Archive for March 2005
Lawyers Beware: The World [Wide Web] Is Watching
David Giacalone has a great post at f/k/a that should serve as a reminder to unscrupulous, unethical or merely careless or inept attorneys that even if the Bar can’t – or won’t penalize you for your actions, The World Wide Web Is Watching, nonetheless. David describes a couple of situations where lawyers’ errors – such…
Read MoreLooking at the Yellow Pages from A Client’s Perspective
Evan Schaeffer of Legal Underground examines, from a prospective client’s perspective, what it must be like to hire a lawyer from the Yellow Pages in his most recent podcast installment of Law Related Things That Suck. After listening to Evan, you’ll realize, if you don’t already, that the yellow pages may not be the best…
Read MoreSome Poor Advice on Rainmaking in Law Practice Today
Usually, I like to highlight articles that our audience should read and follow. But here’s one that you really shouldn’t – unless you want to learn what not to do to market a practice. This article from the usually valuable publication, Law Practice Today contains some really poor advice on rainmaking in its monthly Meet…
Read MoreLawyers Serving Those Who’ve Served
There’s an interesting practice area desribed in this article, Lawyers Look for Errors in VA Claims, Beth Silver, Twincities.com (3/6/05): Veteran’s Law. As the article reports, two Minneapolis attorneys, Tracy Capistrant and Becca Wong specialize in recovering government checks for the disabled veterans who visit their law office after years of fighting the Veterans Administration. …
Read MoreWhat’s Your Tagline?
Are you a “Heavy Hitter” – or a lawyer who means business? What about a Tiger? These are just a couple of the slogans mentioned in this brief article here. What’s your slogan – and do you need one?
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