This Ohio man is very unhappy with a judge in Cuyahoga County.…
CNN: FBI recovers copy of Bill of Rights
CNN.com reports that the FBI recovered an original copy of Bill of Rights, missing since the Civil War. Let’s hope the agency delivers it here.…
An online guide to conflicts of interest for lawyers
The March issue of Law Practice Management, the magazine of the American Bar Association’s Law Practice Management Section, includes an article I wrote about ethics sites on the Web. (The magazine is out in print, but has not showed up yet on the LPM Web site.) One of the sites I reviewed was
Another blawger targets election law
Back in November, I told you about the election-law blawg maintained by Birmingham, Ala., lawyer Edward Still, Votelaw — Law and Politics. I said then that it appeared to be the only blawg devoted to voting law.
That is no longer true. Last month, Richard Hasen, professor of law and William M. Rains…
Update to blawg article on Law.com
I see that Law.com today posted an article I wrote several months ago about blawgs.
One update that should be made to that is that the RealCorporateLawyer.com Blog was discontinued and replaced by TheCorporateCounsel.netBlog. Broc Romanek, the blogger, is no longer editor of RR Donnelley Financial’s RealCorporateLawyer.com, but instead works for…
War reporters’ blogs
Reporters on the ground in Iraq as well as news organizations throughout the world are maintaining blogs devoted to war coverage, such as the fascinating text, photo and audio blog by CNN correspondent Kevin Sites. A thorough and regularly updated guide to such blogs is the CyberJournalist.net gallery of great Iraq conflict coverage.…
Outsourced legal writing, used with caution, can be lifesaver
This week’s National Law Journal has an article I wrote, Outsourced legal writing:
If it’s used with caution, it can be a lifesaver.…
SocraticLaw formally launches transcript database
On Feb. 27, I reported the impending launch of a new Web-based service that will search trial transcripts the way other research sites search court opinions. Yesterday, that service, called SocraticLaw, formally launched. Here is an excerpt from the press release:
“Wilmington, DE – 13 March 2003 – A new research-on-demand service that…
Yet another ’10 best’ list
Have you been anxious to know the 10 best matrimonial lawyers in New Jersey under age 40? Then 10 Under 40 is the site you have been waiting for. While “40 under 40” lists seem to have become standard editorial fare for legal newspapers, this listing, announced today, seems a bit self-serving, since it…
Starting a blog (with MovableType)
Some helpful hints on Starting a blog, written about MovableType, but applicable in large part to any blog.…
A father’s advice on how to succeed as a lawyer
Almost 40 years ago, attorney Roland Boyd of McKinney, Texas, wrote a letter to his son offering tips on how to be a successful lawyer. When officials of the State Bar of Texas saw the letter, they prevailed upon him to allow the Texas Bar Journal to print it. Boyd agreed and it appeared in…
Wolters Kluwer to integrate Aspen, CCH
Wolters Kluwer announced this week that it will take steps to more closely integrate two of its legal publishing arms, Aspen Publishers and CCH Inc. In a letter posted today to law librarians, Aspen CEO Jane Butler and CCH CEO Gene Landoe said the goal “is to better serve our customers by…