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A Win for Attorneys Who Receive Clients from Referral Services

Posted on January 20, 2010
The Connecticut Laaw Journal reports that the Connecticut Statewide Grievance Committee has dismissed complaints against five Connecticut attorneys who have done business with Total Attorneys Inc. of Chicago. A Norwich, Conn., bankruptcy attorney filed grievances against 12 attorneys in Connecticut...

Law Firm Interpersonal Communication: Developing Relationships, Trust and Morale

Posted on January 16, 2010
Here's an interesting ABA Journal Story concerning communication within a law firm: ABA Journal - Law News Now Law Practice Management How ?Pointless Interaction? Helped Law Firm Communication by Debra Cassens Weiss, Senior Writer (0nline) A law firm that developed...

Law Firm Sued by Ex-Client for $55M

Posted on January 15, 2010
The law firm, Debeboise & Plimpton LLP, who filed a lawsuit last year against an ex-client for $6 Million in unpaid legal fees received an answer this week with counterclaims seeking $55 million in damages. Read the full story below:...

Comparing Concordance and Summation

Posted on January 12, 2010
We are upgrading our e-discovery software and are considering Concordance/Opticon versus Summation/iBlaze. We are looking for any insights, input or comments concerning the two distinct discovery management systems. Please let us know your thoughts?

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Attorney Ranks 80 out of 200 Best Careers for 2010

Posted on January 11, 2010
Attorney ranks 80 on list of 200 best jobs for 2010 as discussed in this post by Debra Cassens Weiss on ABA Journal ? Law News Now. Paralegal is ranked 7th. See related articles: Jobs Rated 2010: A Ranking of...

iPhone Provides Return on Investment: Blackberry is Toast

Posted on January 08, 2010
My Verizon contract recently lapsed, allowing me to enter the world of iPhone apps on the AT&T Network. One month into my transition, the verdict is in. Blackberry will not likely survive. The world belongs to iPhone. For our law...

Midsize Law Firm Growing as Others Struggle to Survive: Focus on Niche Practice Areas and Client Service is Key to Success

Posted on January 07, 2010
Loeb & Loeb, a mid-sized national law firm, has grown despite the economic downturn most midsized big law firms have felt over the past year. Specialization in key industries and developing close relationships with its clients has been a successful...

Time to Say Goodbye to Billable Hours

Posted on December 29, 2009
I thought you'd be interested in this ABA Journal story: Cassens Weiss, Debra, How Lawyers at One Small Firm Said Goodbye to the Billable Hour. ABA Journal.

Jim Hassett of LegalBizDev Discusses Alternative Billing Trends at the AmLaw 100

Posted on December 15, 2009
By now, virtually every lawyer has heard of the term "alternative billing." But did you know that alternative billing has become an irreversible trend among the largest law firms, including many of the AmLaw 100 firms? Jim Hassett of LegalBizDev.com just completed a survey of 37 of the AmLaw 100 firms regarding alternative billing...

Hip Grip Coffee Sleeves - Be the coolest at the coffee counter....

Posted on December 12, 2009
One of our favorite clients is Small Favors, a gift shop in Detroit MI. I just bought my wife a Hip Grip Coffee Sleeve making her the coolest at her favorite coffee shop. Check it out and your wife will thank you. Cause there is nothing more important than being the coolest at the coffee counter...

Internet Defamation, Google Bombs and Reputation Management - Is Your On-Line Reputation At Risk?

Posted on December 11, 2009
Internet defamation of character is becoming rampant. Contacting an internet lawyer who specializes on internet defamation is only one part of the solution. In this Traverse Legal Radio spotlight, Sue Scheff discusses her first hand experience as the target of an on-line reputation smear campaign including her $11...

Third Annual ABA Journal Blawg 100

Posted on December 02, 2009
The Editors of the ABA Journal have chosen this years top 100 legal blogs. In order to cast your vote, you'll need to login or register first. See the list of all 100 blawgs here.

Overflowlegal.com Reaches One Million Hit Mark

Posted on November 23, 2009
You may recall, we launched overflowlegal.com this last year, a Pligg site for law. We have created more legal categories than any other site out there, with over 100 categories of legal content including some irreverent ones. We are proud...

