Legal News – LexBlogosphere: 12/16/08

Everyday, I come across multiple posts on the downward economy’s effect on a number of different things. Today, we have a post by attorneys at Hull & Hull on the topic of do-it-yourself wills, a practice that’s become more popular as the economy continues to slip. 

• Elevator Talk – Texas attorney Mario Madrid of Madrid, Martinez & Associates on the firm’s Houston Criminal Law Journal
• Progressives Promote Policies For New Administration – The blogging constitutionalists at the American Constitution Society in their ACS Blog
• The Supreme Court of Washington Clarifies “Bad Faith” and Consumer Protection Act Claims – Portland lawyer Diane Polscer of Gordon & Polscer, contributing on the National Insurance Law Forum
• Facility only fined 13,300 for neglect resulting in choking death – Spartanburg attorney Ray Mullman of Poliakoff & Associates in the firm’s South Carolina Nursing Home Blog
• In a union and not happy with how the union is “fighting” for you? – Chicago lawyer Michael Helfand on his Illinois Workers Compensation Law Blog
• Quick Tips: Surviving A Divorce Litigation During These Tough Economic Times – Lawrenceville attorney David Beaver of Stark & Stark on the firm’s New Jersey Law Blog
• 2009 Iowa LLC Law Changes: Operating Agreement Pitfalls – Iowa lawyer Rush Nigut of Brick Gentry at his blog, Rush on Business
• Self-Defense and the Right to Bear Arms – Florida attorney Ronald Chapman on his West Palm Beach Criminal Lawyer Blog
• Managing Expectations in Defamation Cases: A Legendary Trial Lawyer Faces His First Malpractice Suit – Philadelphia lawyer Maxwell Kennerly of The Beasley Firm at his blog, Litigation & Trial
• Do-It-Yourself Wills: Is the Cheap Way the Best Way? – The blogging lawyers and attorneys at Hull & Hull on their Toronto Estate Law Blog