Do you have a lower court case in need of judicial review?
If so, Tom Goldstein would like to talk to you:
The April Fool’s Day Joke That Almost Was…
Another oldie but goodie…
In 1997, Erik Heels and I created a fake law firm website (we were in the business of building law firm websites at the time). The firm we picked was that of Russell and Tate, the two characters played by Tracy Morgan and Tim Meadows of SNL in a few fake-commercials aired […]
Lawyer’s Guide to Marketing on the Internet (3rd ed.)
I don’t spend much time in the legal world these days, but I did spend time over the past year updating a book for the American Bar Association, the Lawyer’s Guide to Marketing on the Internet. Now in its 3rd edition, it’s a book that I think will help law firms of all sizes prioritize […]
Azizah al-Hibri wins First Freedom award
From the press release, here are details about one of my law professors receiving a prestigious award last week:
University of Richmond School of Law Professor Azizah Y. al-Hibri [was] awarded the 2007 First Freedom Award, by the Council for America’s First Freedom, to commemorate the anniversary of the nation’s first law guaranteeing religious liberty.
Past winners […]
Lawyers, Blogs and Music
Two posts lately by friends were an absolute joy to read: Erik Heels wrote about meeting a rock star at a Halloween party, and Marty Schwimmer wrote about a Springsteen tribute band.
Not only were these posts fun to read, but is there any doubt that if you were a musician, you’d hire these two in […]
Blogs as conversations
Just caught this 2 week-old quote from Mark Beese:
Rick Klau once told me that blogs are an online, two-way conversation about ideas. I am surprised, and very pleased, to discover this to be true.
Mark, I’ll assume your surprise isn’t because it was me saying it. Mark was writing about the conversation that ensued from […]
The Blog Corollary to the Rule Against Perpetuities
Andrea surveys the state of online law journals, and I can’t resist a cheap joke.
I promise, I won’t quit the day job.
Blawg speaker in DC on November 2
Thanks to our pending arrival, I had to pass on a speaking opportunity in Washington, DC on November 2. The DC chapter of the ALA is hosting a session on blogs as marketing vehicles for law firms, and want to know if there’s someone in the DC area who can speak on the topic. If […]
Dukes of Hazzard Clearance
Whoa, nelly. Makes you want to get into the movie business, making movies nobody ever sees: Via Phosita: Story on the $17.5 million clearance of rights of Dukes of Hazzard. [The Trademark Blog]
Deborah McMurray’s blogging
I’ve been meaning to point out that my good friend Deborah McMurray is blogging now about law firms, marketing and business development. Deborah’s paved the way for many in the legal marketing world, and her insights will be a welcome addition to the blogosphere. Legal marketers with the word “Chief“ in their title […]
