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Thursday, January 31, 2013
Seattle law dean leaving after three years
The dean of Seattle University School of Law will step down on June 30, after three years in the job. Citing family responsibilities, Mark Niles said he would return to the faculty at American University Washington College of Law, where he taught for 12 years before assuming the Seattle deanship in 2010.
The Best Paralegal Law Technology Trends
Paralegals need to know the latest trends in law practice and productivity technology to contribute to a successful law practice. For the hottest tech trends, Paralegal Voice co-hosts Lynne DeVenny and Vicki Voisin turn to Jared D. Correia, Esq., the Senior Practice Advisor for Massachusetts’ Law Office Management Assistance Program (MASSLOMAP). Jared shares his thoughts on everything from law practice management software, to cloud-based solutions and document management, to remote access and the benefits of social media. A big fan of legal support staffers, he explains why they are a key part of the legal team. This podcast is a must-listen for both paralegals and attorneys!
Hiring Your First Employee
Hiring your first employee can feel like jumping off a cliff, but in some circumstances it can lead to more efficiency and profits. On The Un-Billable Hour, host Attorney Rodney Dowell, Executive Director at Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers and Director of LCL’s Massachusetts Law Office Management Assistance Program joins Lee Rosen, founder of the Rosen Law Firm, a North Carolina family law firm, blogger and practice management guru and Attorney Scott Stewart, from The Law Offices of Scott David Stewart out of Arizona, to talk about how to make the first hire a successful hire.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/un-billable-hour/2012/03/hiring-your-first-employee/
The Perfect Real World Problem for a Trademark Class
In this week's IP Podcast, Professor Megan Carpenter of Texas Wesleyan University School of Law discusses teaching IP in the midst of a trademark dispute. Learn about Professor Carpenter at http://bit.ly/wwylwM.
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2012: It Was a Very Good Year (For Law Firm Revenues)
Law firm revenue growth was up 5% in 2012, according to a survey whose results were rosier than experts had expected.
Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2013/01/28/2012-it-was-a-very-good-year-for-law-firm-revenues/?mod=WSJBlog
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Pharma sales reps are FLSA exempt as outside salesmen (5-4)
This morning the US Supreme Court decided - on a 5-4 vote - that pharmaceutical sales representatives are "outside salesmen" and therefore exempt from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Court also unanimously held that the Department of Labor's recently-announced contrary interpretation was entitled to exactly zero deference.
Christopher v. SmithKline Beacham (US Supreme Ct 06/18/2012)
Christopher, a pharmaceutical sales representative, sued the employer for violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) alleging failure to pay overtime. The trial court granted the employer's motion for summary judgment and denied Christopher's motion to amend the judgment based on the trial court's failure to consider an amicus brief filed by the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL). The 9th Circuit affirmed. The US Supreme Court affirmed (5-4).
The job of a pharmaceutical sales representative is to try to persuade physicians to write prescriptions for products in appropriate cases. For over 70 years DOL acquiesced in an interpretation that they were "outside salesmen" who are exempt from FLSA overtime requirements. In amicus briefs filed in Circuit courts DOL took the position that a "sale" requires a "consummated transaction." In Supreme Court briefing DOL's position was that there is no "sale" unless the employee "actually transfers title."
The Court said that the DOL's new interpretation is entitled to no deference at all because it would impose massive liability for conduct that occurred before the interpretation was announced, there had been no enforcement actions suggesting the industry was acting unlawfully, DOL gave no opportunity for public comment, and the interpretation is "flatly inconsistent" with the FLSA.
The FLSA definition of "sale" includes consignments, which do not involve a transfer of title. Although DOL regulations say that sales include the transfer of title, that does not mean a sale must include a transfer of title. The regulations also use the phrase "other disposition" which - in this unique regulatory environment - includes the work of pharmaceutical sales representatives. The representatives also bear all the exterior indicia of salesmen (average salaries exceeding $70,000, work that is difficult to standardize to a particular time frame, etc.)
The DISSENT reasoned that sales of drugs are made by pharmacists, not pharmaceutical sales representatives. The pharmaceutical sales representative neither make sales nor promote "their own sales." (The dissent agreed that the DOL's current views expressed in briefs are not entitled to any weight.)
Source: http://www.lawmemo.com/blog/2012/06/pharma_sales_re.html
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Super Bowl edition: Vince Lombardi, Civil Rights Pioneer
Professor David Yamada, Director of the New Workplace Institute at Suffolk Law, talks about legendary NFL coach Vince Lombardi as an early pioneer for civil rights. Read Professor Yamada’s blog at http://newworkplace.wordpress.com.
Revisiting Citizens United in an Election Year
Since 2010, there has been great debate over the controversial ruling, Citizens United. Most recently, the Montana Supreme Court challenged the decision while Senator McCain called it "one of the worst decisions I have ever seen." Lawyer2Lawyer co-hosts and attorneys, J. Craig Williams and Robert Ambrogi welcome, Attorney Joseph M. Birkenstock, former chief counsel of the Democratic National Committee and Bradley A. Smith, Chairman and Co-Founder of the Center for Competitive Politics and former Commissioner on the Federal Election Commission, for an in-depth discussion on the impact of the ruling during an election year and its influence on the upcoming Presidential election.
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Online Reputation Management for Lawyers
What are people saying about you online? What if the comments are negative? How can you protect your good name? In an environment where online reviews are common, Legal Toolkit host Jared Correia, Law Practice Advisor with Mass. LOMAP,, and Conrad Saam, Vice President of Marketing at Urbanspoon, discuss online reputation management for lawyers. Conrad and Jared cover the importance of tracking online mentions, and the methods for doing so. They also address the rising vitality of local search and the usefulness in dominating vanity search.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/legal-toolkit/2012/02/online-reputation-management-for-lawyers/
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2011 Intellectual Property Year in Review and Outlook for 2012 – Part I: Patents
IP Counsel host, Attorney Peter Lando, partner at the firm of Lando & Anastasi, LLP, welcomes Craig Smith, partner at Lando & Anastasi, to discuss important patent cases and court decisions in 2011 from the United States Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit covering a wide range of issues, including patentable subject matter, inventor rights, inducement of patent infringement, damages, and inequitable conduct. Peter and Craig also discuss major cases on the dockets of the Supreme Court and Federal Circuit in 2012 that will be followed closely by practitioners and the business community.
