Legal Marketing & Consulting

Lawyers for Velcro use music video to offer thanks for angry feedback on trademark plea

Those aren’t lawyers on Velcro Companies’ new music video thanking the public for its angry feedback. They are actors playing lawyers. But in-house lawyers were involved in the making of the video, Corporate Counsel reports. And they believe the company’s “Don’t Say Velcro” campaign has been successful, even if some…

Jun 12, 2018 7:05 AM CDT

Illinois disciplinary agency seeks comment on letting lawyers use for-profit referral services

Update: An Illinois Supreme Court administrative agency is taking comments on the concept that lawyers be allowed to participate in for-profit referral services.

The Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission survey cites a state appeals-court finding that fee sharing with a local bar association was a "positive force" in improving access to justice.

Jun 5, 2018 7:00 AM CDT

US News releases lawyer directory, with plans for optional client reviews

U.S. News & World Report is partnering with Best Lawyers to release an online legal directory of lawyers working in private practice in the United States.

Jun 4, 2018 7:10 AM CDT

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