Since at least 1997, TechnoLawyer has published a network of highly regarded legal technology and practice management e-newsletters. Today, it officially moves into the blogosphere, with the launch of TechnoLawyer Blog. At the same time, it is unveiling a revamped Web site, which for the first time creates a distinct home page for…
Stirring the pot on lawyer discipline
Following my item Tuesday, More than 6,200 lawyers sanctioned in 2003, survey says, both Norm Pattis and Carolyn Elefant posted thoughtful comments on the report, which Lisa Stone nicely summarized. Much as I respect Norm’s thoughts on many issues, I can’t help but disagree with him on this. And while I…
New blog is guide to Maine divorce law
One blog was not enough for Al Nye The Lawyer Guy. He now has another: Maine Divorce Law. Nye, whose office is in Portland, says: “This blog is written as a guide to all aspects of Maine family law, including divorce, separation, child support, mediation, spousal support, child custody and property rights.”…
DEA publishes Web guide to drugs of abuse
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued the 2005 edition of Drugs of Abuse, its annual survey of illicit substance use across the United States. According to the site,
…“This DEA magazine delivers clear, scientific information about drugs in a factual, straightforward way, combined with scores of precise photographs shot to
OJR: Lawyer’s blogging on Schiavo a refuge for many
“Throughout the Schiavo media frenzy, lawyer Matt Conigliaro’s blog stayed on mission — offering the straight scoop on Florida appellate law.” So says Online Journalism Review reporter Staci D. Kramer in the article, Lawyer’s plain-language blogging on Schiavo case a refuge for many. Conigliaro, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, Fla., writes the blog…
Daubert Tracker teams with LexisNexis
I have long been a fan of The Daubert Tracker. In fact, the site’s front page bears witness to this. Something I wrote about in The National Law Journal a few years ago appears as a quote at the top of the page (“A lawyer would be remiss not to check an expert…
Reader IDs BlawgConnect’s ‘person I do not know’
Thanks to a reader for informing me that the person in the fifth photo down on this page of BlawgConnect photos, whom I previously identified as “someone whose name I do not know,” is Jeremy Blachman (a/k/a The Anonymous Lawyer). I have corrected the photo caption. Sorry Jeremy.…
DecisionQuest relaunches site with content geared toward trial preparation
The trial consulting firm DecisionQuest launched a completely revamped Web site yesterday, featuring the addition of hundreds of articles, trial tips and research reports drawn from decades of consulting.
Among the documents now available on the site:…
More than 6,200 lawyers sanctioned in 2003, survey says
A total of 3,725 lawyers were subject to public sanctions for professional misconduct during 2003, while another 2,495 received private sanctions, according to the Survey on Lawyer Discipline Systems published last week by the Standing Committee on Professional Discipline of the American Bar Association.
Disciplinary agencies received 119,863 complaints in 2003,…
Former legal reporter among Pulitzer winners
Winners of The Pulitzer Prize were announced today. The prize for distinguished beat reporting went to Amy Dockser Marcus of The Wall Street Journal. Marcus began her journalism career in 1987 as a reporter for The American Lawyer and later covered law for the WSJ.…
HHS site allows consumers to compare hospitals’ quality of care
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last week introduced Hospital Compare, a Web site that provides healthcare consumers with information on how well the hospitals in their area care for adult patients with certain medical conditions.
The site is intended to help consumers compare the quality of care hospitals provide. It…
‘Justice,’ new legal mag, to hit newstands
True stories from America’s legal system is the focus of Justice, a magazine preparing to launch June 21. With the tagline,
…“Real People, True Stories,” it promises: “We will consistently provide a behind-the-scenes look at the names you know and the stories you’ve been following. We’ll look at regular folks who buck the
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