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Suffolk and the BITAHR Film Festival
Dean Seidman, a member of Suffolk Law's faculty and an Associate Dean, discusses the law school's support of the Boston Initiative to Advance Human Rights and its 2012 Film Festival. Learn more at bitahr.org and bitahrfilmforum.org.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/suffolk-law/2012/02/suffolk-and-the-bitahr-film-festival/
The Future of Legal Advice (or how to assure conviction) (Insta-Update)
When first I checked out the offerings of Justin Peters, whose bona fides to run a blog about crime were somewhat lacking, it was largely tongue-in-cheek. On the up side, the content was salacious crime stories that were the legal equivalent of an in-depth TMZ story about Lindsay Lohan. On the downside, he was writing for Slate, one of the big kahunas of the interwebz.
That meant a lot of people would read it, far more than any blog written by a lawyer who was educated, experienced or knowledgeable about the law. But as long as it was just dopey fluff, so what? It's not like people hadn't been fed stories that illuminated nothing forever. So what if there was a new player in town?
But people, being the way they are, confused the fact that Justin Peters wrote a blog about law with his having anything remotely resembling knowledge of law, the I-play-a-doctor-on-TV syndrome, and did the unthinkable:
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That meant a lot of people would read it, far more than any blog written by a lawyer who was educated, experienced or knowledgeable about the law. But as long as it was just dopey fluff, so what? It's not like people hadn't been fed stories that illuminated nothing forever. So what if there was a new player in town?
But people, being the way they are, confused the fact that Justin Peters wrote a blog about law with his having anything remotely resembling knowledge of law, the I-play-a-doctor-on-TV syndrome, and did the unthinkable:
Since then, I’ve received a lot of emails from readers asking what, exactly, you should do if you find yourself in a supposedly consensual conversation with an officer of the law. Apparently a lot of innocent, non-suspicious-looking people have been or expect to be pressured into gratuitous interactions with the police. And, from the emails I’ve received, a lot of people have no interest in talking to the law in these situations. Which, to be sure, is their right.
This was a watershed introspective moment for Peters, who could have admitted that he's just a writer, working a gig for which he is grossly unqualified, and made clear that he cannot offer legal advice. But since he's not a lawyer, and he's not qualified, and he lacks the basic self-awareness that his reach far, far exceeds his grasp, he chose instead to do exactly what he should not, he cannot do:
You’re under no obligation to talk with a police officer in non-investigatory situations, and you shouldn’t be intimidated into feeling otherwise. (And to be clear, I’m not talking about those times when a cop stops you for speeding, or jaywalking, or stealing an old woman’s purse. In scenarios like these, when there’s reasonable suspicion that you’ve done something wrong, you’re obliged to cooperate, and refusal to comply may lead to your arrest.)
This is fundamentally wrong, but there's no reason to believe that Peters would know this. And after this post, the question is how many readers of Slate will carry around the baggage of stupidity as well, believing that they are "obliged to cooperate" because some kid on the internet who works for Slate said so.
He goes on to qualify his statements somewhat with an article by a lawprof, clearly another excellent source of how street encounters with cops actually happen, which ironically never actually explains the basic assertion of rights that any lawyer with three minutes experience can explain.
This isn't to say that no person without a bar card can offer anything thoughtful about criminal law. Indeed, two individuals immediately come to mind, Radley Balko, head Agitator until he went over to Huffington Post, who has long been a go-to source major issues and has provided incredibly thoughtful and important work in criminal justice. The other is Scott Henson from Grits for Breakfast, whose work on Texas criminal justice issues is some of the best.
But both of these guys share a common understanding: as knowledgeable as they may be in the arena of criminal law, they do not cross the line of pretending to be lawyers themselves and offering legal advice. It's not that they couldn't have answered the question posed to Justin Peters as well as any criminal lawyer. They've heard the question (as have we all) more than enough to know exactly what to say. But they similarly appreciate that they are not lawyers. To the extent they occasionally tread close to the line, they at least base their references in sound advice rather than come up with nonsense on their own.
What happened at Slate demonstrates that the futurists, like Richard Susskind, who contend that the need for lawyers is past as anyone can play a lawyer on the internet, where every bit of human information, legal or otherwise, is readily available and anyone can find the answer to anything with the push of a button.
How many people will find Justin Peters' "answer" at Slate and believe that they're "obliged to cooperate"?
This isn't a game to be played by the clueless who are given a soapbox, and in this case a very large, very loud bullhorn to go with it, to spread fundamentally wrong information far and wide. Yet, if we leave it in the hands of writers like Justin Peters, whose attempt at a humorous self-description turns out to be far more accurate than anyone would have guessed:
In short, I'm just the sort of preening, narcisisstic [sic] sociopath you'd want writing a blog like this.
Meet your new source for criminal law legal advice on the web. What could possibly go wrong?
H/T Ken @Popehat, who was shocked to learn that Slate had a crime blog offering legal advice.
Update: Patrick @Popehat (maybe it was Patrick rather than Ken who was shocked?) debates the merits with almost-Joe Arpaio, during which he notes something I was totally unaware of. This is what was actually posted at Instapundit:
January 21, 2013
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Here Are Some Tips on How to Avoid “Consensual” Police Encounters.
Reynolds does not play a law professor on TV, but actually is one. You can't make this stuff up.
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Making Collaboration Tools Work in 2012
People are collaborating more than ever before. There are more collaboration tools and technologies than ever before. Yet, the actual adoption of collaboration tools seems to lag behind the wish to use collaboration tools. In this episode, Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell discuss the gap between tools and people in collaboration, the common challenges faced when implementing collaboration tools, especially ones used by lawyers, and their best recommendations for improving the adoption of collaboration tools and technologies in 2012. After you listen, be sure to check out Tom & Dennis’ co-blog and book by the same name, The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies.
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Is Your Food Safe?
