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Free Webcast: The Basics of Marketing Your Firm Online

2009-11-10T23:51:19Z

Looking for more and better qualified clients than your current client development strategy is producing? Search engines like Google and Yahoo! have pulled ahead of the printed Yellow Pages as the leading source for local business information. Three out of...

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Top 10 Scary Legal Myths for Attorneys

2009-10-29T22:06:00Z

Myth #10: Finally, with the banking and mortgage mess, we've had a crisis that won't be blamed on the lawyers. As evidenced by emergency warning from the California State Bar, it appears that more than a few of the less...

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Hildebrandt Survey Shows Companies Still Seeking Help of Outside Counsel

2009-10-21T13:01:20Z

Professional-services consulting firm Hildebrandt International has released its Law Department Survey for 2009, providing a new set of benchmarking data related to how companies in the U.S. and worldwide are using both inside and outside counsel. This year, 231...

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Free Webcast: Making Your Firm Stand Out Online

2009-10-15T00:49:53Z

Trying to figure out how to make your firm's website stand out? Wondering how to attract qualified clients online? Join a free webcast next Tuesday, October 20, to learn more about standing out from the crowd. The one-hour webcast...

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Legal Rebels Project Spotlights Innovators

2009-09-02T20:51:26Z

So maybe it can't save all the BigLaw jobs, or address the crazy debt law students are taking on. But the ABA is at least trying to put a little positive spin on the recession with its "Legal Rebels"...

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ABA Raises Red Flag Over New Rules on Identity Theft

2009-09-01T19:56:43Z

The Federal Trade Commission is on a mission to control identity theft. But the American Bar Association says that it is overreaching and bringing new and unwarranted federal regulation down upon lawyers, and it has filed a suit to try...

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4 Things to Think About When Selecting an Online Marketing Firm

2009-08-28T17:02:01Z

So your firm has a website, but now you're thinking about how to get the site noticed. Maybe you're even thinking about your web presence beyond your site. If you're thinking it's time to find an online marketing partner to...

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Lengthy Sentences for Fen-Phen Attorneys Who Stole Settlement Funds

2009-08-19T19:50:01Z

Consider yourself deterred.Two former lawyers were handed hefty federal prison sentences on Monday for stealing settlement funds from their clients. William Gallion and Shirley Cunningham had represented over 400 clients in a drug-injury lawsuit against pharmaceutical company American Home Products...

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Judicial Conference Issues Guidelines on Citing to Web Pages

2009-08-18T19:54:59Z

Internet-based materials are more and more commonly cited in all kinds of legal documents, including judicial opinions. One problem raised by this practice is the ephemeral nature of web pages, which often change URLs or simply disappear with little or...

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JetBlue Really Wants You Flying, Starts All-You-Can-Jet Promotion

2009-08-13T18:51:29Z

Here's a way to work around recession-ravaged travel budgets, and actually get in front of your clients, or go to a trade show or bar association meeting. JetBlue will be offering a sort of frequent-flier buffet next month, launching the...

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Victory For Louisiana Firm That Challenged Online Ad Restrictions

2009-08-12T19:57:07Z

Louisiana firm the Wolfe Law Group won a victory in federal court this week in its challenge to Louisiana's new regulations on online advertising. Judge Martin Feldman of the Eastern District of Louisiana granted in part Wolfe's summary-judgment motion, agreeing...

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Colorado Disciplinary Hearing Brings Courtroom Fireworks

2009-08-04T19:45:04Z

A Colorado lawyer is facing discipline from the state bar -- and he may have made things worse for himself by his conduct at his disciplinary hearing.According to State Bill Colorado, the attorney, Mark Brennan, represented William Cadorna, a former...

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SEC: California IOUs are Securities; What Can You Do With Them Now?

2009-07-14T18:54:51Z

The state of California, mired in a months-long budget stalemate, finally began issuing IOUs instead of cash for some of its obligations earlier this month. The IOUs, officially known as "registered warrants," will mature later this year, and in the...

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Leaving the Jury All Atwitter

2009-07-10T20:25:24Z

I'm not sure what to think of this.I received a press release from Dr. Noelle Nelson today arguing that attorneys should take the style of Twitter tweets into account when writing their opening statements to juries. Dr. Nelson argues that...

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Christmas Comes Early for Cybercrime Defense Attorneys

2009-07-10T03:54:54Z

Attorneys representing defendants accused of cybercrimes received another weapon in their arsenals after a recent Supreme Court decision, according to computer forensic hardware maker Voom Technologies.The decision from the Supreme Court's latest term, Melendez-Diaz v. Massachusetts, held that the trial...

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