Did you just pass the bar exam? Congratulations! Now, then: I have some good news, and I have some bad news. Want the good news first? Okay. You’re a lawyer. Nice job, all the hard work has paid off. The…
The American Bar Association says it’s about time for lawyers to have some competence in technology, specifically that “a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” …
It’s that time of year again, when we take a break from real blogging, and spend some time doing our versions of a clip show. Last week, we compiled our best blog posts from the year that was --…
Each year around this time, depending on when the flu is rampant, or when a blizzard strikes, we gather up, and (re)produce for you, what-we-believe-to-be our best posts for each month of the past year. This has become something of…
December marks a particularly stressful time of year. You may be anxious to tackle your professional to-do list before making plans with family, finishing up last-minute holiday shopping and ringing in the New Year. In order to get everything accomplished…
Malpractice claims against attorneys are on the rise. According to the American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Lawyers' Professional Liability, from 2008 to 2011, malpractice claims rose thirty percent. Real estate, personal injury, and family law rank as the highest…
(It’s not every day I use an exclamation point to punctuate a blog post title, right? This is probably important.) My list of life’s regrets looks something like this: (1) When I was in 2nd grade, I appended pictures to…
Over the last decade, online review sites have exploded, and consumers now factor online reviews heavily into their purchasing decisions. For the modern entrepreneur, online reviews are an unavoidable cost of doing business. So, What do you do when you…
LinkedIn, the social network of choice for lawyers and other mature individuals everywhere, offers two major endorsement options to users. The first is a written endorsement, where one user will compose a testimonial about another user (either of their own…
This October, I had the opportunity to attend the premier event for Mac lawyer fanatics: MILOfest. If you don't know MILO, you should. MILO stands for “Macs in the Law Office” and serves as a popular listserv for Mac…