3,000 Americans die every year from food-borne illnesses. Recent warnings include listeria in lettuce, salmonella in tuna and E. coli in ground beef. So, is the food Americans eat safe? Are the FDA, USDA and federal laws doing enough to keep our food supply free from potentially deadly pathogens? Lawyer2Lawyer co-host and attorney, Craig Williams gets the facts from food safety experts, William Marler, Managing Partner of Marler Clark and Editor of Food Safety News, and Dr. Michael Doyle, the Director of the University of Georgia’s Center for Food Safety.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/2012/05/is-your-food-safe/
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Federal judge accepts BP guilty plea, approves $4 billion oil spill settlement
[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana [official website] on Tuesday accepted a plea agreement [DOJ press release] between British Petroleum (BP) [corporate website] and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official website] for the company's role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill [BBC backgrounder]. US Attorney General Eric Holder [official website] announced that BP pleaded guilty to 14 criminal counts, including felony manslaughter arising out of the deaths of 11 crewmen,...
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How Pro Bono can be a market strategy for Solos and Law Students
Solos and Law Students-have you considered Pro Bono as an investment? It can expand your client base and knowledge, open doors for employment and networking, and enrich your standing in the community. New Solo host, Attorney Kyle R. Guelcher, a solo practitioner and the most recent Chair of the Young Lawyers Division of the Massachusetts Bar Association discusses with Attorney Luz Herrera, Assistant Professor of Law at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego, California how she used Pro Bono to build her practice and strengthen her community.
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The Future of Legal Advice (or how to assure conviction) (Insta-Update)
When first I checked out the offerings of Justin Peters, whose bona fides to run a blog about crime were somewhat lacking, it was largely tongue-in-cheek. On the up side, the content was salacious crime stories that were the legal equivalent of an in-depth TMZ story about Lindsay Lohan. On the downside, he was writing for Slate, one of the big kahunas of the interwebz.
That meant a lot of people would read it, far more than any blog written by a lawyer who was educated, experienced or knowledgeable about the law. But as long as it was just dopey fluff, so what? It's not like people hadn't been fed stories that illuminated nothing forever. So what if there was a new player in town?
But people, being the way they are, confused the fact that Justin Peters wrote a blog about law with his having anything remotely resembling knowledge of law, the I-play-a-doctor-on-TV syndrome, and did the unthinkable:
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That meant a lot of people would read it, far more than any blog written by a lawyer who was educated, experienced or knowledgeable about the law. But as long as it was just dopey fluff, so what? It's not like people hadn't been fed stories that illuminated nothing forever. So what if there was a new player in town?
But people, being the way they are, confused the fact that Justin Peters wrote a blog about law with his having anything remotely resembling knowledge of law, the I-play-a-doctor-on-TV syndrome, and did the unthinkable:
Since then, I’ve received a lot of emails from readers asking what, exactly, you should do if you find yourself in a supposedly consensual conversation with an officer of the law. Apparently a lot of innocent, non-suspicious-looking people have been or expect to be pressured into gratuitous interactions with the police. And, from the emails I’ve received, a lot of people have no interest in talking to the law in these situations. Which, to be sure, is their right.
This was a watershed introspective moment for Peters, who could have admitted that he's just a writer, working a gig for which he is grossly unqualified, and made clear that he cannot offer legal advice. But since he's not a lawyer, and he's not qualified, and he lacks the basic self-awareness that his reach far, far exceeds his grasp, he chose instead to do exactly what he should not, he cannot do:
You’re under no obligation to talk with a police officer in non-investigatory situations, and you shouldn’t be intimidated into feeling otherwise. (And to be clear, I’m not talking about those times when a cop stops you for speeding, or jaywalking, or stealing an old woman’s purse. In scenarios like these, when there’s reasonable suspicion that you’ve done something wrong, you’re obliged to cooperate, and refusal to comply may lead to your arrest.)
This is fundamentally wrong, but there's no reason to believe that Peters would know this. And after this post, the question is how many readers of Slate will carry around the baggage of stupidity as well, believing that they are "obliged to cooperate" because some kid on the internet who works for Slate said so.
He goes on to qualify his statements somewhat with an article by a lawprof, clearly another excellent source of how street encounters with cops actually happen, which ironically never actually explains the basic assertion of rights that any lawyer with three minutes experience can explain.
This isn't to say that no person without a bar card can offer anything thoughtful about criminal law. Indeed, two individuals immediately come to mind, Radley Balko, head Agitator until he went over to Huffington Post, who has long been a go-to source major issues and has provided incredibly thoughtful and important work in criminal justice. The other is Scott Henson from Grits for Breakfast, whose work on Texas criminal justice issues is some of the best.
But both of these guys share a common understanding: as knowledgeable as they may be in the arena of criminal law, they do not cross the line of pretending to be lawyers themselves and offering legal advice. It's not that they couldn't have answered the question posed to Justin Peters as well as any criminal lawyer. They've heard the question (as have we all) more than enough to know exactly what to say. But they similarly appreciate that they are not lawyers. To the extent they occasionally tread close to the line, they at least base their references in sound advice rather than come up with nonsense on their own.
What happened at Slate demonstrates that the futurists, like Richard Susskind, who contend that the need for lawyers is past as anyone can play a lawyer on the internet, where every bit of human information, legal or otherwise, is readily available and anyone can find the answer to anything with the push of a button.
How many people will find Justin Peters' "answer" at Slate and believe that they're "obliged to cooperate"?
This isn't a game to be played by the clueless who are given a soapbox, and in this case a very large, very loud bullhorn to go with it, to spread fundamentally wrong information far and wide. Yet, if we leave it in the hands of writers like Justin Peters, whose attempt at a humorous self-description turns out to be far more accurate than anyone would have guessed:
In short, I'm just the sort of preening, narcisisstic [sic] sociopath you'd want writing a blog like this.
Meet your new source for criminal law legal advice on the web. What could possibly go wrong?
H/T Ken @Popehat, who was shocked to learn that Slate had a crime blog offering legal advice.
Update: Patrick @Popehat (maybe it was Patrick rather than Ken who was shocked?) debates the merits with almost-Joe Arpaio, during which he notes something I was totally unaware of. This is what was actually posted at Instapundit:
January 21, 2013
NEWS YOU CAN USE: Here Are Some Tips on How to Avoid “Consensual” Police Encounters.
Reynolds does not play a law professor on TV, but actually is one. You can't make this stuff up.
