Legal Marketing & Consulting

To gain more clients, use social media

So Facebook is frivolous? LinkedIn a laugh? Twitter a twit? A FindLaw survey warns lawyers not to dismiss social media out of hand.

Oct 1, 2016 2:10 AM CDT

Tips on getting your message across to the media

Speak in plain language. Be familiar with the topic at hand. Keep your comments short and sweet. While these tips may sound simple, dealing with the media can involve certain nuances. And putting these guidelines into practice gives lawyers an advantage in courting coverage.

Oct 1, 2016 2:00 AM CDT

Lawyers ignore branding at their peril and need to be ‘media companies’

The main theme of Clio Cloud Conference 2016 may have been “how to become a data-driven lawyer,” but it might as well have been “adapt or perish.” The conference, which took place at the Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel in Chicago, wrapped up Tuesday with a heavy focus on branding and…

Sep 21, 2016 12:00 PM CDT

Martindale-Hubbell, Nolo launch legal marketing network

Internet Brands, the company that owns Martindale-Hubbell, Nolo and Ngage Live Chat, unveiled a new legal marketing network that integrates features from all three of those products. On Wednesday, Internet Brands launched Martindale-Nolo Legal Marketing Network. According to a press release, the network will utilize content from Nolo.com to serve…

Sep 7, 2016 9:50 AM CDT

Can it be? Fun CLE?

Anyone who’s ever been in a law school lecture hall knows the feeling: Your foot has fallen asleep and your mind is wandering to a sunny beach when you realize your coffee cup is empty and drinking more isn’t necessarily going to spark your interest in the lecture at hand.

Sep 1, 2016 2:10 AM CDT

Spurned recruiter sues BigLaw partner who used competitor; was recorded phone call a contract?

A legal recruiting firm in Dallas claims a recorded phone call will show a law firm partner agreed to work with the company exclusively if he pursued an opportunity at Holland & Knight. The partner, Dean Schaner of Haynes and Boone, used another recruiting firm before jumping to Holland &…

Aug 24, 2016 9:35 AM CDT

Ethics opinion on fee-sharing is bad news for Avvo Legal Services

A South Carolina ethics opinion on fee-sharing highlights a potential obstacle for Avvo’s fixed-fee legal referral service, launched this year in 18 states. The July 14 advisory opinion—which describes a payment setup like the one used by Avvo Legal Services—is bad news for Avvo, according to Law Sites by Robert…

Aug 11, 2016 3:12 PM CDT

Two Ohio lawyers sue for access to lists of workers’ comp claimants, claim First Amendment violation

Two Ohio lawyers claim in a federal lawsuit that their First Amendment right to advertise is violated by the state’s ban on soliciting workers’ compensation claimants and the state’s refusal to provide claimant lists. Lawyer Thomas Bevan of Bevan & Associates in Boston Heights filed the suit (PDF) along with…

Aug 11, 2016 9:41 AM CDT

Suit claims law firm defamed accused killer in website statements

A woman sued for the alleged murder of her uncle—who was also her husband—has filed a lawsuit claiming a Washington state law firm and one of its lawyers defamed her with statements at its website. The July 16 suit (PDF) filed on behalf of Tracy McNamara, targets the lawyer and…

Aug 3, 2016 7:30 AM CDT

Does SEO relate to law-firm success?

Study finds strong tie between search engine visits and new phone calls to firms.

Aug 1, 2016 1:40 AM CDT

Lawyers’ ‘Don’t Eat Your Weed’ song gets radio play

Two Texas lawyers are achieving some fame with a song that warns the marijuana-consuming public about the legal dangers of destroying evidence. The lawyers, Will Hutson and Chris Harris, explain that possession of less than two ounces of marijuana is a Class B misdemeanor in Texas, but it becomes a…

Jul 14, 2016 8:00 AM CDT

7th Circuit limits attorney fees in lawsuit against faxing lawyer to percentage of actual claims

Class-action lawyers who sued on behalf of accountants who received unsolicited legal newsletters aren’t entitled to fees based on the total $4.2 million in funds that is available to claimants, a federal appeals court has ruled. Instead the lawyers are entitled to fees based on the number of accountants who…

Jul 12, 2016 2:16 PM CDT

Womble Carlyle announces strategic alliance with UK firm

A strategic alliance announced Wednesday by Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice and the United Kingdom-based Bond Dickinson is intended to help each of the well-known firms expand its footprint in the other’s home country. The two plan to refer business to each other, collaborate in pitching business to clients, provide…

Jun 15, 2016 1:15 PM CDT

Many of the most-profitable law firms have little presence on Twitter

Some of the 10 most profitable U.S. law firms in the country have essentially no presence on Twitter. They include Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, which has no account, and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, which apparently established an account in 2009 but has published no tweets, Bloomberg’s Big Law…

May 31, 2016 5:20 PM CDT

‘Super lawyers’ and ‘rising stars’ are warned about accolade advertising

Lawyer advertising that mentions awards such as “Super Lawyers,” “Rising Stars” and “Best Lawyers” has spurred the filing of many complaints with a New Jersey committee that considers ethics of lawyer advertising. The New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Lawyer Advertising has received so many grievances that it decided to…

May 23, 2016 6:15 AM CDT