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Doubts about runaway Prius story?
You probably saw the story this week about a California patrolman who helped stop a Toyota Prius that, according to its owner, had sped up uncontrollably. An examination by government and Toyota engineers, though, showed the brakes hadn't been extremely......
S.D. cops out lesbian sergeant
An Air Force sergeant has been discharged from the military after Rapid City police alerted the military that she was gay. Officers saw an Iowa marriage license at her home while they were trying to arrest the woman's partner. Their......
From Olathe PD: At approximately 6:43 P.M. on March 12, 2010 officers from the Olathe Police Department were sent to the Wal-Mart parking lot at 13600 S. Alden in response to a reported aggravated robbery that had just occurred. Upon......
Platte Co. native helps free innocent man
If you get a minute, be sure to read Glenn Rice's story about Jane Cox Williams, a church volunteer who helped free Josh Kezer, a wrongly convicted man. Williams, who lives in Columbia, is a Platte County native. While volunteering......
From Jim Sullinger: Three masked men robbed the US Bank at 11204 Holmes Road in Kansas City shortly after 9:30 a.m. today. Two robbers vaulted over the counter waving handguns while the third robber stood guard over the lobby. The......
17 DUI arrests at KC checkpoint
From KCPD: The Kansas City Missouri Police Department assisted by Jackson County Deputies conducted a Sobriety Checkpoint on March 12, 2010 from 2300 hours to 0400 hours at Truman Road and 71 Highway. Eastbound traffic was checked with a total......
theCPLRblog
The Decision Controls. Fix with CPLR 5019(a)
Hernandez v Willoughby Walk Apts. Corp., 2010 NY Slip Op 01923 (App. Div., 2nd, 2010) At this juncture, the Supreme Court properly, in effect, denied that branch of the motion of the third-party defendant Rotech Enterprises, Inc. (hereinafter Rotech), which......
Expert testimony and qualification
Espinal v Jamaica Hosp. Med. Ctr., 2010 NY Slip Op 01917 (App. Div., 2nd, 2010) The appellants' contention that the plaintiff's expert was unqualified to give an expert opinion because the plaintiff did not provide evidence of his credentials is......
CPLR R. 3211/3212 timing: Interesting decision from App. Div., 1st
Fofana v 41 W. 34th St., LLC, 2010 NY Slip Op 01830 (App. Div., 1st, 2010) On December 3, 2004, Fofana commenced an action against, inter alia, 41 West, GSL, and Winoker, and on February 28, 2006, he commenced a......
Interesting to Me (CPLR 3215; 4518; 3121; 602; 3018)
Of all the decisions that came out this past week, these are the ones that I read and though, "hey, that's interesting." New S. Ins. Co. v Dobbins, 2010 NY Slip Op 01773 (App. Div., 2nd, 2010) The Supreme Court......
NYSBA, CPLR 3212 and CPLR 3116(a)
CPLR R. 3116 Signing deposition; physical preparation; copies (a) Signing. The deposition shall be submitted to the witness for examination and shall be read to or by him or her, and any changes in form or substance which the witness......
Most people don't know or care about SLAPP. It's interesting stuff and there is a wealth of information about in on the internets. Along with SLAPP, note that plaintiff, in opposing defendant's summary judgment motion, only attached an attorney affirmation.......
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OPP Officer Murdered, Tragic Irony…
First and foremost, R.I.P. Unfortunately, as the reports circle around the internet, PC Vu Pham, 37, has succumb from his injuries he received in a shooting this morning. Pham leaves behind a wife and three children and a community, in which he was deeply involved, in mourning for his sudden, tragic,...
How to avoid committing sexual assault
There are man crimes. Take sexual assault, for example. I don’t have the stats but I will be really surprised if most people convicted of sexual assault weren’t men. For example, the Criminal Code has special rules making it more difficult to challenge complainants during trials for sexual assaults. The...
Two AIG Subsidiaries Agree To Settle Racial Discrimination Case
This is part of the Middle Passage Law Series and is cross posted on Commercial Law International . American International Group, better know by its acronym AIG, it seems these days can rarely catch a break. It just seems negative news follows negative news for this company. This time the negative news...
Can you imagine a world without lawyers?