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Defending Big Data
On this October edition of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of ALM’s Law Technology News, chats with Mark Melodia, partner at Reed Smith and Antony Kim, a partner at Orrick, to discuss the Law Technology News October cover story, Defending Big Data.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/law-technology-now/2012/10/defending-big-data/
Creating Healthy Workplaces: The New Workplace Institute at Suffolk University Law School
Professor Yamada, founder of the New Workplace Institute at Suffolk Law, discussing his plans for the Institute, the work he's doing to address workplace bullying, and opportunities for Suffolk law students and alumni to become involved.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/suffolk-law/2012/01/creating-healthy-workplaces/
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Legal Talk Network Live at LegalTechNY 2012- Clio Introduces Document Automation
Jack Newton, CEO and Co-Founder of Clio, explains Clio's newest feature: Document Automation, allowing attorneys to quickly and easily create forms from the information already imported into their Clio database. Be sure to watch the interview , hosted by Legal Talk Network producer, Kate Kenney.
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Moscow court postpones posthumous hearing for Russia whistleblower
[JURIST] A Moscow court on Monday postponed the preliminary hearing for the posthumous trial of Russian whistleblower Sergei Magnitsky. Magnitsky's defense lawyer was appointed by the court after his family and lawyers refused to attend the trial, claiming the charges against Magnitsky were politically motivated [Reuters report]. Magnitsky was jailed on tax evasion and fraud charges. He died while in jail in 2009, with relatives claiming that he did not receive adequate treatment for his poor health. Russian authorities maintain...
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A Look Back at 2011 E-Discovery News and Hot ESI Trends for 2012
In 2012, we anticipate a riveting period of progression and change in the rapidly evolving context of e-discovery. On The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack welcomes Magistrate Judge David Waxse from the U.S. District Court in Kansas and Alitia Faccone, partner at McCarter & English, to discuss the forecast for e-discovery in the new year and countdown to some of the hottest trends in this vibrant intersection of law and technology. In the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis, Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent, Elliot Westman, looks back and navigates some of the biggest waves generated by e-discovery case law in 2011.
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Are American Law Schools Failing Students?
In his new book, Failing Law Schools, Washington University Law Professor Brian Tamanaha claims the American law school system is broken. He blames many institutional practices including skyrocketing tuition, bloated faculties, and unnecessary school rankings. But is this a fair critique? Lawyer2Lawyer co-hosts and attorneys, Craig Williams and Bob Ambrogi, examine these issues and more with Professor Tamanaha and Dean Susan Poser from the University of Nebraska College of Law.
Global E-Discovery & Da Silva Moore Technology Assisted Review Case Overview
The era of globalization is colliding with the complexity of litigation, investigations, regulation, arbitration, and compliance in the digital age. In international matters, when the data protection and privacy laws of one country clash with the discovery laws of another country, what recourse is available? On The ESI Report, host Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack welcomes special guest, Jim Daley, partner at Daley & Fey LLP, to examine the implications of international e-discovery and take a glimpse at the hot-off-the-presses December 2011 publication, "The Sedona Conference® International Principles on Discovery, Disclosure and Data Protection." In addition, on the Bits & Bytes Legal Analysis segment, Kroll Ontrack Legal Correspondent, Elliot Westman analyzes the landmark February 24th 2012 Da Silva Moore v. Publicis Group opinion.
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American Bar Association Updates Technology Ethics Rules
In this August edition of Law Technology Now, host Monica Bay, editor-in-chief of ALM’s Law Technology News, joins attorney Michael Arkfeld, principal of Arkfeld and Associates, and John Barkett a partner at Shook, Hardy & Bacon, to discuss pending changes to the ABA’s Model Code of Professional Conduct, addressing technology, and lawyers’ responsibilities to understand and use technology to best serve clients. Monica continues the discussion with attorney Bob Ambrogi, who focuses on social media.
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When The Prosecutor Stumbled Onto Graft
Not that it's the only place where corruption happens, but it almost seems to be part of the culture. After all, when Assistant District Attorney Greg Williams stumbled onto a corrupt scheme to pocket big money from drunk drivers to dismiss their case, he had two choices: Blow the whistle or get his cut.
Via TheNewspaper.com:
Sure, autographed Saints items are enticing. And who wouldn't sacrifice his integrity and face prison for a bicycle? And everybody needs shoes, right?
The system seems so utterly ripe for abuse in retrospect. Secret hearings, prosecutorial discretion unfettered by prying eyes. In fact, this is a dream for many, feeding two beliefs that the legal system has never been able to shake. The first is that there is a two-tier system, one for the wealthy, those who can afford to pay their way out of trouble and another for those who can't make minimal bail.
The second is that there is, in fact, an opportunity to bribe one's way out. That there are cops who take bribes, prosecutors, judges who are on the take. Over the past 30 years, I can't tell you how many defendants gave me that twinkle-eyed look and shyly asked what it would take to make their case go away. There have been times when my response, that it just doesn't happen, left them with the suspicion that they just found the wrong lawyer. If they found the right one, he would know who to pay off.
To their credit, the FBI learned of this graft and took it down.
That's where the scheme grows large, and usually out of control. Lawyers need to know, since it's their clients who sincerely wish to walk and have the funds to make it happen who paid the big bucks. Clients need to know, and we all know they can't keep their traps shut. Their spouses need to know, since somebody is bound to complain about the missing pile of $100 bills. And even the cops who wonder what happened to their busts can't be kept out of the loop entirely, since they won't get medals if their busts don't stick.
And then there were the people in whom trust is reposed. The judge and the prosecutors who swear the oath. While there is no indication that any judge was getting paid off, or that every ADA in the office was wearing shiny new shoes, But at the same time, it seems almost impossible to believe that no wind of this deal made its way through the halls. Whenever things don't happen the way they are normally supposed to happen, it becomes pretty clear pretty quickly.
Maybe my response to those clients who wondered whether there was a magic way to make their cases go away knew something I didn't. Maybe it's happening in New York, or somewhere else I've been, because if this could go on for four years in Lafayette Parish and every single person in the courthouse and district attorney's office didn't have some clue that people were buying their way out of drunk driving convictions, then there is no place it couldn't happen.
