A recently released iPhone and iPad app designed for bankruptcy lawyers, Bankruptcy II, describes itself as a “complete reference for the working bankruptcy attorney.” It is an overstatement to call it complete, because it does not have cases. Aside from that, however, it has pretty much everything else a bankruptcy lawyer could ask for…
More on Whether to Scrap my Blog
My musings and those of Venkat Balasubramani over whether to shut down our blogs and start afresh with new ones garnered some attention from other legal bloggers, among them Bruce Carton today at Legal Blog Watch, Colin Samuels at Infamy or Praise, Kevin O’Keefe at Real Lawyers Have Blogs, and…
Two Friends, Two Deaths, One Day
I picked up the Boston Globe this morning and found the obituary of Dan Sharp, a friend, a lawyer and a former colleague when he and I worked together at Lawyers Weekly in the early 1990s. Seeing that his funeral was this morning,…
The 2009 Law-related Blogging Awards
Lawyer and legal technologist Dennis Kennedy has published his annual law-related blogging awards, which he calls The Blawggies. I am happy to report that Lawyer2Lawyer, the podcast I cohost with J. Craig Williams, received the award for Best Legal Podcast — a notable achievement given that Dennis has his own outstanding podcast…
My Review of Google Wave
Here is my prediction about Google Wave: It will be slow to catch on among legal professionals — but it will catch on. I explain in my review of Google Wave published in Law Technology News.…
Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference
Sorry that I will not be able to attend, because the ABA Law Firm Marketing Strategies Conference looks like it will be a great program. Check out the schedule and list of speakers. The conference is Nov. 12 and 13 in Philadelphia. Cost of the program ranges from $795 to $995 depending…
On the Language of Death: Tiptoing through the Tulips
Back when I was a young journalism student, I handed in a story that said someone had “passed away.” My journalism professor nearly … well … killed me. “Pass away,” he bellowed, “is a weak euphemism used by those who let their discomfort with death get in the way of their reporting on it.” …
New Jersey Courts Employ Social Media
Thanks to the blog Social Media Law Student for the heads-up about the announcement from the New Jersey judiciary that it is adopting an array of social-media tools to keep lawyers, litigants and the public better informed of court developments.
The court system now has a Twitter feed and uses text…
Weekend Special: Free iPhone Law School App
A few weeks ago in a post at Legal Blog Watch, I wrote about the new iPhone and iPod Touch app that ranks the 100 best law schools in the United States. The app, the Law School 100, is from LawTV Inc., the same company that publishes The Law School 100 on…
New Site for Sharing Legal Documents
I received an e-mail yesterday informing me of the launch of ExampleMotion, a Web site where lawyers can share — or even sell — pleadings, motions and other legal documents. Here is what the e-mail says:
…ExampleMotion.com enables attorneys to share their pleadings and motions with one another online. Attorneys can log onto the
Discount on Social Media Conference
I am honored to be part of an upcoming conference, Social Media: Risks & Rewards, to be held Sept. 21 at the Harvard Club of New York City. Presented by Corporate Counsel magazine and Incisive Media, the day-long program is designed…
Watch Your Phone Bill Carefully
When I received my most recent Verizon phone bill, I was surprised to see a charge of $14.95 to ILD Teleservices Inc. I had no idea what the company was or what the charge was for. I looked back over my recent bills. I am embarrassed to report that the charge had been appearing…