Tag Archives: Legal Consumer

Searchable Databases of Judicial Decisions? It’s Possible!

Posted on May 11, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

What if there were a searchable database of state court judicial decisions, and you could readily find out how your judge decided cases like yours? Many state courts have online databases of court case dockets, and some have viewable and … Continue reading →

Posted in Reform | Tagged Judges, Judicial Decisions, Legal Consumer, Mosi Secret, New York Times, Syracuse University, TRAC, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse | Leave a comment

Mark Zuckerburg Buys Instagram Without Lawyers

Posted on April 26, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg reportedly negotiated Facebook’s $1 billion purchase of Instagram with Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom in Zuckerberg’s home, according to The Wall Street Journal’s April 18, 2013 article In Facebook Deal, Board Was All But Out of Picture. The WSJ … Continue reading →

Posted in Vetting | Tagged Advice, Facebook, Instagram, Kevin Systrom, Legal Consumer, Mark Zuckerberg, News, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Clichés Lawyers Love? Read On . . .

Posted on April 19, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

It’s hard to imagine that there are clichés about lawyers that lawyers love, but Vivia Chen, a former corporate lawyer who is now chief blogger for The Careerist, posted Top 10 Annoying Clichés Lawyers Love on April 15, 2013. LPR’s favorites: 5. “You … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips | Tagged Attorneys, Awareness, Client-Side Manner, Legal Consumer, Legal Practices, The Careerist, Vivia Chen | Leave a comment

Cameras in the Courtroom!

Posted on April 12, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

Transparency and accountability – two essential outcomes that are attainable if every courtroom across the country had cameras. Filming court proceedings, including the judges presiding and the lawyers arguing, and posting the videos online would reveal each judge’s and many … Continue reading →

Posted in Reform | Tagged Judges, Legal Consumer, Litigation, Maureen O'Connor, Ohio Supreme Court, Transparency, US Supreme Court | 1 Comment

Clients Calling the Shots? A Legal Ethics Counsel’s Perspective

Posted on March 15, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

Every month, one member of the District of Columbia Bar’s Legal Ethics Counsel or Bar Counsel, writes an article in the Washington Lawyer (the District of Columbia Bar journal) posing an ethical issue and providing guidance to lawyers how to deal with it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Reform | Tagged Advice, Bar Counsel, Client-Side Manner, Clients, Conflict of Interest, Disciplinary Complaint, District of Columbia Bar, Legal Consumer, Legal Ethics, Saul Jay Singer, Washington Lawyer | Leave a comment

The Cost of Good Legal Writing . . . Worth It?

Posted on March 9, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

In the March 2013 issue of the ABA Journal is an article written by Bryan Garner titled Why Lawyers Can’t Write. Mr. Garner is president of LawProse Inc., editor-in-chief of Black’s Law Dictionary, and an author (including a book with Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia). … Continue reading →

Posted in Billing | Tagged ABA Journal, American Bar Association, Antonin Scalia, Black's Law Dictionary, Bryan Garner, Clients, Dunning–Kruger effect, Legal Consumer | 1 Comment

Law Students Are “Voting With Their Feet”

Posted on February 1, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

The New York Times reported on Wednesday that law school applications are nearing a 30-year low, citing high tuition, overwhelming debt, and bleak job opportunities. The Legal Whiteboard reported on Tuesday that Washington & Lee law school has a surplus of … Continue reading →

Posted in Reform | Tagged Client-Side Manner, Law Schools, Legal Consumer, Legal Practices, Legal Reform, Legal Whiteboard, New York Times, Washington & Lee Law School | Leave a comment

Lance Armstrong’s Confession – Good for the Soul, or Good for His Lawyers?

Posted on January 19, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

This week, Lance Armstrong confessed to Oprah Winfrey that he, in fact, took performance enhancing drugs during his professional cycling career, despite his previous denials. Speaking to the Today Show’s Savannah Guthrie on Tuesday morning, legal analyst Lisa Bloom spoke … Continue reading →

Posted in Reform | Tagged Advice, Conflict of Interest, Floyd Landis, Lance Armstrong, Legal Consumer, Lisa Bloom, NBC, News, Oprah Winfrey, Savannah Guthrie, Today Show, United States Postal Service, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

New Year’s Resolution (Just ONE) for Lawyers and Judges

Posted on January 10, 2013 by The Legal Reformer

On Monday morning, General Stanley McChrystal appeared on NBC’s the Today Show to promote his new book, My Share of the Task, and in speaking with Matt Lauer, dropped a gem that should be the ONE resolution that all lawyers and … Continue reading →

Posted in Reform | Tagged General Stanley McChrystal, Holiday, Judges, Lawyers, Legal Consumer, Legal Reform, Matt Lauer, My Share of the Task, Today Show | Leave a comment

Legal Consumer Tip #5 – Evaluating Settlement Issues

Posted on December 1, 2012 by The Legal Reformer

In September 2012, we blogged about a Colorado jury’s $2 million verdict against a law firm that pressured a client to settle a contingency fee case for less than it was worth. In that post, we noted that settlement comes … Continue reading →

Posted in Tips | Tagged Advice, Conflict of Interest, Legal Consumer, Litigation, Second Opinion, Settlement | Leave a comment