Legal Marketing & Consulting

Law firms hire company to send ads to ER patients’ cellphones; is it a HIPAA violation?

Some personal injury law firms plan to use a technology called “geofencing” to send ads to cellphones of patients in emergency rooms, pain clinics and chiropractor offices.

May 30, 2018 1:37 PM CDT

Morgan & Morgan apparently settles suit alleging its ads are misleading

A lawsuit alleging Morgan & Morgan was running misleading ads has apparently settled. U.S. District Judge Mark Kearney of Philadelphia issued an order last Friday that dismissed the case based on a stipulation of the parties, the Legal Intelligencer reports. Kearney had previously allowed the case to go forward, though…

May 11, 2018 12:14 PM CDT

Kentucky Derby is a win for Frost Brown Todd and its chairman emeritus

Frost Brown Todd—the largest law firm in Louisville, Kentucky—entertained clients during a week of Kentucky Derby events, while its chairman emeritus had an even bigger stake in the Run for the Roses. Louisville partner-in-charge Geoffrey White told the American Lawyer that several events besides the Derby present good opportunities for…

May 7, 2018 9:57 AM CDT

Mass shooting survivors allege law firm manager wanted their help to recruit others

Survivors of the Pulse nightclub shooting who hired a Philadelphia-based law firm to represent them are criticizing recruiting tactics by the firm and its office manager.

May 1, 2018 3:10 PM CDT

Specialists show lawyers how to advertise effectively on social media

Businesses have been paying for outside social media help for years, but attorneys are just starting to supplement their social media needs—and it appears to be paying off.

May 1, 2018 1:05 AM CDT

Lawyer who used nonlawyers to sell living trusts is suspended in New Jersey

A lawyer who was disbarred in Pennsylvania for using nonlawyers to market and explain living trusts to elderly people has received a two-year suspension in New Jersey for the same conduct. The New Jersey Supreme Court suspended Barry Bohmueller for two years, but he cannot seek reinstatement until he is…

Apr 17, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Justia launches new peer-reviewed attorney ratings

Justia, an online legal information and lawyer marketing service, has added lawyer ratings and reviews to its attorney directory.

Apr 11, 2018 4:31 PM CDT

Lindsay Lohan is the new spokesperson for Lawyer.com

Lindsay Lohan is back in the public eye as a spokesperson for Lawyer.com, where she pokes fun at her own brushes with the law.

Mar 22, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Go ahead, let someone else own your web presence (not!)

While the world around us is evolving with increasing rapidity, lawyers and law firms are still making fire with flint and dry straw. It wouldn’t be a stretch for me to claim that a disproportionate percentage of lawyers are technologically illiterate. But what’s worse is that many of those are…

Mar 15, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Judge has a problem with law firm’s ads, but says rival can’t recover damages

A Philadelphia lawyer isn’t done litigating false advertising cases against law firms, though he wasn’t able to persuade a federal judge last month that Larry Pitt & Associates was entitled to damages for a rival Philadelphia firm’s ad claims.

Mar 13, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

Lawyerist expands offerings, rebrands TBD Law conference

Lawyerist, an online blog and publisher, announced a new path for the company, which will now focus on helping small and solo firms build a community and improve their business practices. “I’m super-pumped,” says Sam Glover, founder of Lawyerist. “I’m really excited.” The new path comes with a series of…

Mar 6, 2018 5:00 PM CST

Some lawyers are irked by attorney’s fake bar associations

A Louisville lawyer is creating some bar associations on paper that have no actual members. One of entities created by personal injury lawyer Richard Breen is the Shelby County Bar Association, though it’s not actually in Shelby County, the Louisville Courier Journal reports. The bar association is an assumed name…

Feb 26, 2018 7:30 AM CST

Judge rules in battle of law firms using same initials in their names

A law firm that used the P and M initials in its name didn’t infringe the trademark of another law firm that used the same initials, a Texas judge has ruled.

Feb 14, 2018 8:00 AM CST

Declining productivity costs law firms an average of more than $74K per lawyer, report says

Law firms have managed to maintain profits per equity partner and increase billing rates, but they shouldn’t be complacent. Those achievements could be masking weaknesses and preventing law firm leaders from adapting to new challenges, according to the 2018 Report on the State of the Legal Market.

Jan 12, 2018 7:00 AM CST

Lawyer Slack becomes LawyerSmack, adds functionality and membership fee

Corrected: Keith Lee, founder and moderator of Lawyer Slack, is updating and rebranding the online community as LawyerSmack. “I made this change to ensure quality of the community,” says Lee, who is based in Birmingham, Alabama. While watching this international community grow, Lee also saw the project take up more…

Dec 7, 2017 3:05 PM CST