Judges were once practicing lawyers, so what, if anything, changes for them once they go on the bench? And how do they view the lawyers who now appear before them? We discuss these and other questions with a panel of three judges on this week’s legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer. Our guests for this episode:…

Hugh Calkins, director of research and development for Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Maine and a long-time innovator in the use of technology to deliver legal services and information, has launched a blog, called hugh’s blog, as part of the Web site of the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project. In addition…

A newly launched Web site, LegalForce, offers an online “marketplace” for buying, selling and licensing patents. Through July, listing patents for sale costs nothing. Interested buyers can view listings and post bids, which are non-binding as serve as invitations to negotiate. The site also provides a networking forum for inventors, attorneys and IP professionals,…

Via Recording Industry vs The People comes word that the transcript of the deposition of RIAA’s expert, Dr. Doug Jacobson of Iowa State University, is now available online, courtesy of Pike & Fischer Internet Law & Regulation. Deposition exhibits are also available.…

With gay marriage comes gay divorce. With emerging technologies comes virtual visitation. With fractured families comes grandparent visitation. These are just some of the current issues in family law that we discuss this week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer. Joining my cohost J. Craig Williams and me to discuss the latest developments in…

A new Web site, OpenCongress, draws on a variety of sources — from official government sites to blogs — to provide an in-depth view of “the real story behind what’s happening in Congress.” A joint project of the Sunlight Foundation and the Participatory Politics Foundation, the site allows you to track official…

eWeek writer Jim Rapoza has assembled a slide-show commentary on the worst tech-related bills of all time.…

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Get a traffic ticket in New Jersey and the next thing you receive may be a letter from a lawyer offering his or her services. Lawyers are trolling traffic records and sending solicitation letters to ticketed drivers, and now state legislators have introduced a bill that would criminalize the practice, according to a report today…

Roger Parloff at Legal Pad has a very funny e-mail exchange between a Boston law firm and a potential candidate for employment.…

I have had several occasions recently to speak with Jeff Aresty, the Boston lawyer who is the founder and president of InternetBar.org. Although I had known about the organization, hearing what Jeff had to say has convinced me that InternetBar.org could come to serve a central role in shaping the future of law…

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