posted on October 06, 2008
The law firm of Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton, P.C. will be hosting a cocktail reception for executives of the Boston-area videogame industry this Wednesday, October 8th, from 7 ? 9 p.m. The reception is being sponsored by The French Government Agency for International Investment...

NH Municipal Law: Supreme Court Establishes Official Immunity for Police Officers and Police Departments in New Hamsphire

Posted on September 24, 2008
In Everitt v. Town of Hooksett, et al. 156 N.H. 202 (2007), the New Hampshire Supreme Court recognized for the first time that police officers and police departments are entitled to "official immunity" for state law claims brought against them, including negligence, and that municipal employers are also entitled to vicarious qualified immunity for the officers' conduct...

Massachusetts Employment Law Guide - Boston Bar Association

Posted on September 11, 2008
WALTHAM, MA ? The new Massachusetts Employment Law Guide published by the Labor & Employment Law Section of the Boston Bar Association is available for free. The 134-page guide is the result of a bipartisan group of lawyers representing both management and employees, and is intended to provide an overview of Massachusetts employment law for small and medium sized companies...

MaineHousing Develops Model Carbon Trading Program

Posted on September 08, 2008
WESTBROOK, ME ? Cathy Lee, of Lee International, is the lead carbon markets advisor to the Maine State Housing Authority (MaineHousing) in a model program supported by a grant from the Ford Foundation. MaineHousing is believed to be the first state housing finance agency in the country to develop a model program to quantify, verify, certify and sell carbon emission reductions created by energy efficiency improvements in low-income housing...

Christopher Maley Elected to Board of Vermont Trial Lawyers

Posted on August 19, 2008
BURLINGTON, VT - Law firm Sylvester & Maley, Inc. is pleased to announce that Attorney Christopher Maley has been elected to a new three-year term as a member of the board of governors of the Vermont Trial Lawyers Association. The election took place at the association's annual meeting...

Law Firm Marketing News Aggregator: Stay Informed, Save Time

Posted on August 08, 2008
Legal Marketing Reader is a handy and free resource that filters and presents the latest news and blog posts on the business of law firm marketing, client development, client service, public relations and revenue generation ? presented in a convenient, one-page dashboard...

Breast Augmentation Is Most Popular Plastic Surgery Treatment

Posted on August 07, 2008
Breast augmentation is the #1 plastic surgery procedure according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) whose figures for 2007 show the top five surgeries to be:Breast AugmentationLiposuctionNose reshapingEyelid surgeryTummy tuckOn the non-surgical side, Botox comes in a clear leader with a whopping 4...

Charlie Bauer Joins Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell

Posted on August 06, 2008
CONCORD, NH ? New Hampshire law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell has announced that Charles P. (Charlie) Bauer has joined the firm as Shareholder-Director and member of the litigation team. Bauer has nearly 30 years of experience handling civil rights claims, employment litigation, mediation, arbitration and other complex civil litigation.

VC Articles for Company Founders - VC Founder Startups

Posted on August 05, 2008
Venture capitalists, company founders, entrepreneurs and others involved in startups and emerging growth companies and financings will find these articles written by venture capital attorney Jonathan Gworek from the business boutique law firm Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton worth the read...

New Hampshire Insurance Laws - Summary of 2008 Laws Enacted

Posted on July 28, 2008
Here are two articles summarizing changes in New Hampshire insurance laws by the 2008 New Hampshire Legislative session from gcglaw.com. The articles include links to the bills and also mention those bills referred for interim study.New Hamsphire Changes Health Insurance Laws - Covers creation of New Hamsphire HealthFirst, termination of the Small Employer Reinsurance Pool, coverage for obesity and morbid obesity including bariatric surgery, coverage for midwife services, charges for filling a prescription, and durable medical equipment...

Contingency-fee Cases Are Risky Business

Posted on July 22, 2008
This Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly article by Jeannie Greeley, Risky business: How to avoid missteps in contingency-fee cases, states:"While ... newspapers are filled with reports of million-dollar-plus verdicts and settlements and the resulting payoffs for the winning attorneys, the devastating stories of loss - and the price tags attached - often go untold...

New Massachusetts Wage and Hour Laws

Posted on July 21, 2008
Effective July 15, 2008, all violations of Massachusetts wage and hour laws will be subject to mandatory triple damages, even when employers have acted in good faith and took reasonable steps to comply with wage payment laws. This according to the July issue of Employment Law Advisor newsletter by the Massachusetts employment lawyers at Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton...

