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The McDonalds of Law?
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
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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Worrying vs. Looking to Opportunity
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
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.…
