Michael J. Evans: Law + Technology


"How lawyers can use technology to attract clients, be more effective, make more money, and have more fun."

Author: Michael J. Evans is a "plaintiffs lawyer, legal services marketer, and technology aficionado" in Birmingham, Ala.

Blawg Related Categories: Law Practice Management • Legal Marketing & Consulting • Legal Technology • Consultant

Recent Posts from Michael J. Evans: Law + Technology


  • Chinese Drywall MDL Judge Announces Breakthrough Agreement

    According to a Nov. 3, 2009 Reuters article, Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. (KPT), one of the Chinese drywall manufacturers, has agreed to waive service of process through the Hague Convention, and will accept service…

  • Gardasil Researcher Drops Bombshell(s)

    According to an excellently reported article by Susan Brinkmann for the Philadelphia Daily Bulletin, Dr. Diane Harper, the lead researcher during clinical trials of two human papiloma vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, dropped a bombshell (or…

  • Finally, an FDA that may care more about consumer protection than politics.

    The New York Times reported September 24, 2009 that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) admitted “that four New Jersey congressmen and its own former commissioner unduly influenced the process that led to its decision…

  • Top Google AdWord price in 2008? Mesothelioma for $99.44 per click

    An Online Media Daily article reports that Google’s top-priced AdWord in 2008 was “mesothelioma” costing $99.44 per click. The article cites AdGooroo’s Search Engine Advertising Update: Q309. According to the same report, “mesothelioma” was also…

  • ConsumerNews.com: Still a work in progress.

    My favorite project right now is ConsumerNews.com, which I am developing as a news site after having spent decades representing plaintiffs. I firmly believe that huge corporations (who often find themselves as defendants in lawsuits)…

  • Online video: Big advantage for attorneys who market on the Internet

    I’ve written before that attorneys who market over the Internet can gain a huge advantage from the use of well-optimized video.  As I mentioned in a post on the “Easiest way to a First Page…

  • FTC: No payola (without disclosure) for bloggers or other members of social media

    The FTC finally got around to issuing guidelines for bloggers and “guerrilla marketers” who hype products in exchange for products or money.  If you have the time and interest, or if you need something to…

  • WordCamp Birmingham ‘09

    Today I attended the first day of WordCamp Birmingham, a gathering of WordPress bloggers and developers. There were some very informative sessions.  The highllight of the event was a “WordPress Town Hall Meeting” presided over…

  • How low will Big Pharma go to make a buck?

    I continue to be amazed at the depths to which some drug companies will stoop to make a dollar (okay, so it’s more like a few billion dollars).  Just yesterday Bloomberg reported that Pfizer agreed…

  • Worried about swine flu? There’s an app for that.

    An iPhone app created by the Children’s Hospital of Boston and MIT Media Lab uses Google Maps to show the user’s current location and displays nearby outbreaks of infectious diseases, according to Tom’s Guide.  Users…