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Nicholas Keung of the Toronto Star says, The issue of state protection has become more contentious following a string of recent federal court challenges – involving refugee claimants from Turkey, Kenya, Mexico, St. Vincent and, in Sterbyci’s case, Albania – that question assessments made by the Immigration and Refugee Board and...
Patent Baristas
Patent On Lysine-Producing Bacterium Killed For Lack of Best Mode
Earlier, the International Trade Commission (ITC) ruled that the importation and sale of certain lysine feed products did not violate section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 as amended, 19 U.S.C. § 1337. The Commission found that (1) the asserted claims of Ajinomoto’s U.S. Patents 5,827,698 and 6,040,160 are...
Small Business Patent Data Collection Act of 2010
Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) is Chairwoman of the Senate Small Business Committee. Sen. Landrieu has introduced The Small Business Patent Data Collection Act of 2010 after concerns about how the Senate patent reform bill will impact small businesses. Small businesses represent 99.7 percent of all employers, employing 1/2 of the...
I have blogged in the past about non-traditional trademarks. However the recent case of North Face and South Butt begs the discussion of trade dress and hence a comparison of the case in question with the precedents is unavoidable to glean whether South Butt does infringe North Face’s trade dress...
The Patent Reform Act of 2010: A Substitute S. 515
Here comes the Patent Reform Act of 2010 in the form of an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 515 (“Amendment to S. 515”). I know, you’ve heard all this before with the Patent Reform Act of 2009, the Patent Reform Act of 2008, the Patent Reform...
Patent Reform is So NOT Sexy it Hurts…
Admittedly, patent reform is not a sexy topic. Those passionate about it are lab geeks, computer nerds, inventors, academics, attorneys and IP bloggers – not exactly the glitterati. But if it passes the hurdle of a full Senate vote, it will hurt – entrepreneurs, inventors and the economy. Perhaps...
JD Supra Hot Docs - Newsworthy Legal Filings From the Source
In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 9, Part 1 of 4)
Case Name: In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Document Name: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 9, Part 1 of 4) Post Date: 03/11/2010 Filing Date: 03/11/2010 Document Summary: Earlier today, Anton Valukas, the court-appointed examiner in the bankruptcy cases of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its affiliates released his 2,200-page report. ...
In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 8, Part 2 of 2)
Case Name: In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Document Name: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 8, Part 2 of 2) Post Date: 03/11/2010 Filing Date: 03/11/2010 Document Summary: Earlier today, Anton Valukas, the court-appointed examiner in the bankruptcy cases of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its affiliates released his 2,200-page report. ...
In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 8, Part 1 of 2)
Case Name: In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Document Name: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 8, Part 1 of 2) Post Date: 03/11/2010 Filing Date: 03/11/2010 Document Summary: Earlier today, Anton Valukas, the court-appointed examiner in the bankruptcy cases of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its affiliates released his 2,200-page report. ...
In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 7)
Case Name: In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Document Name: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 7) Post Date: 03/11/2010 Filing Date: 03/11/2010 Document Summary: Earlier today, Anton Valukas, the court-appointed examiner in the bankruptcy cases of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its affiliates released his 2,200-page report. Mr. Valukas, a senior...
In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 6)
Case Name: In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Document Name: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 6) Post Date: 03/11/2010 Filing Date: 03/11/2010 Document Summary: Earlier today, Anton Valukas, the court-appointed examiner in the bankruptcy cases of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its affiliates released his 2,200-page report. Mr. Valukas, a senior...
In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 5)
Case Name: In re Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Document Name: Report of Court-Appointed Examiner (Volume 5) Post Date: 03/11/2010 Filing Date: 03/11/2010 Document Summary: Earlier today, Anton Valukas, the court-appointed examiner in the bankruptcy cases of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and its affiliates released his 2,200-page report. Mr. Valukas, a senior...
The Client Revolution
In-house help: How to save 20% on your outside-counsel spend
Listen up, in-house lawyers: There are three — and only three — ways to lower your spending on outside counsel: Use less outside counsel. Use lesser outside counsel. Use open-price outside counsel. I covered these in more detail in a post last year: "The only three ways to lower outside...
What lawyers can learn from an Office Depot commercial
So ironically, the best commercial I watched this evening — Super Bowl Sunday — wasn't even during the Super Bowl. Instead, it came during the new CBS show "Undercover Boss," which had the coveted post–Super Bowl slot. (So coveted because people tend to be too brain dead to turn off...
