This week in unusual litigation (R v. I update)
“R v. I” is just my shorthand for Rakofsky v. the Internet, in case you were wondering. As I’ve said before, others have addressed this case with much greater wisdom than I, but a few notable events...
View ArticleWishful thinking doesn’t build a law practice
My friend Debra Bruce (a/k/a the Lawyer Coach) has an article at Law.com: “From Associate to Solo — Don’t Overestimate Your Value.” She discusses how young lawyers tend to overlook many of the...
View ArticleBad lawyers! Bad!
This is an old story, but it just caught my eye: Two lawyers who used a pit bull logo and displayed the phone number 1-800 PIT BULL in their television ad have been disciplined by the Supreme Court for...
View ArticleSocial Media Credential Fraud
I learned a new term: social media credential fraud: This week, the concept of social media credential fraud went mainstream after presidential candidate Newt Gingrich bragged that his 1.3 million...
View ArticleRisk-aversion and the coming generational clash amongst lawyers
The other day a young attorney named Rachel Rodgers wrote a post at Solo Practice University called “Ethics Should Not Be Used as a Weapon Against Young Lawyers.” The post outlines a bit of the tension...
View ArticleNot all marketing ideas are created equal
While cleaning up around the house, I came across an old idea for a marketing piece that probably never would have worked out so well. Austinites and Austinphiles are no doubt familiar with local...
View ArticleNot blogging so much lately
My reader(s) may have noticed a lower volume of posts lately. Since the beginning of September I have been embarking on a new venture doing freelance blogging and web content writing, so I have been...
View ArticleBald lawyers, unite!
Dangit, why did I never think of this??? If you are injured and in need of a lawyer, Chandler Mason hopes you will remember his bald head. Mason, an Atlanta personal injury lawyer, is differentiating...
View ArticleGrandpa lawyer doesn’t understand your newfangled technoggoly
I wrote the headline to this post on August 17, 2011, and I saved a draft that only consisted of four URL’s. Honestly, I have no idea exactly where I was going to go with this, but the headline was...
View ArticleContrary to what you might have heard, that’s not me in this video
h/t to Jordan Rushie for bringing this to my attention. I can only dream of having this guy’s acting and musical chops. Some day, perhaps… I can see how one might confuse me for this guy, if you look...
View Article
