Tag Archives: Legal Consumer

Watch What You Say . . . The Little Blue Man Might Be Listening

Posted on June 21, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Have you ever noticed while watching TV or movie courtroom scenes when the attorneys sitting at either the plaintiff or defense table covers the microphone with their hands when talking with their clients?  That’s because in most courtrooms there is an audio recording … Continue reading →

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Is Justice Determined By What The Judge Ate For Breakfast?

Posted on June 7, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

What if your chances of a judge ruling in your favor depended on whether he or she had recently eaten? And what if a judge was more likely to rule in your favor shortly after eating but was less to … Continue reading →

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If It Can Happen To Playboy . . . It Can Happen To You

Posted on April 26, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Playboy Enterprises recently filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against its attorneys for failing to settle an employee whistleblower lawsuit within the insurance policy limits, thereby exposing Playboy to a verdict in excess of the policy limits.  According to an April … Continue reading →

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Judges Who Blog

Posted on April 12, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

We have previously posted about judges who blog, including Judge Richard G. Kopf of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nebraska and his blog, Herculesandtheumpire.com. This week, we received an email from Judge Alan Pendleton of the Tenth … Continue reading →

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Commission on the Future of Legal Services

Posted on March 29, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

In August 2014, the American Bar Association Board of Governors created the Commission on the Future of Legal Services.  According to a February 2015 ABA article titled, Lots of ideas, but no single theme at Commission on the Future of … Continue reading →

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Pro Bono Requirement For Law Students Can Benefit Everyone

Posted on March 14, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

New York has done it, and now California is considering it too.  According to a March 14, 2015 Los Angeles Times article, titled State bar considers requiring all law students to do free legal work, the State Bar of California is considering … Continue reading →

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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 →

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New Technology For Legal Consumers

Posted on February 13, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

Imagine if you could go to the iTunes store and download a free app that would allow you to prepare a living will, designate a health care proxy, and transmit it to your healthcare provider or to a hospital.  Well, if … Continue reading →

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Pulling Back The Curtain On BigLaw – And Many Smaller Firms Too

Posted on February 7, 2015 by The Legal Reformer

We’ve all seen or heard about the high-end law firms, the ones with the well-appointed offices and the high billable hour fees.  Large or small, some of these firms are harboring a secret – one that can affect how they treat … Continue reading →

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