Legal Marketing & Consulting

Court Upholds $21K Award Against Faxing Lawyer

A New York appeals court has upheld a $21,000 award against a lawyer who faxed unsolicited information about legal malpractice cases to another lawyer. The court said the faxes sent by Andrew Lavoott Bluestone violated a federal law that bars unsolicited ads, the New York Law Journal reports. Scott Greenfield,…

Feb 4, 2008 5:21 PM CST

Critic Says Denver Law Firm’s Ads Feature Lawyer Stereotypes

A Denver law firm’s new ad campaign featuring fictional obstructionist lawyers is raising some eyebrows. The business-suited characters in the ads, running in the Denver Business Journal, block people trying to access an ATM, putt a golf ball and grab a towel after a shower, the Denver Post reports. “If…

Jan 30, 2008 3:01 PM CST

Law Firm ‘Fake News’ Video Criticized

A law firm and its public relations consultant are being criticized for a paid program on public access cable that looks all too much like a real news show. Two partners at the Hartford, Conn., law firm of Shipman & Goodwin are interviewed on the video by a PR consultant…

Jan 29, 2008 12:14 PM CST

Drew Peterson Lawyer Angry Over Ditched ‘Win a Date With Drew’ Contest

Drew Peterson and his lawyer called in to a Chicago radio show yesterday and agreed to a “Win a Date With Drew” contest, but the station has called it off. Now the lawyer, Joel Brodsky, is criticizing the decision. Drew Peterson, named as a suspect in his wife’s disappearance, had…

Jan 24, 2008 2:13 PM CST

1st Legal Outsourcing Summit: Good Contracts Needed in Growing Industry

A first-time summit in New York City last week of Indian legal process outsourcing companies and their counsel shows how the industry—which could result in some $4 billion in foreign legal work being sent to India by 2015—is growing. However, some issues in the fledgling industry remain unresolved, such as…

Jan 22, 2008 7:30 PM CST

US Jury Consultants Help U.K. Lawyers

It’s a relatively common practice in the United States for trial lawyers to seek help from jury consultants when preparing arguments and selecting jurors. But the idea is still a bit unusual in Britain. Now, however, an increasing number of lawyers in the U.K. are looking to consultants from the…

Jan 16, 2008 6:22 PM CST

Private Investors Seek Litigation Management Role

A private investment company has announced an unusual plan to help reform the American litigation system by promoting so-called legal entrepreneurship. In a Prime Newswire press release published by Reuters, Ronald Gruner, president of the Vallex Fund, announces the formation of a new investment group to fund such efforts. An…

Jan 8, 2008 11:36 PM CST

Bonovitz Steps Down as Duane Morris Chair

Sheldon Bonovitz, who oversaw Duane Morris the last 10 years as it tripled in size, is stepping down as chairman. The 70-year-old Bonovitz will remain at the firm, focusing on client development, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. He will be replaced by his second-in-command, 56-year-old John Soroko, who has headed the…

Jan 4, 2008 11:30 AM CST

Blog: Top 5 Web Mistakes by Personal Injury Lawyers

After reportedly reviewing hundreds of websites promoting personal injury attorneys, a legal marketing blog says the sites are far too “egocentric.” A Law Firm Online Marketing Association post this week asserts that given the “tens of millions of dollars” that PI firms spend to optimize search results on the Internet,…

Jan 3, 2008 8:51 PM CST

Lawyer Installs Shark Tank in Office

A Montana lawyer said his decision to put a shark tank in his office started out as a joke. “I said, ‘What would it take to put a shark in a lawyer’s office?’ and it just kind of took off from there,” lawyer Christopher Gillette told the Bozeman Daily Chronicle.…

Jan 3, 2008 2:00 PM CST

Headhunter Safari

Don’t shoot yourself in the foot when stalking a recruiter

Jan 1, 2008 9:16 PM CST

Refer Madness

When a referral calls for advice, try thinking of it as advertising rather than intake

Jan 1, 2008 8:18 PM CST

Firm Takes Client Entertainment Cue from Boston Legal

When you try to picture the new rooftop deck at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Atlanta office, think Boston. More specifically, Boston Legal, the hit ABC drama featuring William Shatner as Denny Crane and David Spader as Alan Shore. At the end of each episode, the pair sits on their…

Dec 17, 2007 9:03 PM CST

Don’t Judge ‘Despicable Lawyer’ Magazine by its Cover

Take a quick look at the cover of a law firm’s new magazine, and it appears to read “Despicable Lawyer.” But in much smaller print, the name of the magazine begins with “Not just another.” The publication is for clients of Minneapolis law firm Parsinen Kaplan Rosberg and Gotlieb, which…

Dec 14, 2007 12:41 PM CST

Funny Lawyer Ads No Joke in N.Y.

Law firm ads that show attorneys towering over skyscrapers and offering legal advice to space aliens obviously aren’t meant to be taken seriously. But New York’s attorney general isn’t finding them at all amusing, reports Portfolio magazine on its website. In a brief filed yesterday in response to a July…

Dec 4, 2007 11:50 PM CST