The Revolution spreads to Solo Practice University
One of my big goals for 2010 was to adjust my role as a commentator on the state of the practice of law and become more of a change agent dedicated to helping fix it. Today I'm taking a first step in that direction by joining the faculty of the...
"He shall from time to time ...." Or not.
You'll have to forgive this post. It's not really about lawyers, although it does cite the Constitution. You see, I've been distracted lately: the final season of "Lost" is just a few weeks away, and there's a lot to be stressed about. (Publicity photo above. Click to biggify.) Will they...
The best way to predict the future is to invent it. — Alan Kay, computer scientist, 1971 The future is already here — it's just not evenly distributed. — William Gibson, author, 2003 In gathering the best and the brightest from the blawgosphere for this first full week of the...
Client Revolution hosting next week's Blawg Review
Hey, blawggers and blawg readers! Actually, as I've said before, I'm not a fan of using the term blawg to mean "law-related blog." The problem with it is that blawg sounds exactly like blog. When you're speaking and you say "blawg," there's no way of conveying that you mean "law-related...
KC Johnson's Blogs
Material on U.S. Campaigns & Elections, 1964-2008...
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Material for spring 2008 School for Overseas Students class...
Comments and analysis about the Duke/Nifong case....
Privacy Law Blog
After years of negotiations, on February 5, 2010, the European Commission (EC) updated its Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs), which set forth contract terms that govern the protection of personal data transferred from data exporters within the European Union (EU) to data processors outside the EU. On June 8, 2009, we...
On February 3, 2010, Chief Judge Gary L. Lancaster of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania preliminarily approved a class action settlement between Aramark Sports, LLC and a class of approximately 5,000 customers who made credit or debit card purchases from stores at PNC Park in...
Special Radio Report No. 2: Newman Dishes on Cloud Computing
Cloud computing is already revolutionizing the way companies operate their businesses, in particular in the way they store and process information. But before you jump into the cloud, you may want to pause to consider your options. The many benefits of cloud computing should be weighed against the risks inherent...
Florida Supreme Court Holds CGL Policy Covers an "Advertising Injury" Based Upon a TCPA Violation
The Florida Supreme Court recently held that a commercial general liability (“CGL”) insurance policy that provides coverage for an “advertising injury” covers a violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Penzer v. Transp. Ins. Co., No. SC08-2068, 2010 WL 308043 (Fla. Jan. 28, 2010). The definition of “advertising...
This Advertisement is Brought to You By...You
A new advertising icon was released last week by a privacy advocacy group in conjunction with a group of advertisers and agencies as part of an effort to educate consumers about behavioral advertising and head off federal regulation.The “Power I” icon was released last Wednesday by the Future of Privacy Forum...
2009 Ponemon Institute "Cost of a Data Breach" Study Released
This past week, the Ponemon Institute announced their publication of the results of their fifth annual study on the costs of data breaches for U.S.-based companies. The study was sponsored by the PGP Corporation. A similar report for U.K.-based companies was also released. This year's report, entitled 2009 Annual Study: Cost of...
Bankruptcy News & Articles | BankruptcyCorner
The big news Feb. 25, as The Washington Post put it, was that the Senate easily passed a $15 billion jobs bill. Some outlets were even calling it a “bipartisan” bill, given that 13 Repubs joined 57 Dems to pass the measure 70-28. Just shows to go ya–how some pols will...
Editor’s Note, to readers or consumers in Texas (and other states) who may be affected: In August, Texas Attorney Greg Abbott took legal action against an Addison, TX-based company called Debt Relief USA. Please see the end of this report for important information regarding an extended deadline that is pending. Using...
Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part discussion of how one recent election has topsy-turvied Team Obama’s legislative advantage. Taking the seat of longtime Democrat Teddy Kennedy a day after Part I posted, Scott Brown (R-MA) provides the GOP with the critical 41st vote that ends the Dems’...
Who knew a relatively unknown state senator could have such far-ranging implications for jammed-up consumers scurrying to deal with over-the-levee unemployment rates, health-care costs and home-foreclosure levels–as well as credit-card company shenanigans? Scott Brown (R-MA) hasn’t been seated in Teddy’s 50-year-old chair, yet–but already he has an action figure. And some...
