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Do Google’s privacy changes affect your law practice? 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 22, 2012

Tags: Gmail, Google, privacy

Changes to Google’s privacy policies have created an uproar globally over concerns that the Internet behemoth has consolidated its information gathering without revealing how it will use that information and giving users no chance to opt out.

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.

Google Plus: The next big thing for small law firms? 

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: August 16, 2011

Tags: Facebook, Google, legal marketing, LinkedIn, marketing, social media, social networking, technology, Twitter

Some law firm marketing gurus are going gaga over Google+ (Google Plus), the latest social media platform.

Google needn’t disclose account holder information 

Published: May 25, 2011

Tags: defamation, Discovery, Google

Google was not required to disclose information about an account holder who sent an allegedly defamatory e-mail, the New York Appellate Division has ruled in affirming judgment.

E-mail account holder not entitled to notice of search 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: November 9, 2010

Tags: Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Google, search and seizure

An e-mail service subscriber was not entitled to notice that his account was subject to a search warrant issued pursuant to federal electronic communications privacy law, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled in reversing a magistrate’s order.

Lawyer can use laptop to Google jurors 

By: Pat Murphy
Published: September 29, 2010

Tags: Google, medical malpractice, voir dire

A lawyer in a medical malpractice case could not be prohibited from using his laptop computer in court to screen prospective jurors, the New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled.

Privacy lawsuit costs Google $8.5 million 

By: Tony Ogden
Published: September 8, 2010

Tags: Google, privacy, social media

Google has offered to pay $8.5 million to settle claims brought over privacy concerns with the launch of its social networking site Buzz.

Google search didn’t violate evidentiary rules 

By: Correy Stephenson
Published: March 25, 2010

Tags: Federal Rules of Evidence, Google

A U.S. District Court judge did not violate the Federal Rules of Evidence when he performed a Google search to research rain hats in a supervised release revocation proceeding, the 2nd Circuit has ruled.

Seventh Heaven: Four reasons to upgrade to the new Windows 

By: Justin Rebello
Published: March 3, 2010

Tags: Google, technology, Windows

After the disaster of Windows Vista, the latest Windows operating system, Windows 7, purports to have solved many of the issues that plagued Vista and made it less than user-friendly.

But is it worth the time and money to upgrade?

Three ways Google can help your practice 

By: Justin Rebello
Published: December 17, 2009

Tags: Google, legal research, marketing, practice management, technology

More and more, Google is providing new ways to enhance your small law practice.