New Shoreland Protection Laws Now in Effect in New Hampshire

Posted on July 08, 2008
Ammendments to the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act (CSPA) are now in effect in New Hampshire as of July 1, 2008.Whereas shoreland oversight used to occur at the municipal level, the new CSPA requires that landowners seeking to commence construction, excavation or filling activities within the Protected Shoreland must obtain a new permit or exemption directly from the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES)...

In Down Economy, Bone Up on Separation Agreements

Posted on June 24, 2008
With the economy in a slow down, and employee terminations looming, a timely article for employers and HR professionals is offered by Massachusetts employment lawyer Robert Shea. In Reducing Staff in a Down Economy: Handling Terminations and Using Separation Agreements, Shea writes:Despite the general rule that the employment relationship is ?at-will? and can be terminated at any time, with or without notice, reason or cause, there are many exceptions to the at-will rule, making each termination open to potential legal challenge...

Matthew Cairns Joins Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell

Posted on June 13, 2008
CONCORD, NH ? Gallagher Callahan & Gartrell PC is pleased to announce that R. Matthew Cairns has joined the firm's litigation team as Shareholder-Director. With over 20 years of trial experience, Cairns represents the interests of individuals, insurers, manufacturers, transportation and other companies in commercial, complex and traditional litigation matters in state and federal courts...

Who You Gonna Call?

Posted on June 12, 2008
A look at Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly's compilation of the top verdicts and settlement in Massachusetts at the halfway point in 2008, reveals again that when it comes to medical malpractice lawsuits, there's really only one game in town ? Lubin & Meyer...

Rhode Island Law Firm Is Good Place To Work

Posted on June 06, 2008
Law firm Partridge, Snow and Hahn has been named among the 2008 Best Places to Work in Rhode Island by the Providence Business Journal. See more at www.psh.com.

New Cosmetic Offerings at Christine Hamori

Posted on June 02, 2008
Massachusetts plastic surgeon Christine Hamori, MD, is now offering the following new treatments/technologies in her Duxbury, MA surgery center and skin spa.Crystal-free microdermabrasion - All the benefits of microdermabrasion without the effects or waste from the loose aluminum oxide particles that can irritate skin...

Law Firms Publishing RSS Feeds

Posted on May 13, 2008
More and more law firms ? including small law firms ? are taking advantage of RSS feeds as yet another way to disseminate information via the internet. One recent example New Hampshire law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, which has long published informative articles on its web site and sent out a monthly e-newsletter, now offers an RSS feed of its latest news and articles as another way for clients and interested persons to stay informed...

Attorney Michael McGrath Joins Concord, NH Law Firm

Posted on May 12, 2008
CONCORD, NH ? Upton & Hatfield is pleased to welcome Michael S. McGrath to the firm. Mike is a graduate of Providence College and George Mason University where he earned his J.D. in 1996. He previously practiced at Hodes, Buckley, McGrath & LeFevre, P...

Upton & Hatfield Gets New Web Site

Posted on May 07, 2008
New Hampshire law firm Upton & Hatfield with offices in Concord, Hillsborough, North Conway and Portsmouth, NH, has launched an updated web site at www.upton-hatfield.com. The firm focuses its practice on the needs of:NH municipalitiesNH school districtsNH businessNH individuals...

New Hampshire's Shoreland Protection Act (CSPA) Goes Into Effect on July 1, 2008

Posted on May 07, 2008
The Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act (CSPA) that protects the shorelands of New Hampshire as "among its most valuable and fragile natural resources," establishes a "Protected Shoreland" area along New Hampshire's lakes, rivers and coastline and regulates construction and land use...

Attorney Pollack on Home Builders Legal Action Committee

Posted on April 29, 2008
CONCORD, NH ? New Hampshire attorney Ari B. Pollack, of Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, has been appointed to the Legal Action Committee of the National Association of Home Builders for a one-year term. NHBA is a Washington, D.C.-based trade association whose mission is to enhance the climate for housing and the building industry.

Helping Attorneys Build A Personal Marketing Plan

Posted on April 19, 2008
Attorneys can now get a free preview of the ABA Press book, The Law Firm Associate's Guide to Personal Marketing and Selling Skills--Trainer's Manual, by Beth Marie Cuzzonne and Catherine Alman MacDonagh.A free chapter and bonus worksheet download are the latest monthly feature on Legal Marketing Reader...

Medical Malpractice MA

Posted on April 07, 2008
BOSTON ? Attorney Andrew Meyer and his medical malpractice team at Boston law firm Lubin & Meyer again lead the way in Massachusetts with 18 settlements of $1 million or more, and 2 of the year's largest verdicts. These figures according to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, which tracks and publishes the data each year as part of its Verdicts & Settlements report...