Even though bankruptcy in Canada is a different animal than what we’re used to in the states, some parallels apply. During the holiday season, for example, one parallel is hugely important, namely, the pressure to buy largely… But it’s a big mistake to let meager finances get overwhelmed by holiday pressure to...
In his most public acknowledgment of the true depths of unemployment, President Obama today said in a speech to the Brookings Institution that he wants to use unexpected fiscal headroom in recovery-stimulus funds to create jobs. As reported by CNN Obama said “he wants to give small businesses tax breaks for...
China Esquire
careers in international law – 3/9 berkeley
Sorry for the last minute notice on this one, but I wanted to encourage those in the Bay Area who might be interested to attend. The State Bar of California International Law Section is hosting “Careers in International Law” tomorrow (Tuesday, March 9, 2010) at 12:30 pm at the...
Just wanted to wish all of my readers a Happy New Year / Spring Festival 2010! (which brings us to the year of the tiger in our Chinese zodiac) It’s been a crazy year so far and I’ve been overwhelmed with some interesting stuff at work: some cross-border M&A, foreign...
chongqing defense lawyer gets 1 1/2 years in prison
Well, looks like Li Zhuang got 1 and 1/2 years after his appeal. (see my original post about defense lawyer tactics here) I suppose that’s better than 2 and 1/2 years, but I am still left wondering why in the world he even got a prison sentence. ...
techsoup looking for deferred 2010 first year associates from biglaw
Yes, it’s that time of the year again. TechSoup Global (“TSG”), where I work, is actually looking to add a couple of Staff Attorney Fellows this year. Above the Law and other news outlets have been covering the news for 2010 law school graduates, and it looks a lot like...
xin nian kuai le (happy new year!)
I wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year in 2010! May this year prove to be exciting and joyful for all of you. (especially for my regular readers!) And here’s to hoping that readership at China Esquire: Law and Business Blog will continue to grow in the coming...
examining china’s expert defense of the uk execution
Looks like Xinhua published its defense of the execution of a British mentally ill man in an article entitled “Experts defend China’s execution of British drug smuggler”. I’m actually glad they did–it makes it a lot easier to dissect. And for the poor professors (Mingliang Wang and Jinzhan...
Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
Honoring Richard By Carrying on His Work
Unlike many others in the mediation field, I did not make the acquaintance of Richard Millen until recently. In the past couple of years, we met for extended lunches and too many tall lattes (the lattes mine) between the old Wolfgang Puck's and the shuttered Virgin Record Store at Sunset...
Two New Blogs to Help You "Win" Your Settlement Negotiation
Yes, Virginia, lawyers do "win" mediated settlement negotiations every work day. They do so by: their reputation for success at trial; their ability to choose the right moment to first discuss settlement; their ability to "control" their team and their client...
Mourning the Passing of a Great Friend, Mentor, Lawyer and Mediator, Richard Millen
Mediation World Loses a Patriarch. Must-read tribute to Richard Millen at Lee Jay Berman’s new Eye on Conflict. Lee Jay traces the lineage of mediation in Southern California, with Millen at the top. Whether you knew Richard or not, he says, if you’re a mediator, you were taught...
Negotiating Women: Free Teleseminar at Craving Balance
How to Negotiate Anything: Free Intro Thursday, Mar 18, '10 8pm EST Some researchers say that women's failure to negotiate working conditions, salary or other compensation--along with their hesitancy to seek what they're worth when they do negotiate--is one of the major reasons for the persistent wage gap for women...
Women Bloggers Proclaim National Women's History Month
Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and...
Negotiating Gender Bias in ADR: the Commercial Client Speaks
I received this from a senior in-house attorney (male) at an international Fortune 500 company in response to my posts on gender bias: international arbitration . . . tends to be dominated by white males with European surnames. The closed pool presents something of a problem for parties who...
UNDERDOG - JON KATZ, Criminal Defense in and beyond the Capital Beltway.
"Respect the robe even if you do not respect the person in the robe."
Seemingly antithetical to a free and democratic society, lawyers' ethics rules require lawyers to hold their tongues to a point about judges in ways that do not apply to lawyers' comments about non-judge politicians. Then again, the Constitution guarantees a republic rather than a democracy, even though the United States has...