H/T Fritzmuffknuckle
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Via TheNewspaper.com:
Lafayette's district attorney had set up a program of "immediate 894 pleas" for those accused of DUI who had completed 32 hours of community service, substance abuse programs and driver safety classes. Participants in this generous program received a special session in a judge's chamber, outside the normal court process, where charges are dismissed as long as no other violation is committed during a probationary period. In 2008, the district attorney's secretary, Barna Haynes, realized she could set up these hearings and began arranging them for the co-conspirator, who represented clients even though he was not actually a lawyer. The unnamed man charged up to $5000 for each acquittal, out of which he paid Haynes $500 per case for her assistance. Haynes collected more than $70,000 in cash until she was caught. Clients had paid hundreds of thousands for the special treatment allowing them to keep their driver's licenses and retain a clean record.
Beginning in January 2010, Williams realized what was going on and decided to cut himself into the deals. He used his own secretary to set up "immediate 894 sessions" with a judge and the co-conspirator. Curry collected eight cash payments of $200 for her participation. The co-conspirator rewarded Williams with autographed New Orleans Saints items, bicycles for Williams and his family, business suits, shoes and $500 in cash.
Sure, autographed Saints items are enticing. And who wouldn't sacrifice his integrity and face prison for a bicycle? And everybody needs shoes, right?
The system seems so utterly ripe for abuse in retrospect. Secret hearings, prosecutorial discretion unfettered by prying eyes. In fact, this is a dream for many, feeding two beliefs that the legal system has never been able to shake. The first is that there is a two-tier system, one for the wealthy, those who can afford to pay their way out of trouble and another for those who can't make minimal bail.
The second is that there is, in fact, an opportunity to bribe one's way out. That there are cops who take bribes, prosecutors, judges who are on the take. Over the past 30 years, I can't tell you how many defendants gave me that twinkle-eyed look and shyly asked what it would take to make their case go away. There have been times when my response, that it just doesn't happen, left them with the suspicion that they just found the wrong lawyer. If they found the right one, he would know who to pay off.
To their credit, the FBI learned of this graft and took it down.
As the U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to press its bribery case against former employees of the Lafayette Parish District Attorney’s Office, the number of confessed co-conspirators has increased to three. And that small circle will likely continue to widen as the results of a two-year federal investigation are revealed.The District Attorney, Mike Harson, isn't a target, according to the United States Attorney. Kinda makes you wonder if he was too out of the loop to realize the he could have gotten new shoes out of the deal. But this happened in his office, on his watch. Even if he didn't get a piece, this doesn't reflect well on him at any level.
That's a long time for a scheme like this go on without anybody getting wind of it. It's not just that the insiders making the magic happen can't keep their mouths shut, but that the only way to get defendants to put up money is to make sure that the marks know about the opportunity to buy their way out.In all, close to $1 million may have been squeezed over four years from drunken driving defendants anxious to get out of trouble, and at least $75,000 or more in bribes is believed to have been paid to courthouse insiders willing to help them do it, according to a Daily Advertiser review of drunken-driving cases and court records.
That's where the scheme grows large, and usually out of control. Lawyers need to know, since it's their clients who sincerely wish to walk and have the funds to make it happen who paid the big bucks. Clients need to know, and we all know they can't keep their traps shut. Their spouses need to know, since somebody is bound to complain about the missing pile of $100 bills. And even the cops who wonder what happened to their busts can't be kept out of the loop entirely, since they won't get medals if their busts don't stick.
And then there were the people in whom trust is reposed. The judge and the prosecutors who swear the oath. While there is no indication that any judge was getting paid off, or that every ADA in the office was wearing shiny new shoes, But at the same time, it seems almost impossible to believe that no wind of this deal made its way through the halls. Whenever things don't happen the way they are normally supposed to happen, it becomes pretty clear pretty quickly.
Maybe my response to those clients who wondered whether there was a magic way to make their cases go away knew something I didn't. Maybe it's happening in New York, or somewhere else I've been, because if this could go on for four years in Lafayette Parish and every single person in the courthouse and district attorney's office didn't have some clue that people were buying their way out of drunk driving convictions, then there is no place it couldn't happen.
H/T Fritzmuffknuckle
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Predictive Coding: A Rose by Any Other Name
One of e-discovery’s hottest topics today is predictive coding. So what exactly "is" predictive coding? On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, welcome guest Dan Gallivan, one of the founders and Chief Technology Officer for Gallivan Gallivan & O’Melia , to discuss technology-assisted review, also known as predictive coding. Dan shares his thoughts on this new technology replacing keyword search, common areas of misunderstanding and Judge Peck’s role as a flag bearer for predictive coding.
Medicare Set-Aside Professional Administration
On Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes colleague and co‑host, Brian J. Fillion and guests, Sandra O'Sullivan, President of Ametros Financial Corporation and Tom Ash, Chief Executive Officer of Ametros Financial, to discuss the professional administration of Medicare Set-Aside funds and Medicare Set-Aside trusts. Sandra and Tom talk about the benefits of Professional Administration, managing the fund as a professional administrator and how professional administration works in a structured settlement.
Maximize Your Technology Investment
All too often, law departments underestimate the powerful impact that training can have on a software implementation project. In fact, as a key driver of user adoption, training can be the difference between a project’s ultimate success or failure. In this edition of Tech Experts, join Kevin Gaudet, Director of Instruction and Training Development at Datacert, as he guides you through best practices for planning and executing an effective training and knowledge transfer strategy that will drive user adoption of your new system and help maximize your return-on-investment.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/tech-experts/2012/08/maximize-your-technology-investment/
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Monday, January 28, 2013
FTC Urges Tennessee Court to Ease Off Lawyer Ad Restrictions
Calling the proposed new rules unnecessarily broad and not in the best interest of consumers, the Federal Trade Commission is urging the Tennessee Supreme Court not to adopt sweeping new restrictions on attorney advertising that would ban the use of actors playing the role of clients, prohibit ads narrated by well-known spokespeople and forbid certain background sounds.
