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  • January 2017 Notes: More Reasons to Not Sue for Defamation

    January 23, 2017

    Suing over reviews a “horrible” idea:Yes, getting a negative online client review is no fun. But no, responding by filing a lawsuit is almost never the answer. You’re probably not going to get justice,…

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  • The McDonalds of Law?

    January 4, 2017

    Late last year, I offered to a room full of attorneys that they should consider emulating McDonalds when it comes to delivering consumer legal services. Yes, the response was underwhelming. But hear me out:…

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  • This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

    December 15, 2016

    If you want to see a particularly bleak example of what’s wrong with the legal profession’s over-regulation, check out Massachusetts Bar Ethics Opinion 98-1. This opinion finds that attorneys can’t offer limited scope legal…

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  • December 2016 Notes: Accepting the Realities of Social Media & Online Reviews

    December 14, 2016

    Is Social Media a Detriment to Your Career?  Proving that “trolling” can happen even in the staid world of the daily papers, Georgetown professor Cal Newport – who proudly proclaims that he has “never…

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  • Worrying vs. Looking to Opportunity

    December 12, 2016

    The Georgetown Law Journal just published an article by Alberto Bernabe, a professor at John Marshall Law School in Chicago. Titled “Avvo Joins the Legal Market; Should Attorneys Be Concerned?,” the article goes through twenty-some pages…

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  • Ethics Opinions: A Modest Proposal

    November 14, 2016

    A few months back, I ranted about the inanity of Bar ethics opinions – those things that purport to help conscientious attorneys ensure they are fully in compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct.…

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