On January 21, 2010, I blogged about Buddhist monk Beop Jeong, who conveyed many profound things of relevance beyond Buddhists, including: "If an idea comes to you, and you hastily speak of it, it does not ripen inside. Because of this, one's insides remain empty. In order to allow the meanings...
Is K2/Spice as nice as the natural benefits of marijuana?
The Drug Policy Alliance's website makes an excellent point that the prohibition of one drug inevitably leads to people finding an alternative. The prohibition on drinking for those under 21 leads to more excessive drinking for underage folks when they can get their hands on liquor, whereas those over twenty-one...
Scrutinize confidential informants with a fine-toothed comb.
Read enough search warrant applications, and "CI" (confidential informant) will rear its head again and again. Praised be Virginia's Court of Appeals (albeit by only 2-1) for reversing a conviction that resulted from a so-called reliable confidential informant's tip that the defendant was about to arrive armed at the Harris...
Judges may not inquire into immigration status in criminal cases.
Thanks to a listserv member for posting this opinion from Maryland's Judicial Ethics Committee, which says judges may not ask a criminal defendant to divulge his or her immigration status at sentencing nor at a bail hearing. ...
During my decades of obsession over civil liberties and human rights, I have staked too much of my feelings of well-being or ill-being on things happening outside myself, when instead it is critical simultaneously to fight for social justice while also reaching and maintaining internal well-being, balance and harmony....
Native American Legal Update
40th Anniversary Of The Siege Of Fort Lawton
An article in the Seattle Times commemorates the events of March 8, 1970, when more than 100 Native Americans and their supporters launched a forceful protest at Fort Lawton, a former Army base located in West Seattle. Railing against the government’s policies and treatment of Native people, the protestors occupied...
U of W Law Library Creates Tribal Court Decision Research Source
Finding Tribal Court decisions can be challenging. There is no comprehensive source for all Tribal Courts, and many Tribes' decisions are not published at all. This presents a significant research problem for legal practitioners and those with general interest in the decisions of Tribal Courts. To address this information gap, the...
Tribal Non-Profit Organizations Seminar - 24 March 2010 In Seattle
Wednesday, 24 March 2010 is the date for a full-day seminar on developing and operating non-profit organizations in Native communities. Presented in partnership by the Washington State Bar Association’s Indian Law Section, Washington Attorneys Assisting Community Organizations, the Native American Unit of the Northwest Justice Project, and Foster Pepper PLLC,...
$84 Million Federal Grant To Boost Broadband Access In Tribal Areas
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke has announced a $84 million Recovery Act investment to help the Northwest Open Access Network (NoaNet) deliver new and enhanced broadband capabilities to some of the more remote regions of Washington state. The grant will finance the addition of 830 miles of fiber optic cable...
Canadian Conundrum: Mohawk Membership Laws Vs. Charter Of Rights And Freedoms
When the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake began presenting eviction notices this month to 25 non-natives living on their 13,000-acre reserve just south of Montreal, it sparked an outcry from non-Native human rights activists. The Mohawk Council’s priority is to protect their language, culture, and sovereignty, but outsiders have decried the...
Recognition Or Secession? US House Votes For Native Hawaiian Sovereignty
(Allposters.com) By a vote of 245-164, the United States House of Representatives has passed the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act. If subsequently passed by the Senate and signed into law by the President, the Act would transfer a percentage of public-owned lands to a native Hawaiian government within the state...
Ernie The Attorney
Calling in-house counsel - who might want to blog
Pete Dosik, a VP & Deputy General Counsel with Cajun Operating Company (d/b/a Church's Chicken), is starting up The In-House Blawg, written by and for in-house lawyers. Pete needs to find other in-house attorneys to share writing duties for the......
The Young Turks of Information Processing
Last Saturday I taught a two hour skills course to 30 or so Loyola Law Students about Digital Lawyering. Almost every one of them had a laptop in front of them, which was good. I was hooked to the Internet......
Street fightin' mayor (who uses Twitter)
Cory Booker is the mayor of Newark, New Jersey and by all accounts he's been pretty successful. He was 34 when he first ran for mayor in 2002 against the four-term incumbent, Sharpe James. I didn't know much about this......
Google fiber in New Orleans? It's so obvious if you look at it right.
By now you may have heard that Google is going to select a few places to build an ultra-high speed broadband network. This announcement has generated quite the stir in our tech world. Outside the United States this would not......