The Lateral Partner Advantage

Posted on February 08, 2008
The Lateral Partner Power Play, by John Hellerman and Gary Klein, is the latest feature article on Legal Marketing Reader. Are law firms spending too much time and money branding the firm? According to the article's authors, Hellerman and Klein, in the age of the portable professional, strategies for promoting, retaining and attracting lateral partner talent ? similar to the investment services model ? is the path to long-term success...

Law Services Trends / Outlook 2008

Posted on January 15, 2008
Here's a quick round up of articles examining and contemplating legal services trends in 2008.Via Amy Campbell's Law Firm Marketing Web Log:Legal Services Trends 2007-2008 with a report from the Legal Marketing Association New England Conference in November of 2007 citing findings of the BTI Consulting Group...

Think Green! What New Hampshire Business Needs To Know

Posted on January 15, 2008
CONCORD, NH ? New Hampshire law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell has prepared a guide for New Hampshire businesses on the benefits of being green available as a downloadable PDF.It states "The question today is no longer ?Are you green?? but rather ?What shade of green are you?? There are plenty of actions that your business can take that will save you money, improve your day-to-day operations, reduce your energy consumption, improve your environmental footprint, and moreover enhance your client relationships...

Social Security Disability Claim?

Posted on January 13, 2008
Social Security disability industry statistics confirm that claimants who have legal representation have a higher success rate and are approved for Social Security benefits more quickly than those claimants who do not have a lawyer.Doherty, Cella, Keane & Associates is a law firm that is dedicated exclusively to Social Security Disability Law...

VelaShape Cellulite Treatment is Lastest Offering at Christine Hamori Cosmetic Surgery + Skin Spa

Posted on January 11, 2008
DUXBURY, MA ? Massachusetts plastic surgeon Christine A. Hamori, MD, is pleased to announce VelaShape(TM) as the latest offering in her Duxbury, MA cosmetic surgery and skin spa. VelaShape for body contouring, is a non-invasive technology that has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) pre-marketing clearance for the temporary reduction of the appearance of cellulite, as well as temporary reduction of thigh circumference...

Social Security Disability Claims Representation

Posted on January 10, 2008
Does it pay to hire a lawyer to help you resolve a Social Security disability claim? Industry statistics confirm that claimants who have legal representation have a higher success rate and are approved for Social Security benefits more quickly than those claimants who do not have a lawyer...

Susan Paschell Joins The Dupont Group

Posted on December 07, 2007
(Concord, NH ? December 7, 2007) ? Susan Paschell of Bow, New Hampshire, has joined the Dupont Group as an associate in the firm?s government affairs division. Susan has nearly 30 years of legislative experience including extensive experience working with state agencies and the administrative rules process, lobbying and research...

Mid-Market M&A Outlook for 2008

Posted on December 01, 2007
Mirus Capital Advisors has a great look ahead at mergers for 2008 in its monthly newsletter, Viewpoint which examines both the optimistic and pessimistic outlooks."As 2007 winds down, it?s time to start thinking about the health of the 2008 M&A market...

Essentials of Business Success for Startups Explained

Posted on November 07, 2007
New Hampshire law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell announces a new book and online column that explains the essentials of Business Success for Start-ups.Jon M. Garon, an attorney with law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, has just published a new book, Own It: The Law and Business Guide(tm) to Launching a New Business Through Innovation, Exclusivity and Relevance...

Law Firm Marketing Articles

Posted on October 13, 2007
In addition to gathering headline links from the top law firm marketing blogs and publication feeds, Legal Marketing Reader also publishes its own exclusive content in the form of monthly articles. The latest two articles are:The 10 Habits of Highly Successful Law FirmsBy John O...

Law and Health Blogs from WSJ

Posted on August 21, 2007
The Wall Street Journal's foray into blogs is paying off. Its Health Blog and Law Blog are good resources for staying up with what's topical, and are gaining popularity ? and perhaps pulling in new readers(?). The blogging goodness doesn't stop with law and health, though, ...

Market or Die: A Message to Law Firm Managing Partners

Posted on August 19, 2007
Market or Die: A Message to Managing PartnersBy John O. Cunningham Law firm leaders face critical decisions in a legal services marketplace that is consolidating and changing rapidly. For law firms of every size, survival depends on transforming firm-centric models to 21st century client-centered service business models...

Massachusetts Physician Shortage in Age of Mandated Health Insurance

Posted on August 03, 2007
The 2007 Physician Workforce Study produced by the Massachusetts Medical Society, or MMS, reports a "severe" shortage of family physicians in that state for the second year in a row. Remember, this is in a state that recently mandated health insurance coverage...