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Gone Clio with Attorney Anthony Reeves
On this edition of Gone Clio, Clio co-founder Jack Newton talks with special guest, Anthony Reeves of the Reeves Law Firm. Anthony talks about cloud computing and security, flexibility of using Clio for his practice and the role Internet access plays in serving his clients.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/gone-clio/2012/10/gone-clio-with-attorney-anthony-reeves/
Planning for Your Digital Estate
With so much of your key information and assets migrating online, it’s a challenge to remember all your passwords and accounts. So just imagine the headaches your spouse or family will have trying to figure it all out once you pass away. On this Kennedy-Mighell Report, Dennis Kennedy and Tom Mighell discuss how to prepare your “digital estate” before death or incapacity. After you listen, be sure to check out Tom & Dennis’ co-blog and book by the same name, The Lawyers Guide to Collaboration Tools and Technologies.
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Panel Revives Reed Smith's Suits Against Firms in Malpractice Cases
Reed Smith can defend itself against a malpractice suit filed by beverage company Millennium Import over a failed licensing deal by claiming that Millennium was at fault, and can simultaneously sue other law firms for contribution, a unanimous New York state appellate panel ruled last week. The decision reverses a lower court ruling dismissing Reed Smith's claims against the other firms.
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Foreign Investors Trade Dollars For U.S. Residency
Obtaining a U.S. visa can be pretty straightforward if you have $500,000. The EB-5 program grants foreigners permanent residency if they invest $500,000 in an American business and create at least 10 jobs. Despite its success, critics say the program pushes the rich to the front of the immigration line.
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Todd Stabelfeldt: Spinal Cord Injury Advocate, Entrepreneur, Inspiration
On this very special Ringler Radio, host Larry Cohen welcomes colleague, Tony Robinson and their guest, Todd Stabelfeldt, a spinal cord injury victim and an advocate for those who have suffered the same injury, to share his inspirational story. Larry, Tony and Todd discuss everything from spinal cord injuries and caregivers, to technology, to helping and educating others through The Todd Stabelfeldt Foundation.
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IP Intensive Industries: Part One
Professor David L. Lange, Melvin Shimm Professor of Law at Duke University Law School, joins us for our latest Intellectual Property podcast. Learn more about Professor Lange at http://www.law.duke.edu/fac/lange.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/suffolk-law/2012/05/ip-intensive-industries-part-one/
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Digital Natives: As Bad At Tech As They Are At Law
An interesting argument broke out after Carolyn Elefant posted an open letter to New Lawyers at My Shingle:
Now Carolyn, who doesn't look a day over 35, Sought to cajole new lawyers into an epiphany, that what they lack in value as lawyers they ought bring in value as digital natives. She goes on to talk about various technological marketing pieces, which matter to her, but the core aspect of her rant is that young people ought to possess a skillset that old folks lack. So why don't they? And if they have it, why aren't they using it?
Over at The Puddle, n00bie lawyer Josh Camson responds in an open letter of his own to "Senior Lawyer," I am not a tech expert.
One of the memes that are sold to "senior lawyers" in law firms is that they can slough off any tech issues onto the kids. The assumption is they all know that "stuff," and they can handle the firm's twitter needs without blinking. Bad news, guys. It's baloney. Any idiot can type words onto a screen, but that's not what tech is about. You didn't realize that? Bummer.
The kids realize that your expectations of their tech abilities are, ahem, overestimated. And to add insult to injury, when things don't work out the way you expect, like your new baby lawyer in charge of twitter isn't bringing in a million dollars of new business a week, who are you going to blame? They must be doing it wrong, since everybody knows that tech is the future, tech is the gravy train. All you need is some kid to twit for you and fabulous wealth is coming your way. Unless the kid screws up, of course.
But as much as new lawyers may not want to be pigeonholed as digital natives, you can't ignore the flip side of Carolyn's point. Your law chops aren't what you think they are. The senior lawyer is not only expected to pay you, but aside from making a decent cup of coffee (thank you, Keurig), you not only can't produce usable work yet, but suck time away to correct and teach you how to do things right. Until you can, you are a drain on the firm, on the senior lawyer. But thanks for the coffee.
This isn't a smack against new lawyers, per se. We were all new once, and before there was an internet to manage, there were brief cases to carry, pocket parts to insert, typewriter ribbons to change. We were new lawyers too, but we understood that an integral part of our job, a reason the senior lawyers was willing to give us money every week whether we performed good legal work or not, was because we did whatever we could to add value to their practice.
What we did not do was tell the nice person who paid us, "oh no, old man. I'm no coffee fetcher, no briefcase carrier, no pocketpart inserter. I'm a lawyer, and I damn well expect you to treat me with the respect I think I deserve." There were people who did this, and there was a name for those people: unemployed.
It's quite possible that the reason you bring nothing to the table when it comes to technology is that you have nothing to bring. If that's the case, man up and admit it. And if your senior lawyers is more tech savvy than you are, spend your quiet time at home learning how not to be the tech runt of the office, because it's frankly inexcusable today and will be an unacceptable impediment to your future as a lawyer.
And senior lawyers, no matter how youthful your appearance or what you thought of the Mac when it first came out, need to understand that tapping nonsense words into Facebook may be fun and kewl, but does not an IT expert make. Technological savvy is not a prerequisite for being young, and some don't have the chops for either law or technology. Sorry to burst your senior lawyer bubble.
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At 48 years old, I am old enough to be your mother. And you should be ashamed of yourself. Here you are, coming to me for a legal job when you don’t know the first thing about RSS feeds, blogging (reading them, let alone writing them), Twitter, Pinterest or YouTube. And what’s more, you have no comprehension of the importance of these tools to my practice and seemingly no interest in learning how to use them.
Just out of law school, your skills are of minimal use to me. Nothing you research or write will be worthy of filing without significant oversight and feedback. And that’s okay.
But what I can’t abide is having to teach you how to tweet about current events. How to set up an RSS feed. How to track and stay on top of news from two or three industry blogs. Supposedly, you grew up on this stuff. So why do you need to take instructions from someone old enough to be your mother on how to use tools that should come as second nature?
Now Carolyn, who doesn't look a day over 35, Sought to cajole new lawyers into an epiphany, that what they lack in value as lawyers they ought bring in value as digital natives. She goes on to talk about various technological marketing pieces, which matter to her, but the core aspect of her rant is that young people ought to possess a skillset that old folks lack. So why don't they? And if they have it, why aren't they using it?