Can you save money copying documents in the Clerk of Court's office?
Arbitrage: "exploiting price differences in different markets or in different forms." Here's a price difference worth exploiting if you're a lawyer who spends money making copies of courthouse records. The state court for New Orleans charges $1.00 per page to......
All Your Privacy Are Belong To Us
Sun MicroSystem CEO Scott McNealy famously said, "privacy is dead, deal with it." Apparently, a lot of people are having trouble dealing with it. Facebook and its advertising partners were sued for millions of dollars because they automatically published began......
LawBizBlog
The noose just tightened on selling your law practice
More than 60% of the Bar is made up of lawyer firms ranging in size from solo to 9. In any business, one would think that paying attention to a demographic that provides such a high percentage of your revenue would be wise. Of course, that presupposes that your customer...
Boring to the depths of your soul
Yesterday, I had a colonoscopy procedure. All's well that ends well. <g>...
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The Rainmaker Blog
Spring cleaning for your legal marketing plan
Spring. That time of renewal. When the gray of winter is cast aside and cascades of colors appear. New leaves bud out, birds lay eggs, bunnies are born and the grass greens up again. But renewal is often messy. Fixing dead spots in the lawn requires removal of the dead...
Use RSS as a legal marketing tool
We all know there is an enormous amount of information available on the internet that would be useful for law firm marketing purposes as well as legal practice management purposes. But who has the time to go to all of these sites and look for new information? Hopefully, no one...
Rainmaker Retreats are just around the corner
The next group of Rainmaker Retreats are just around the corner. These information-packed law firm marketing seminars are designed to give small firm and solo attorneys the information they need to go back and develop legal marketing strategies that will allow them to build the type of practice they have...
Baseball, social media and legal marketing - the perfect Saturday
Over the weekend I had the great privilege of being a panelist at the State Bar of Arizona’s Grand Slam or Foul Ball . . . Social Networking for Lawyers - Co-sponsored with The State Bar of California. It was a glorious day in Arizona filled with good conversation, excellent...
Your vision and goals will drive your legal marketing strategy
When you, as a business owner, are looking to maximize the return on your legal marketing dollars, you need to be aware of how your business vision and goals influence your law firm marketing strategy. To help you with that, here are some questions to help you with the vision...
Bringing a systems approach to your law firm marketing and legal practice
Allow me to introduce Rich Strauch to you. Rich is the Chief Operating Officer here at The Rainmaker Institute, and he brings a great deal of experience with small and medium-sized companies helping them recognize the systems that they need to implement or improve to help them achieve their business...
opinionistas.com
How to Run Away From the Internet (Or Just Travel for Fun)
I love traveling. Plop me in a foreign country with a map and a day or two of unscheduled time — there’s your true manifestation of contentment. But one cannot always be jetting around the universe, particularly when one spends 89% of one’s waking hours glued to a laptop and...
Opinions Are Like Assh*#s, and Are Worth About as Much
I have a confession to make: Sometimes I write in a state of total rant. This is hardly a surprise to anyone who’s read this blog frequently. These rants are the definition of reactionary writing — that is, they are simply exhalations of pent-up emotion, and aren’t necessarily indicative of...
Why Settle for Lori Gottlieb’s View of Life? Live Your Own
I’ve made no secret of my feelings for Lori Gottlieb. Ever since my response to her “Settle for Him Girls” piece two years ago, I’ve strapped on the view that her Atlantic article-cum-book-cum-potential-chick flick is nothing more than the fallout of a woman unhappy with her life choices, who felt...
Watch the latest business video at video.foxbusiness.com I hit the Fox Business studio yesterday to talk with Brian Sullivan about Obama’s plans for high speed rail. Just imagine if we could get around the U.S. without having to sit in some airport purgatory breathing re-processed air and downing earwax-flavored food. Yeah,...
Let It Never Be Said that My Job Is Not Difficult
Behold today’s guest editor for The Infrastructurist. Look mom, aren’t you glad I did that whole law school thing?...
One More on the List of ‘Terrible Vampire Movies’
There are a couple types of bad movies. Well, 2 types really. There are movies that are simply bad — bad acting, bad plot, bad dialogue, bad effects, or simply an overall melange of badness that seeps through every aspect of the film. Then there are bad movies that are...