Real Cocktail Napkin Contract Trial Underway
Warning: The following may trigger law school exam or bar exam flashbacks.Regardless of when you went to law school, the question surely came up […]
Read moreWhy High-Profile Depositions Matter
A deposition can win a case; everybody knows that, but few lawyers practice that way. Too often depositions are boring affairs from beginning to […]
Read morePSA to Romantically Involved Lawyers: Use Redaction!
Lawyers do it every day. But for one pair of form-crossed Ohio lawyers, who did it and didn’t redact, the state’s bar decided to […]
Read moreLawyers Who Count Chickens Before They Hatch Lay Eggs
Defense attorney John Shely reportedly lost the largest verdict in an individual “bad faith” insurance case in Oklahoma history. But the $25.5 million verdict […]
Read more7 Social Media Tips for Law Firms
If your law firm isn’t on social media, you are simply missing out on some easy and free marketing that can be done in […]
Read moreWhy Lawyers Should — or Should Not — Show Off Clients
Client endorsements are the best. “He really understood my case.” “She helped me when I needed it the most.” “My lawyer got me $2.1 […]
Read moreDo You Language Correctly?
Lawyers may have grown accustomed to ignoring Bryan Garner and all his nitpicky wisdom about language and the law. But in his recent ABA […]
Read more5 Cool Marketing Ideas for Lawyers
Giving out swag and using traditional advertising methods may not be a big driver of clients for most lawyers (or any industry really), but […]
Read moreSessions’ Last Act: New Justice Guidelines for Civil Consent Decrees
The day before resigning, Attorney General Jeff Sessions laid down some tighter guidelines for the Justice Department on civil settlements. Consent decrees “should be […]
Read moreThe 5 Best Tips for Solo Practitioners
When it comes to solo practice, the ABA Journal has long been a fantastic, and free, resource for practice tips, legal news, and motivation/inspiration, […]
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