Miscellaneous

Video: Behind the Scenes at Legal Talk Network

Posted on July 22, 2009
Here is a behind-the-scenes look at the <a href="http://www.legaltalknetwork.com">Legal Talk Network</a>, the folks who produce the legal-affairs podcast I cohost, <a href="http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/">Lawyer2Lawyer</a>...

A National Database of Freelance Attorneys

Posted on July 20, 2009
A new Web site, still in beta testing, aims to connect freelance lawyers and other legal professionals with law firms and legal departments needing temporary help. The site, <a href="http://www.freelancelaw.com/">FreelanceLaw.com</a>, will allow freelance attorneys, paralegals, court reporters, interpreters and other legal professionals to post their qualifications...

More on Casemaker vs. Fastcase

Posted on July 20, 2009
Earlier this month, I published here <a href="http://www.legaline.com/2009/07/casemaker-responds-to-my-review.html">the letter I received</a> from Steve Newsom, general manager of <a href="http://www.lawriter.net/">Lawriter</a>, the company that produces Casemaker, responding to my review of <a href="http://www...

Top Five Expert Rulings (So Far) of 2009

Posted on July 14, 2009
Halfway through, 2009 is already shaping up to be a year of significant appellate rulings involving expert witnesses. An article I wrote for the e-newsletter of IMS ExpertServices looks back over the first six months of 2009 and highlights the five most important expert rulings handed down this year -- at least so far: <a href="http://www...

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Another New Networking Site for Lawyers

Posted on July 13, 2009
A new online networking site for lawyers and other professionals, <a href="http://www.hubstreet.com/">HubSTREET</a>, is unusual in that it evolved out of a bricks-and-mortar networking event. The site's founder, <a href="http://www.bizdevsuccess...

Casemaker Responds to my Review

Posted on July 12, 2009
In response to my review of <a href="http://www.lawtechnews.com/r5/showkiosk.asp?listing_id=3262694">Casemaker vs. Fastcase</a> published this month in <a href="http://www.lawtechnews.com/">Law Technology News</a>, I received an e-mail yesterday from Steve Newsom, general manager of <a href="http://www...

Legal Issues in Michael Jackson's Will

Posted on July 10, 2009
This week on the legal-affairs podcast <a href="http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/2009/07/legal-issues-in-michael-jacksons-will/">Lawyer2Lawyer</a>, we delve into the legal issues surrounding Michael Jackson's will and family trust...

New Sites of Note, 7.7.09

Posted on July 07, 2009
<li><a href="http://www.braininjuryfaq.com/">Brain Injury Lawyer FAQ</a>. New York personal injury lawyer <a href="http://www.newyorkinjurycases.com/">John Hochfelder</a>, author of the <a href="http://www.newyorkinjurycasesblog...

Governor Signs Bill to Reduce Transparency

Posted on July 07, 2009
Dan Ring, State House reporter for The Republican, has a report on the latest move by the state to cut the public out of public works projects: Measure Will Affect Newspaper Advertising.The kicker is near the end, where Cynthia M. Roy, a spokeswoman for Gov...

Site Aggregates Corporate Legal Resources

Posted on July 06, 2009
Every year, the nation's largest law firms produce thousands of client alerts, briefing papers and memoranda on a range of corporate, regulatory and industry issues. What if someone pulled together the links to all these materials and organized them in a way to make them more useful and more readily accessible?<br /><br />That, in a nutshell, is the idea behind the recently launched site, <a href="http://mycorporateresource...

New Sites of Note, 7.2.09

Posted on July 06, 2009
New Web sites and blogs of note for legal professionals:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.typographyforlawyers.com/">Typography for Lawyers</a>. Graphic designer turned <a href="http://www.buttericklaw.com/">civil litigator</a> Matthew Butterick says that for a profession that depends so heavily on writing, legal typography is often poor...

New Sites of Note, 7.1.09

Posted on July 02, 2009
New Web sites and blogs of note:<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.legalholds.typepad.com/">Legal Holds and Trigger Events</a>, a blog dedicated to cases, insights, developments and best practices relating to the development and implementation of legal holds, writeen by John J...

New Sites Offer Help for Laid Of Lawyers

Posted on July 02, 2009
The two major U.S. legal research companies, West and LexisNexis, both separately announced new initiatives and new Web sites to help laid off lawyers as they make the transition to new jobs. I have more details in a post I published today at Legal Blog Watch, <a href="http://legalblogwatch...

