Law Students

In which Gideon answers your questions
I get some reader mail now and then and it’s usually about someone’s family member in jail or some conspiracy theory. Which is fine. But then I get the “are you really a lawyer?” “Have you tried any cases?” “Did you even attend law school?” Since it’s a Sunday and I’m tired of scouring the web [...

"The Tangled Web Mail We Weave and Leave"
In the news: “Although Web-based e-mail works differently than "company" e-mail, where the employer owns the e-mail server, it can...

ACCESSDATA ANSWERS FTK 2 CRITICS - AND APOLOGIZES
The following e-mail appears to have been sent (without running a spellchecker!) to FTK?s registered users yesterday. "Dear FTK 2 Customer: The release of FTK 2 has created much more confusion than we had anticipated, so we would like to...

How to Tell if an E-mail is a Scam
In the post below, I reproduced an e-mail that a tricked a lawyer into sending almost $200,000 to a foreign client. I said that the e-mail was obviously a scam. How did I know? I will reproduce the e-mail...

The Billion Dollar E-Mail Ooopppsss!
E-mail can be a tremendous tool for the busy trial lawyer trying to stay in touch with his clients and office.  In fact, I LOVE E-mail and I frankly advise new clients that the best way to keep in touch with me is via E-mail for two reasons:  (1)  E-mail is easy to file in [...

Snail Mail Isn't Dead...
How should lawyers discriminate between the use of e-mail versus snail mail? As reported, Monday, December 17, 2007, was supposedly the heaviest mail day of the year and it got me to thinking...

Income Tax Changes for 2007
Get Answers to your Income Tax Questions

Explicit E-Mail
Adult website fined $413,000 in explicit e-mail matter.

Daniel V. Leccese Sr.
$250,000 fine for felony mail fraud.

Automated Calls
Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. pays $180,000 FTC settlement for telemarketing violations.