Interview with William Patry, Author of Moral Panics and the Copyright Wars

Posted on November 18, 2009
The growth of the Internet has created new paradigms and tested old boundaries. In the areas of trademark infringement and copyright infringement those old boundaries may have met their match. William Patry is the chief copyright lawyer for Google and...

Free Resources for Attorneys to Create Their Own Websites

Posted on November 12, 2009
I received an email from Adrienne Carlson at McIver & Associates in Houston about a blog she did on the free resources available to attorneys to help them create their own websites. She lists 50 various resources to help create...

How Attorneys Can Stop Being Perceived as Ambulance Chasers

Posted on November 12, 2009
If there ever was a derogatory term for a lawyer, it is this ? being called an ambulance chaser is similar to being compared to a vulture; you?re portrayed as being responsible for sucking the blood out of someone who...

Is Your Blogging In Violation of the New FTC Regulations Concerning Endorsements?

Posted on November 09, 2009
I have seen a few significant changes in blogging over the years, but none that may be quite as important or wide-ranging as the new FTC regulations, 16 CFR Part 255, concerning endorsements. Effective December 1, 2009, bloggers who endorse...

The Chicken or the Egg? Changing Practice Areas in Challenging Times

Posted on November 09, 2009
I know a lot of lawyers who are struggling right now in this down economy. Business lawyers, especially, are challenged since the companies they represent are either upside down or have little spare cash to spend on contract drafting, employee...

Is Competition Felt in the Legal Market?

Posted on November 06, 2009
I always believed that lawyers somehow created a legal market which avoids, rather than encourages, competition. If you are a person or company who doesn?t have their own in-house legal department, your historical ability to consider and analyze different law...

The Best Part about Value Billing

Posted on November 05, 2009
The best part about value billing is the focus it places on delivering value. For all of the chatter about the simplicity of hourly billing and the supposed challenges presented when you have to define deliverables and quote a flat...

Does The Internet Bring Us Together or Apart

Posted on October 22, 2009
We've all done it. We've all been victims of it. A computer connected to the Internet can capture the entire attention of a person, regardless of what's going on around them. The Internet has the power to isolate people from...

Technology Makes Perseverance Much Easier

Posted on October 21, 2009
Perseverance has always been a key differentiator between those who succeed and those who don?t. Achievement can be like a drip of water. A drip can become a puddle, which can become a stream, then a river and even a...

What?s wrong with the Merits? How Gamesmanship Has Taken Over the Courtroom

Posted on October 19, 2009
There is a lot of talk these days about how large corporations have essentially taken over Washington, DC. The little guy has no ?access? to the political machine. Many are asking ?what good is a right to vote when corporations...

The Law of Unintended Consequences

Posted on October 19, 2009
I wonder if airlines realize that when they started charging $20 for checking every bag that everyone would start carrying on their bags on to the airplane? Let's face it, the overhead bins just aren't big enough to handle the...

What is an Internet Lawyer Anyway?

Posted on October 15, 2009
I practice internet law. As an internet lawyer, I am often asked the question, ?What is internet law?? Sure, there are special laws that apply to the internet space. The Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA) is one such example. For...

Discovery Obstruction Only Seems Like a Good Idea at the Time?

Posted on October 14, 2009
I?m always amazed by adverse parties who play games in discovery. Their goal seems to be to avoid producing documents. This is all fun and games during the discovery phase of litigation. Of course, once it?s time to go to...

Great Resource for Copyright Lawyers

Posted on October 01, 2009
As you know, we run OverFlowLegal.com, a Pligg site for law. We have created more legal categories than any other site out there. Check out the category for Copyright Law, a great resource for copyright lawyers and copyright owners. Over...

The Trademark Attorney in Austin, Texas

Posted on September 30, 2009
One of the great things about being a trial attorney is that you get to travel a lot. Well, most of the time traveling is OK when you get to go to cool places. I have been in Austin, Texas...

Turning Web Traffic Into Clients

Posted on September 04, 2009
Most law firms have a website, but few law firms actually get much, if any, business off of the Web. The first problem most firms face is that their websites don't get much traffic in the first instance. They treat...

What Do Men Want?

Posted on September 03, 2009
There?s a magazine where I live called Northern Michigan Men?s Magazine or NM3. The headline for this month states: ?What We Men Want?? I thought it was an interesting question, so I am posting it here, and despite the fact...

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