Over at The Puddle, n00bie lawyer Josh Camson responds in an open letter of his own to "Senior Lawyer," I am not a tech expert.
Its unclear whether Josh's argument is that he's not really as tech savvy as old lawyers think, or that he's here now as a lawyer and doesn't want to be relegated to the role of "the computer guy," If the former, it would be far more comprehensible. Just because a lot of kids spend time chatting up their friends on Facebook doesn't make them knowledgeable or competent to handle tech. Old folks, who are utterly clueless, may think they are, but that's just because they're utterly clueless.As you point out, I have grown up around technology. I had my first cell phone in 2000. I joined Facebook when it was only open to other college students. I joined Twitter briefly when it first came out, and even had a Blogger account at the end of my college career. During this time I was also trying to pass exams and figure out my life. Then I spent three years learning the law. I’ve spent the last two
figuring outstarting to figure out how to be a lawyer.In contrast, you’ve had the last twenty years to understand how law and technology fit together. You were already in law school when the Apple Macintosh was released. That means you’ve had the last thirty years to learn about new technologies as they develop. More importantly, you’ve been able to slowly incorporate those technologies into your practice. If you haven’t found a video solution that you like, or a system to stay up-to-date on industry developments, why should that be my problem? Why am I expected to have your solution?
One of the memes that are sold to "senior lawyers" in law firms is that they can slough off any tech issues onto the kids. The assumption is they all know that "stuff," and they can handle the firm's twitter needs without blinking. Bad news, guys. It's baloney. Any idiot can type words onto a screen, but that's not what tech is about. You didn't realize that? Bummer.
The kids realize that your expectations of their tech abilities are, ahem, overestimated. And to add insult to injury, when things don't work out the way you expect, like your new baby lawyer in charge of twitter isn't bringing in a million dollars of new business a week, who are you going to blame? They must be doing it wrong, since everybody knows that tech is the future, tech is the gravy train. All you need is some kid to twit for you and fabulous wealth is coming your way. Unless the kid screws up, of course.
But as much as new lawyers may not want to be pigeonholed as digital natives, you can't ignore the flip side of Carolyn's point. Your law chops aren't what you think they are. The senior lawyer is not only expected to pay you, but aside from making a decent cup of coffee (thank you, Keurig), you not only can't produce usable work yet, but suck time away to correct and teach you how to do things right. Until you can, you are a drain on the firm, on the senior lawyer. But thanks for the coffee.
This isn't a smack against new lawyers, per se. We were all new once, and before there was an internet to manage, there were brief cases to carry, pocket parts to insert, typewriter ribbons to change. We were new lawyers too, but we understood that an integral part of our job, a reason the senior lawyers was willing to give us money every week whether we performed good legal work or not, was because we did whatever we could to add value to their practice.
What we did not do was tell the nice person who paid us, "oh no, old man. I'm no coffee fetcher, no briefcase carrier, no pocketpart inserter. I'm a lawyer, and I damn well expect you to treat me with the respect I think I deserve." There were people who did this, and there was a name for those people: unemployed.
It's quite possible that the reason you bring nothing to the table when it comes to technology is that you have nothing to bring. If that's the case, man up and admit it. And if your senior lawyers is more tech savvy than you are, spend your quiet time at home learning how not to be the tech runt of the office, because it's frankly inexcusable today and will be an unacceptable impediment to your future as a lawyer.
And senior lawyers, no matter how youthful your appearance or what you thought of the Mac when it first came out, need to understand that tapping nonsense words into Facebook may be fun and kewl, but does not an IT expert make. Technological savvy is not a prerequisite for being young, and some don't have the chops for either law or technology. Sorry to burst your senior lawyer bubble.
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The iPad Practice
Do you use an iPad in your legal practice? On The Un-Billable Hour, host Attorney Rodney Dowell, chats with Tom Mighell, the author of three books about the use of iPads, iPad in One Hour For Lawyers, iPad Apps in One Hour For Lawyers, and soon to be released, iPad in One Hour for Litigators, about the explosive growth of the use of iPads in the legal profession, and Tom’s favorite productivity and entertainment apps for the legal iPad.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/un-billable-hour/2012/08/the-ipad-practice/
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Sunday, January 27, 2013
Dr. Who?
When someone follows me on twitter, I tend to take a look to see who it is. What someone says about themselves is often revealing, not so much in the merit of their description but as an insight into their character. As Judge Kane wrote, it's all about character.
Maybe somebody on twitter will be incredibly impressed by this bio. Me? Not so much. Jeff Haden explained the problem with an example:
One thing that could be done to bolster is to get another degree. Of course, that's time consuming, but then, there are now some online schools, like Capella University, where you can attend without ever attending. And there, you can do what Florida Assistant State Attorney Peter F. Barone did.
Apparently, the only thing he's never done in his impressive career is work as a spelling teacher or an editor. Now in fairness, it's very nice that Pete got his Ph.D., not that it adds much to his lawyering, but still. However, will he "correct" out of kindness the judge?
In the long-gone past, about five years ago, anyone saying something even slightly self-aggrandizing on the internet would preface it with an apology for their "shameless self-promotion." They would then present whatever it was, like winning the Nobel Prize, with as brief a factual description as possible, because there were few things less tolerable than a lack of humility.
It used to be that if you had to impress people by telling them how great you are, then you aren't. That's still the way it is. It just hasn't seemed to stop people from making asses of themselves on the internet these days.
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Without the formation of character, the rest is futile.Sometimes, twitter bios are brief and purely descriptive, like "law student" or "criminal defense lawyer. With pathetic regularity these days, they're an attempt at recreating a roadside billboard, like
Hollins Law: Orange County's best Trial Attorneys. Praised by judges, juries, peers and adversaries for aggressive yet ethical presentation and fearless trial advocacy.
Maybe somebody on twitter will be incredibly impressed by this bio. Me? Not so much. Jeff Haden explained the problem with an example:
Marketers say that if you don't toot your own horn, who will? The correct answer is everyone who is impressed by your accomplishments, rather than your hype. And if no one is tooting your horn, then maybe it's because you have no accomplishments. It gives you something to work on.Picture this. You meet someone new. "What do you do?" she asks.
"I'm an architect," you say.
"Oh, really?" she answers. "Have you designed any buildings I've seen?"
