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Shooting legal videos that successfully attracts clients 

Published: February 6, 2012

Tags: marketing, video

Lawyers who shoot their own informational legal videos often focus all their efforts on the substance.

But if it’s not packaged well, your viewers may tune out.

Lawyer’s suit over division of fees isn’t barred 

Published: February 6, 2012

Tags: attorney fees, lien, statute of limitations

The expiration of a lawyer’s lien against a personal injury settlement did not bar her from suing her co-counsel regarding the division of fees, the Oklahoma Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.

Marketing while doing good 

By: Ashish Karvé Mark Powers
Published: February 3, 2012

Tags: marketing

Confucius said, “Choose a job you love and you will never work a day of your life.”

It’s unlikely you’ll never have to do any marketing for your law firm, even if you involve yourself in an effort that combines deep meaning for you with wider consequences for the community. But a well-crafted charitable effort can become a major contributor to the overall client development program of a law firm.

Contingent fee contract draws discipline from state bar 

Published: February 2, 2012

Tags: attorney fees, contingent fee, lawyer discipline, Rules of Professional Conduct

A Virginia lawyer has been admonished by the state bar for demanding a contingency fee from a client for non-monetary relief.

A three-judge panel imposed the public admonition on Thomas H. Roberts, saying they were concerned the fee agreement presented the possibility of a fee “adverse to the client.”

Financial analysis tips to improve profitability 

Published: February 2, 2012

Tags: practice management

At a recent webinar sponsored by LexisNexis, Philadelphia-based CPA Michael J. Wasco of Kino Sharie Leyh & Associates offered a series of tips and best practices that can help lawyers use financial analysis to build their businesses.

Lawyers try out Google+ for businesses 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: February 1, 2012

Tags: Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, marketing

Since the release of the Google+ business platform in November, lawyers have had a chance to try out the latest social media brand and decide for themselves if it lives up to the hype.

Illinois courts to allow cameras in pilot project 

Published: February 1, 2012

Tags: cameras, videotape

Trial courts in Illinois will allow cameras to document proceedings as part of a pilot project that launched Jan. 24.

Lawyers may market services on ‘discount’ websites 

Published: January 31, 2012

Tags: ethics, Groupon, Rules of Professional Conduct

Lawyers may market legal services on “deal of the day” or “group coupon” websites without violating the rules of professional conduct, a New York ethics panel has concluded.

FTC to update investigations, attorney misconduct allegations 

Published: January 26, 2012

Tags: attorney misconduct, e-discovery, electronic discovery, Federal Trade Commission, FTC

The Federal Trade Commission plans to both update its investigative process and clarify how it handles allegations of attorney misconduct, the agency has announced, seeking public comment on both issues.

Lawyer disbarred for false statements in bankruptcy 

Published: January 24, 2012

Tags: ethics, lawyer discipline, Rules of Professional Conduct

A lawyer could be disbarred for making false statements in the bankruptcy case of a client who wanted to hide her husband’s income, the New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled.