Tag Archives: Advice

Limited License Legal Technicians

Posted on March 21, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

In 2012, the Supreme Court of Washington state enacted a rule allowing non-lawyers to practice law in a limited capacity after specialized training. According to a March 13, 2015 Washington Post article titled Who says you need a law degree to practice law?, … Continue reading →

Posted in Reform | Tagged Advice, Jonathan Lippman, Lawyers, Legal, Legal Aid, Legal Reform, Limited License Legal Technician, Steve Crossland, Supreme Court of Washington | Leave a comment

Justice Entrepreneurs Project

Posted on March 8, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

If you live in Chicago and have a low to moderate income, now you have an option for obtaining “reliable and affordable legal assistance.” The Justice Entrepreneurs Project (JEP) is one of a number of initiatives the Chicago Bar Foundation (CBF) … Continue reading →

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Suing For Emotional Distress? You May Have To Submit To An IPE

Posted on February 25, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

So you plan to bring a civil suit against someone or some entity to obtain retribution for some wrong, and as part of your lawsuit, you plan to allege intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress. In deciding whether to allege emotional … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips | Tagged ABA Journal, Advice, Caveat Emptor, Deidre Clark, Emotional Distress, Independent Psychiatric Exam, IPE, Lawsuit, Legal, Legal Consumer | Leave a comment

Have Or Need A Will? Here’s A Great Resource

Posted on January 31, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

We were looking through the ABA Journal’s 8th Annual Blawg 100, in which 100 legal blogs are highlighted, and a blog called Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog caught our eye. Gerry W. Beyer, the Governor Preston E. Smith Regents Professor of … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips | Tagged 8th Annual Blawg 100, ABA Journal, Advice, Gerry W. Beyer, Last Will and Testament, Legal, Legal Consumer, Trusts and Estates | Leave a comment

Attorney Tip #11 – Lessons From An Attorney Who Coaches Beauty Queens

Posted on January 24, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

The ABA Journal recently ran a story about an Alabama attorney who moonlights coaching beauty queens and others needing interview preparation. In an December 1, 2014 article titled, Want to be the next Miss America? Then you might want to hire … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips | Tagged ABA Journal, Advice, Alverson & Alverson, Attitude, Beauty queens, Bill Alverson, Client-Side Manner, Legal, Miss America | Leave a comment

Corporate In-House Counsel Embezzled Millions

Posted on December 12, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

Longtime in-house senior patent lawyer, Jason Throne, recently admitted to defrauding Hunter Douglas in an elaborate 14-year embezzlement scheme in which he bilked the company out of over $5 million, according to The Denver Post. An earlier Denver Post article, … Continue reading →

Posted in Billing | Tagged Advice, Attorney Misconduct, Awareness, Billing Fraud, False Billing, Fraudulent Billing, Hunter Douglas, Jason Throne, Legal | Leave a comment

The Elderly and Others Beware

Posted on November 8, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

A well-respected elder law attorney in New Jersey who offered seminars on end of life affairs pleaded guilty on Monday to first degree money laundering, admitting she stole millions of dollars from elderly clients. According to the State of New … Continue reading →

Posted in Vetting | Tagged Advice, Attorney Misconduct, Awareness, Barbara Lieberman, Caveat Emptor, Jan Van Holt, Legal, Legal Ethics, Money Laundering, News | Leave a comment

Attorney Tip #8 – Tread Lightly

Posted on September 19, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

What do you do when a client posts a negative review on Yelp, Avvo, Martindale Hubbell or another review website? Do you shoot off a response? Do you provide your side of the story? Given what’s at stake, you should … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips | Tagged Advice, American Bar Association, Avvo, Client-Side Manner, Legal, Legal Ethics, Online Review, Susan Michmerhuizen, Yelp, Your ABA | Leave a comment

ABA Survey on Self-Help Centers

Posted on August 29, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

On August 22, 2014, the American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services published a report titled The Self-Help Center Census: A National Survey addressing the usefulness of the country’s approximately 500 centers that help those representing themselves … Continue reading →

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Attorney Tip #7 – Be Empathetic

Posted on August 23, 2014 by The Legal Reformer

Most attorneys will feel empathy for their own when they read a story about a BigLaw partner getting sued for malpractice over a botched patent application. But LPR challenges those attorneys to see the situation from the client’s perspective. Debra MacKinnon, … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips | Tagged Advice, Bernard Codd, Joseph Gioconda, Lawsuit, Legal, Legal Practices, Litigation, McDermott Will & Emery, New York Daily News, Work Ethic, Zephyr Inc. | Leave a comment