Today brings more legal analysis on major news stories. We have multiple posts on Michael Jackson’s estate as well a great post by Daniel Schwartz on what employers can learn from the Riccie v. DeStefano SCOTUS case. Michael Jackson’s Estate: Legal Implications – Legal marketer Adrian Lurssen on JD Supra’s JD Scoop Michael Jackson’s Estate: Economic Stimulus Package… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: June 2009
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 6/29/09
After a weekend of baseball games, rafting and extreme sunburn I’m back with another set of the day’s best. I hope everyone else enjoyed their days off. Today, we have multiple posts on the Ricci v. DeStefano case in the Supreme Court. Have a look at what appears to be the most prominent legal story… Continue Reading
Lawyers ill equipped to advise on intersection of social media and copyright laws
I ran across the same shocking legal commentary as American journalist, Jeff Jarvis, this morning. Legal commentary from a judge and a lawyer who look ill equipped to counsel anyone on the future of copyright laws. I agree with Jarvis when he posts ‘First, kill the lawyers – before they kill the news.’ Following the… Continue Reading
Social media anonymity in the legal profession is a losing proposition
I run across a lot of ‘people’ in the legal profession who blog, publish websites, twitter, and the like who do so with anonymity. The foundation of social media and social networking is trust. We share information from those we trust. We build relationships with people we trust. I have a heck of a hard… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 6/26/09
Another great week comes to a close. It’s a gorgeous day in Missoula and I’m going to wrap this up so I can head to a ballgame, Opening Day for the Missoula Osprey. As could be expected, we have a few posts on the legal fallout from Michael Jackson’s death. Have a look and enjoy… Continue Reading
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 6/22-6/26
With the number of blogs we’ve produced over the past six years it’s somewhat rare now that we launch a blog in a completely new area of law. Well, we have one this week and it is awesome. Sheppard Mullin’s Law of the Level, a blog on video game law, is one of four blogs… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 6/25/09
This roundup comes in a little bit tardy due to the first round of the NBA Draft, as fellow LexBlogger Jared Sulzdorf and I watched his Timberwolves draft two three point guards. Wow. In other news, we have a post on the student strip-search case in the SCOTUS and a family law perspective on Jon… Continue Reading
Twitter client development success stories – lawyers and legal professionals chime in
In advance of today’s talk on Twitter at LegalTech West Coast, I sent out a request on Twitter and also asked some LexBlog clients who use Twitter to share any client development and/or networking success stories. The response has been pretty overwhelming — attorneys and legal professionals from firms large and small have shared their… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 6/24/09
Very interesting posts today on a variety of topics that have been in the news lately. It’s always good when I can compile a list that closely resembles the front page of a newspaper, but with every story being a legal take on what the mainstream media has. Today, J. Benjamin Stevens has news on Governor… Continue Reading
I’m at LegalTech West Coast today/tomorrow. Welcome meeting you.
I’m heading down to Los Angeles today for Incisive Media’s LegalTech West Coast conference. Crazy as it sounds I am blogging this from 38,000 feet on free WiFi on a Virgin America flight from Seattle to Los Angeles. I’ll be part of a panel tomorrow, June 25, from 2:15-3:15 p.m.: What is Twitter and How… Continue Reading
Are Avvo blogs a credible solution for America’s lawyers?
Seattle based Avvo, a free online legal directory for lawyers with consumer and small business law practices, announced a blog service for lawyers a couple weeks ago. Avvo charges $300 per year for the service. I’ve got a couple of concerns as to whether Avvo’s blog solution is a credible client development tool for lawyers…. Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 6/22/09
Today was a little bit slower than normal as far as content goes so I pulled what I could from those who were writing on Father’s Day. However, that certainly doesn’t mean we’re entirely without some great content. Today, Chuck Becker has his opinion on what is the most important environmental law case ever and… Continue Reading
Live LexBlog blogs for the week of 6/15-6/19
This comes in a little later as opposed to on the usual Friday afternoon as I made the drive out from Montana on Friday and spent some time with the rest of the LexBlog crew over the weekend. The total for last week came to five. Drop in and leave a comment for some of… Continue Reading
Michael Rigney of In Their Opinion: LexBlog Q&A
The focus of Chicago civil litigator Michael Rigney‘s blog emerged at the intersection of several of his interests and goals. He wanted to raise his profile in the local community, he had started following other bloggers, and he had begun to track the decisions of his local federal court of appeals. The result was his… Continue Reading
LexBlog Law Network Roundup – 6/17/09
It’s become common knowledge that employers are wary of what potential hires might have on various social networks so they may include those in their background checks. The city of Bozeman, Montana has taken things a step further and asked that applicants list the usernames and passwords for the social networking sites they are members… Continue Reading