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The 2008 ABA Journal Blawg 100

These are the 100 best Web sites by lawyers, for lawyers, as chosen by the editors of the ABA Journal.

The voting period has ended.

Thank you to all who participated. The final results are listed below.

For a printable list of all 100 blogs, click here. Check out the mini profiles of Ann Althouse, Ernie Svenson and Jurist-Paper Chase. For our list of One-Hit Wonders, click here.

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Technology

1499
votes

TechnoLawyer Blog

Created by onetime New York City commercial litigator Neil J. Squillante, TechnoLawyer Blog attempts a New York Times-ish mission to cover “all the legal technology and practice management news that’s fit to blog.” Recurring features include “TechnoEditorials.” The blog is also the home of BlawgWorld, a free annual e-book that showcases essays from influential blogs.
295
votes

Slaw

Moderated by Simon Fodden, professor emeritus at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto, Slaw was started largely for the legal research and IT community in Canada, but it may soon transcend its tech designation. The name Slaw was chosen in deference to Salon and Slate and “the notion that a cooperative weblog with many contributors is bound to consist of a great many (nutritious) small pieces in rather a jumble.” Despite its Canadian emphasis, Slaw’s topics are techno-logically universal and insightful.
256
votes

The Mac Lawyer

Apple fanatic Ben Stevens of Spartanburg, S.C., takes on the Microsoft/PC-centric law practice model as the Mac Lawyer. He chronicles the experiences of lawyers who make the switch from PC to Mac, and offers tips and advice to those considering a Mac-based practice. Stevens, along with fellow blogger Grant Griffiths of Clay Center, Kan., formed a Google forum called MILO (Macs in Law Offices), which as of this writing had more than 800 members.
241
votes

FutureLawyer

St. Petersburg, Fla., solo Rick Georges is the FutureLawyer, experimenting and testing all sorts of techno gadgets, software and screens so you don’t have to. Georges puts most of his tech reviews in the context of law practice, explaining how technology can ease practice burdens and improve productivity. His posts are available in audio, via Odiogo. Oh, and we gather from his off-topic posts that he’s a Redskins fan.
150
votes

Jim Calloway’s Law Practice Tips Blog

Jim Calloway’s blog has a decidedly law-practice-management theme. The veteran Oklahoma lawyer comments about software, hardware and gadgets that improve the lives and practices of lawyers everywhere.
105
votes

Real Lawyers Have Blogs

Kevin O’Keefe is a blog evangelist and oftentimes a law site pundit. He’s been preaching that lawyers need to become tech true believers. O’Keefe’s first major Internet foray, the virtual law community Prairielaw.com, was snapped up by LexisNexis. For his second act, he founded Seattle’s LexBlog, which builds custom blogs for lawyers.
102
votes

Ross Ipsa Loquitur Blog

Even though we find its brown-leathered background makes this blog hard to read, Ross Ipsa Loquitur is an excellent source for tech trends, tools, practice-related techniques and the latest gadgets. Legal tech expert Ross Kodner and his crew at MicroLaw.com in Milwaukee sometimes lighten up and “edutain” their readers.
93
votes

Ernie the Attorney

We first got to know Ernie Svenson when he blogged while Hurricane Katrina blasted New Orleans, then chronicled his escape from the city when the levees failed. Svenson was back at it this year when Hurricane Gustav made a pass at New Orleans. This time, this plugged-in lawyer turned to a text-based blogging platform, using Twitter to post regular updates.
82
votes

DennisKennedy.com

St. Louis-based tech guru and ABA Journal contributor Dennis Kennedy has so much to say about legal technology he’s branched out into microblogging. In addition to posts at his main site and blog, readers can follow along as he learns about new tools to help lawyers—@dkennedyblog on Twitter.
64
votes

Inter Alia

Dallas lawyer Tom Mighell’s Inter Alia remains a prime source for us when it comes to finding new blogs to watch. He posts a “blawg of the day” and sums up tips, tech posts and related matters with his Internet Legal Research Weekly newsletter. Mighell co-authored a book with Dennis Kennedy this year, The Lawyer’s Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies: Smart Ways to Work Together.