Summary of New Insurance Laws in New Hampshire, 2007

Posted on July 25, 2007
Here's a comprehensive summary of 14 new insurance laws passed in the 2007 legislative session in New Hampshire affecting both insurers and the insured. It is compiled by Concord attorneys Don Pfundstein and Marla Matthews and includes links to the full text of each bills...

Awaiting Landmark Settlement in Big Dig Wrongful Death Case

Posted on July 19, 2007
Followers of the law are awaiting news on a landmark settlement in the Big Dig ceiling collapse case involving the wrongful death case of Milena Del Valle. Lawyers argue that the limit on punitive damages is not strict and that the punishment has to be enormous for the companies involved to suffer significant pain, according to a Boston Globe report: Lawyers eye huge Big Dig settlement...

Law Marketing Meta News Site Debuts

Posted on July 18, 2007
Legal Marketing Reader is a new web site that is working to collect the best of the best in law firm marketing resources. By selecting and collecting the latest posts of the industries top bloggers and presenting them on one easy-to-use dashboard, the site does offer law firm marketers a convenient, time-saving way to keep up with a variety of sources...

Connecticut Attorney Advertising Rules

Posted on July 09, 2007
Connecticut attorneys need to be aware of major changes to practice rules effective July 1, 2007 regarding two important areas of practice: advertising and clients? funds accounts. Follow this link for more on attorney advertising.

Law Blog Directory = Blawg.com

Posted on July 06, 2007
Blawg.com is a great resource for discovering law related blogs on many topics. It is a reincarnation of the earlier Blawg.org and much improved!

Attorney Burak Updates Hospitality Group on Healthcare Reform

Posted on June 24, 2007
WALTHAM, MA ? Employment attorney Mark Burak updated the New England Chapter of the Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals on the state's new health care law. His speech, "Massachusetts Health Care Reform?What You Need to Know" took place last week at the Concord Country Club, in Concord, MA...

GCG Represents Bow Mills Bank in Merger with Merrimack County Savings Bank

Posted on June 24, 2007
CONCORD, NH ? Law Firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell, is pleased to announce the merger of Bow Mills Bank and Trust with and into Merrimack County Savings Bank became effective on May 1, 2007. Attorneys W. John Funk, Susan B. Hollinger and Denis J...

New England States Rank High for Healthcare

Posted on June 14, 2007
A CBS.com news story on the Commonwealth Fund's healthcare system performance scorecard rates Hawaii as the best state for healthcare "based on 32 indicators, including access, quality, cost, insurance, preventive care, potentially avoidable hospital visits, and premature death (death before age 75)...

Marketing Law Firm Technology

Posted on June 09, 2007
Interesting article on Law.com's In-House Counsel: Selling Your Law Firm's Tech, by Douglas Caddell of Law Technology News."Unfortunately, most firms and individual lawyers don't realize the power that technology brings to the marketing table. Too many firms still write off technology as an expense -- and don't see investment in IT as part of revenue generation...

Top Medical Malpractice Settlements for 2007

Posted on June 09, 2007
This week, Massachussetts Lawyers Weekly ran an article listing the top verdicts and settlements of 2007. Under settlements, one firm, Lubin & Meyer, took 3 of the 5 top spots on the list. The medical malpractice law firm shows these top successes so far for 2007 in Massachusetts:$5 million settlement for alleged failure to treat fetal distress resulting in baby's brain damage...

Med Mal Claims Paid by State

Posted on May 11, 2007
How do medical malpractice claims in New England stack up against other areas of the US? According the Henry Kaiser Family Foundation's statehealthfacts.org web site, New England state rank in the bottom half when ordered by total number of paid claims per 1,000 active physicians...

Timeshare and Resort Law

Posted on May 08, 2007
NH-based law firm Gallagher, Callahan & Gartrell has a healthy niche practice in Condominium and Resort Law. It also has some informative articles for homeowners associations and resort management.See the firm's April newsletter for a guide to borrowing money for timeshare owners associations and a special focus section on vacation ownership trusts.

Lee International Helps Draft Model Carbon Trading Agreement ? CERSPA

Posted on May 07, 2007
Catherine Lee of Lee International is a Maine-based attorney that is active in the emerging international carbon trading markets for offsetting greenhouse gas emissions. She was in attendence at the Carbon Expo 2007 in Cologne, Germany and has several news items available about her firm's recent initiatives:Negotiating ERPA Between Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality (South Africa) and EndesaSponsorship and participation in CERSPA Launch - an open-source template for sales and purchase agreements of certified emission reductionsPresentation on RGGI (Regional Greenhouse Gas Inititive) at Carbon Expo Plenary...