A couple weeks ago in Chicago I was scheduled to meet someone from St. Louis at the Hilton during the ABA TechShow. Turned out there was confusion as to what lounge we were to meet at. With the Hilton being a big place, we almost missed the opportunity to meet, and our meeting did get… Continue Reading
Monthly Archives: April 2011
New blogs joining The LexBlog Network for the week of 4/25-4/29
The final week in April concludes with a sunny afternoon in Seattle and four new publications joining The LexBlog Network. Amongts the group, we have two Midwestern firms debuting their first blogs: Flynn & Sullivan, P.C. and Taft Stettinius & Hollister. Have a great weekend, everyone. Canadian Class Actions Law is the eighth publication on The LexBlog… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 28, 2011
I tried to stay away from being quite as heavy on AT&T Mobility LLC. v. Concepcion today as I was yesterday but this is a big case the case and I’m still seeing a lot of excellent and varying opinions on it. Also, Linda Evers at Smart Grid Legal News has another great interview. Total posts… Continue Reading
Writing For Blogs – Style, Strategy, Voice: Webinar recording now available
“You can blog badly, but not for long.” This from LexBlog’s Kevin O’Keefe In the most recent installment in LexBlog’s monthly client webinar series, “Writing For Blogs – Style, Strategy, Voice,” in which he covered how professional bloggers can improve their online writing. If you missed the webinar this morning and want to watch, it’s posted… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 27, 2011
For the second day in a row this is a little bit later than normal, but as a result of that and wanting to provide ample coverage to two big legal developments, we’re expanding today’s roundup to 16 posts. We have a wealth of varying viewpoints on AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion in the Supreme Court… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 26, 2011
A busy, busy day at LexBlog means we get to this roundup a tad bit tardy. In some of the biggest news of the last 48 hours, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Nelson granteded a preliminary junction in the players’ case against the NFL and temporarily lifted the league’s lockout. Gregg Clifton of Jackson Lewis has… Continue Reading
NYC Legal Conference Next Week: Using Social Media for Professional and Client Development
Next Wednesday, May 4th I will be working with the Practising Law Institute in New York to chair an all-day seminar entirely devoted to educating lawyers on how they can utilize social media to enhance their professional lives. Social media, and its use in client development, is beyond its infancy. Best practices have been established and… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 25, 2011
A wet and gloomy Monday in Seattle sees 146 posts hit The LexBlog Network. Today we see some coverage on a subject that’s seemingly slipped past the vibrant privacy law community, that being the outage faced by Sony’s Playstation Network and the possibility that a breach and lost credit card data may be in play. Interesting stuff. Unless… Continue Reading
New blogs joining The LexBlog Network for the week of 4/18-4/22
As Friday was a busy day, and ended with a bit of a celebration at LexBlog with the approach of the holiday weekend, we’re getting to the roundup of last week’s launches just a little bit later than normal. The total comes to six as we see excellent first additions to The LexBlog Network from… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 21, 2011
Where yesterday’s roundup came much later than usual, we’re going to get today’s out a little bit earlier. Highlighting today’s top 10, we have some engaging employment law posts from Rob Radcliff, Robin Shea and Tom Crane. Total posts on The LexBlog Network today: 125. Why is the IRS Withholding on Whistleblower Award Payments? –… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 20, 2011
Because yesterday afternoon ended up being quite busy, we’re just now getting to Wednesday’s look back at the Network’s best posts. Within that bunch, Santiago Cuego breaks down registering your intellectual property in a foreign country, Megan Connolly alerts us to the existence of drive-thru funerals and Gregg Clifton comments on the labor peace in… Continue Reading
Can a lawyer respond to comments on their blog without creating an attorney client relationship?
A marketing professional in a large Midwest law firm contacted me this morning regarding a concern her firm’s lawyers raised with regard to responding to comments on the firm’s blogs. The lawyers believed that a lawyer cannot respond to a comment on a law blog without creating an attorney-client relationship. I thought I’d share my… Continue Reading
Talk of The LexBlog Network : Seth Borden of Labor Relations Today
New York attorney Seth Borden brought more than a wealth of legal expertise with him when he joined McKenna Long & Aldridge two years ago. The co-author of Labor Relations Today also carried experience as a labor and employment blogger that predates his tenure as a partner at the AmLaw 200 firm. Joining McKenna Long… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 19, 2011
As much as I’m embarrassed to admit it, I was eating the Jennie-O frozen turkey burgers up until about a month ago. Yep, these turkey burgers. I only stopped eating them when the generic brand became a dollar or two less expensive. Sometimes we choose to ignore the potential dangers that lurk around us because… Continue Reading
Best in Law Blogs : The LexBlog Network : April 18, 2011
Despite it being almost a week later, we’re still seeing strong commentary on the privacy bills recently introduced in Congress. This time, it’s analysis from an advertising perspective via DWT attorney Paul Glist. Also, David Oxenford has a few words on what Donald Trump declaring his presidential candidacy on The Apprentice might mean from a legal perspective…. Continue Reading