Legal Marketing & Consulting

Lawyer Warns of Blogging Burden, Even as Top Law Firms Embrace It

A former law firm blogger has written a cautionary tale for those who would like to follow in his footsteps, even as new data shows nearly half of the large law firms are blogging. Ninety-six of the nation’s top 200 law firms have blogs, a 149 percent increase from August…

Mar 15, 2010 4:24 PM CDT

2nd Circuit: Ban on Law Firm Nicknames Violates First Amendment

A federal appeals court has struck down many of New York’s lawyer advertising restrictions on First Amendment grounds. The New York City-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the opinion (PDF) on Friday, the New York Law Journal reports. The court struck down bans on: • Nicknames such as…

Mar 15, 2010 12:23 PM CDT

Accused Houston Criminals Can Buy a Hot Dog, Find a Lawyer

A hot dog vendor outside the criminal courthouse in Houston has found a secondary source of revenue: He sells advertising to lawyers who tout they are “in the courthouse this morning.” Vendor Mark Lynch told the Houston Chronicle that his hot dog cart can display as many as six signs,…

Mar 8, 2010 3:54 PM CST

Having Faith in Marketing

Houses of worship offer affordable and effective advertising possibilities

Mar 1, 2010 8:49 AM CST

‘No Comment’ Is No Good, Says New Legal Crisis Management Blog

The 24-hour mainstream news cycle, as well as armies of bloggers and Twitter users poised to report breaking news and rumors at a moment’s notice, prompted law firm McDermott Will & Emery to launch Legal Crisis Strategies, a blog devoted to legal crisis management. The blog aims to provide advice…

Feb 18, 2010 11:19 PM CST

Ohio Ethics Opinion Says Law Firm Can’t Have ‘IP’ in Title

An Ohio ethics opinion has put the kibosh on an idea for a descriptive law firm name. A lawyer wanted to combine his surname with the words “IP” to show his intellectual property experience. But a Feb. 5 advisory opinion (PDF) by the Ohio Supreme Court’s Board of Commissioners on…

Feb 18, 2010 4:46 PM CST

Law Firms Join Other Companies to Form Clean Tech Incubator

Two Denver-based law firms have joined with other companies to operate a Colorado incubator intended to help start-up businesses focused on renewable-energy and energy-efficient technology. By joining in the new CleanLaunch Technology Incubator, the two law firms, Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck and Fairfield and Woods, are in a position to…

Feb 17, 2010 6:16 PM CST

Vegas Lawyer’s TV Ads Advise Accident Victims to Text Him

A Las Vegas trial lawyer known for his TV slogan, “Enough said, call Ed,” has rolled out TV ads with a text number that can be used to contact his firm after an accident. Lawyer Ed Bernstein has spent $50,000 in the past year in his texting initiative, the Las…

Feb 16, 2010 4:25 PM CST

3L Job App Sparks E-Mail War With ‘Patronizing & Condescending’ IT Ace

A third-year law student clearly wasn’t at the top of his job-seeking game when he e-mailed an information technology consultant seeking legal work. Apparently mistaking the Webster & Associates site for a similarly named law firm, the unidentified 3L sent an unsolicited job application. Then he responded with a threat…

Feb 6, 2010 2:13 AM CST

Are Ghostwritten Lawyer Blogs Unethical?

Is it unethical for lawyers to hire ghostwriters to fill the content on their blogs? That question has been generating some debate among bloggers who do their own writing, Legal Blog Watch reports. The debate took off after Mark Bennett wrote a post on his Social Media Tyro blog condemning…

Feb 4, 2010 3:43 PM CST

Thomson Reuters Buys Super Lawyers

Thomson Reuters has purchased the Super Lawyers attorney rating system, the company announced in a press release (PDF) today. The announcement does not disclose the purchase price. The Super Lawyers service provides an annual consumer-oriented listing of leading attorneys by state and practice area, also featuring some practitioners in articles…

Feb 2, 2010 8:42 PM CST