Top 10 in Law Blogs : LXBN January 22, 2013

It’s a story I’ve been meaning to provide some original coverage to, and now we have it: joining me on LXBN TV today is Jessica Mendelson as she explains what Aaron Swartz’s death could mean for the Computer Fraud & Abuse Act. Tomorrow’s LXBN Roundtable will also discuss Aaron Swartz. Total posts on the LexBlog Network today: 181.

• The AIA “First to File” Patent Priority Implementation is Almost Here—Are You Ready? – Seattle attorney Kathleen Petrich of Graham & Dunn on the firm’s blog,GREENTECH
• Accused Ponzi Schemer Predicted Profit Explosion – Sacramento lawyer Michael Hackard on his blog, Ponzi Clawbacks
• Combating the Internal Politics – How to Sell Social Media to Your Lawyers – Legal marketing expert Lindsay Griffiths of International Lawyers Network on Zen & The Art of Legal Networking
• Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Burden of Proof Standard for Retaliation Claims – Washington, DC lawyer Ilyse Schuman of Littler on the firm’s blog, Washington, DC Employment Law Update 
• What’s Next for the Class Action Plaintiffs’ Bar? Getting Deputized by State Attorneys General – Washington, DC attorney Kevin Ranlett of Mayer Brown on the firm’s blog, Class Defense
• Hydraulic Fracturing: State Regulatory Roundup Vol. 12 – Washington, DC lawyer Wayne D’Angelo of Kelley Drye on the firm’s blog, Fracking Insider
• Free Speech Protection for Social Media – Dallas lawyer Peter Vogel on his InternetInformation Technology & e-Discovery Blog
• Want to make rain? Practice, Practice, Practice – Dallas, Texas lawyer coach Cordell Parvin on the Cordell Parvin Blog
• USPTO Announces New, Higher USPTO Patent Fees – Washington, DC lawyer Courtenay Brinckerhoff of Foley & Lardner on the firm’s blog, PharmaPatents
• Dear Immigration Director: Let Our Dreamers Go! – Los Angeles lawyer Angelo Paparelli of Seyfarth Shaw on his blog, Nation of Immigrators

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