Archive for November 2009
Second Chance Solo
What would you do if you were exonerated after spending twelve years in prison for a crime you didn’t commit? Would you spend the rest of your days justifiably bitter, complaining about the injustice of a legal system that could convict an innocent man? Or would you feel gratitude towards those lawyers who helped to…
Read MorePersecuted Connecticut Lawyers Totally Well Represented on Ethics Charges by Pullman & Comley; Total Attorneys, Not So Much
[NOTE: POST UPDATED 11/8/09 at 2:30 pm. Jump to end of post for updates] Turns out that at least three of the five Connecticut lawyers who are the subject of a disciplinary proceeding for their participation in Total Bankruptcy.com‘s haven’t completely been hung out to dry as I described in my earlier post. I received an…
Read MoreCome Meet Me At Avvo’s DC and Baltimore Events
I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m a fan of Avvo.com, which launched back in 2007. Though now Avvo has plenty of copycats, when it launched, it was the first service to provide a robust online profile to lawyers for free. Avvo’s generated quite a bit of controversy amongst lawyers, with many like…
Read MoreWhy Isn’t Anyone Speaking for the Five Solos Targeted by the Connecticut Disciplinary Counsel’s Attack on So-Called Referral Services?
So, let’s say that a typical consumer – we’ll call her Jane Consumer – in Connecticut finds herself hounded by creditors and deeply in debt. Jane’s heard that bankruptcy might help but she doesn’t know if it’s right for her. After all, Jane Consumer is no deadbeat. She’s always paid her debts, but with limited…
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