In Idaho, A Tougher Open Meeting Law

Posted on July 02, 2009
A revised open meeting law took effect yesterday in Idaho. Notably, the bill toughens the penalties imposed on public officials who violate the law. Under the new law:A board member who conducts or participates in an unlawful meeting is subject to a civil penalty of $50...

Head-to-Head Review: Casemaker vs. Fastcase

Posted on June 30, 2009
Two legal research services are in a head-to-head competition to win the loyalty of America's lawyers. If you think I'm talking about Westlaw and LexisNexis, think again. This battle is between <a href="http://www.casemaker.us/">Casemaker</a> and <a href="http://www...

I Am Now a COLPM Fellow-Elect

Posted on June 29, 2009
I am extremely honored to announce that I have been elected as a fellow in the <a href="http://www.colpm.org/home.asp">College of Law Practice Management</a>. The letter I received from COLPM President <a href="http://www.hollandhart.com/peopleprofile...

Two Opinion Pieces on Open Meeting 'Deform'

Posted on June 28, 2009
As I wrote here Friday, the ethics bill passed this week by the Massachusetts legislature had the ironic effect of weakening the open meeting law. Two opinion pieces published over the weekend make this point in no uncertain terms:Hired guns shoot up Open Meeting law, an op-ed by Larry McDermott, publisher of The Republican...

Podcast: Air France Crash Legal Issues

Posted on June 26, 2009
On May 31, Air France flight 447, out of Rio de Janeiro bound for Paris, seemed to vanish into thin air. A frantic search for passengers and the black boxes turned up some of the bodies and scattered parts, but no black boxes.<br /><br />This week on the legal-affairs podcast <a href="http://legaltalknetwork...

How Facebook Fueled My Birthday Karma

Posted on June 18, 2009
Yesterday was one of my most memorable birthdays ever. And it was all thanks to social networking -- and some amazingly thoughtful and generous people. I was going to write a lengthy blog post all about it, but then Molly McDonough at the ABA Journal <a href="http://www...

MA Lawyers: Free Guides to Data Privacy Compliance

Posted on June 13, 2009
As of Jan. 1, 2010, Massachusetts lawyers will be required to comply with the Massachusetts Data Privacy Act, a strict new law requiring businesses to encrypt personal data and adopt written policies for data and file storage. The <a href="http://www...

Sotomayor's Top Five Rulings on Expert Witnesses

Posted on June 10, 2009
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Top 10 Innovative Twitterers

Posted on June 10, 2009
Thanks for Jay Shepherd for including me on his list of <a href="http://www.clientrevolution.com/2009/04/top-ten-twitterers-innovative-lawyers-must-follow.html">top 10 Twitterers for innovative lawyers</a>. And sorry for it taking me two months to realize I was named...

Governor Pushes for Secrecy in Public Contracts

Posted on June 08, 2009
An op-ed I wrote appeared in several Massachusetts newspapers this weekend. Here it is in The Eagle-Tribune: Governor pushes for veil of secrecy in government contracts.

Reasons to Get into Journalism

Posted on June 08, 2009
The blog GoodMorningGloucester has a video interview with Richard Gaines, a reporter for the Gloucester Daily Times and formerly for the Boston Phoenix. I love what he says about why to go into journalism:"It's a calling. If you enjoy fighting with bullies, if you enjoy fighting with hypocrites, if you enjoy finding people who have inspiring stories to tell...

Upcoming Speaking Engagements

Posted on June 04, 2009
I will be speaking at two events in the next month:<br /><br />On Thursday, June 11, I will be on a panel at the Massachusetts Bar Association's <a href="http://www.massbar.org/for-attorneys/professional-development/continuing-legal-education/cle-programs?p=985">Solo & Small Firm Law Practice Management Symposium</a>...

L2L: College Athletes vs. EA Sports and NCAA

Posted on June 04, 2009
This week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer, we consider the class-action lawsuit filed by college football and basketball players against EA Sports and the NCAA. The lawsuit claims that electronic games unlawfully appropriate the likenesses of these student athletes...

A Different Business Model for Newspapers?

Posted on June 02, 2009
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Podcast: The Nomination of Sonia Sotomayor

Posted on June 02, 2009
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This Weekend: Chelsea Art Walk

Posted on May 29, 2009
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A Titillating Tell-All for Small-Firm Lawyers

Posted on May 29, 2009
I have all the steamy details at <a href="http://legalblogwatch.typepad.com/legal_blog_watch/2009/05/a-tellall-book-for-smallfirm-lawyers.html">Legal Blog Watch</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='//blogger...

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