"Possibly," you reply. "We did the new student center at the university..."
"Oh wow," she says. "That's a beautiful building..."
Without trying -- without blowing your own horn -- you've made a great impression.
Now picture this. You meet someone new. "What do you do?" he asks.
"I'm a passionate, innovative, dynamic provider of architectural services with a collaborative approach to creating and delivering outstanding world-class client and user experiences."
All righty then.
One thing that could be done to bolster is to get another degree. Of course, that's time consuming, but then, there are now some online schools, like Capella University, where you can attend without ever attending. And there, you can do what Florida Assistant State Attorney Peter F. Barone did.
It doesn't get more thoughtful than to be "willing to assit by advising and correcting his colleagues during official proceedings of his new and permanent title." How embarrassed his "fellow" colleagues would feel if they only used his former title. Professor Peter Barone, Esq., (followed by Ph.D.(c), LL.M, JD, MSM, CPP), who, according to the bio he's written about himself, suggests he's lived a curious life:This is an announcement regarding ASA Peter A. Barone. On January 7, 2013 Peter A. Barone finished his final defense for his Ph.D. and was officially announced as Dr. Peter A. Barone.
Dr. Barone spent 5+ years obtaining his degree and would like to request that during formal court proceedings that you please refer to him by his proper and legal title, that being Dr. Barone. This request is similar to the manner in which the sitting judge is called Judge or Your Honor, or as his fellow attorneys are addressed as counselor or Mr. or Ms., and not by their first name during formal proceedings.
Dr. Barone would like to thank his fellow colleagues for their cooperation in this matter in advance and realizes that at times it is difficult to remember a title change and is willing to assist by advising and correcting his colleagues during official proceedings of his new and permanent title if they inadvertently forget.
Victor Garcia-Herreros
Legal Assistant for Dr. Peter Barone
State Attorney’s Office of Highlands County
411 S. Eucalyptus Street
Sebring, FL 33870
He began his law enforcement career in 1975 in the State of New Jersey and he is a currently working as a Felony Major Crimes Trail Prosecutor in the State of Florida and is cross-sworn as a part time deputy sheriff, part of the Crisis Negotiation Team, and a certified police instructor. As a felony prosecutor in this Florida he is also actively involved in the investigative aspects of felony cases. In his first sex months he assisted the in solving a 20 years old murder case while interrogating the primary suspect. In his first year as a prosecutor he prosecuted and won a capital sexual battery and an attempted murder case. Immediately prior becoming a prosecutor he was a Major Crimes/Homicide Detective, Hostage Negotiator, Aircraft Observer, and Police Instructor for a Sheriff’s Office in central Florida. Prior to this he worked in a Police Department as a road officer and Legal Advisor, and previously as a homicide detective, gang detective, field training officer, and police instructor for the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Apparently, the only thing he's never done in his impressive career is work as a spelling teacher or an editor. Now in fairness, it's very nice that Pete got his Ph.D., not that it adds much to his lawyering, but still. However, will he "correct" out of kindness the judge?
Judge: Do you have anything to add, Mr. Barone?
Professor Peter Barone, Esq.: That's Doctor Barone, your honor.
Judge: My deepest apologies for offending you, Dr. Barone. Suppression granted and case dismissed, Dr. Barone.
In the long-gone past, about five years ago, anyone saying something even slightly self-aggrandizing on the internet would preface it with an apology for their "shameless self-promotion." They would then present whatever it was, like winning the Nobel Prize, with as brief a factual description as possible, because there were few things less tolerable than a lack of humility.
It used to be that if you had to impress people by telling them how great you are, then you aren't. That's still the way it is. It just hasn't seemed to stop people from making asses of themselves on the internet these days.
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The iPad Practice
Do you use an iPad in your legal practice? On The Un-Billable Hour, host Attorney Rodney Dowell, chats with Tom Mighell, the author of three books about the use of iPads, iPad in One Hour For Lawyers, iPad Apps in One Hour For Lawyers, and soon to be released, iPad in One Hour for Litigators, about the explosive growth of the use of iPads in the legal profession, and Tom’s favorite productivity and entertainment apps for the legal iPad.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/un-billable-hour/2012/08/the-ipad-practice/
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Lawyer2Lawyer: A Retrospective
We started Lawyer2Lawyer back in August of 2005 with the idea of providing quality content and discussion of timely legal news and information for the legal profession with regularly published podcasts and often videos too. Since our inception, we have set the precedent for legal podcasting in numbers of listeners globally, but more importantly, we’ve been one of the leaders in great content - our priority over the past 7 years. On this final edition of Lawyer2Lawyer, hosts Bob Ambrogi and Craig Williams, talk about their personal experiences over the years with this legal podcast.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/lawyer-2-lawyer/2012/10/lawyer2lawyer-a-retrospective/
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Kickback Case Against Hospital Brings Rare Eight-Figure Settlement
A multiyear investigation into allegations that Cooper Health System paid kickbacks to physicians in an effort to increase referrals to its cardiac unit has resulted in a $12.6 million settlement for alleged violations of federal and state False Claims Act statutes. The New Jersey-based hospital is not admitting any liability through the settlement.
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Former CIA operative sentenced to prison for disclosing confidential information
[JURIST] The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia [official website] has sentenced former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) [official website] agent John Kiriakou, who was among the first to disclose information to the public about the CIA's use of waterboarding [JURIST report] and other interrogation techniques, to thirty months in prison [judgment, pdf] for intentionally disclosing information identifying a covert agent. Kiriakou was the first person in 27 years to be convicted for violating the Intelligence Identities...
The Bird Gets It If You Don't Follow Legal Juice On Twitter And Like It On Facebook
If you don't follow Legal Juice on Twitter (@LegalJuice), the bird gets it. And rumor has it that Mr. Wile E. Coyote is ending his longstanding relationship with Acme for "a more reliable supplier." When asked if maybe he's the problem, not the equipment, Mr. Coyote maintained his characteristic silence.
And don't forget to like Legal Juice on Facebook.
Source: http://rss.justia.com/~r/LegalJuiceCom/~3/nzxCjAQwFeU/the_bird_gets_it_if_you_dont_f_4.html
The Best Resources for Staying Current in E-Discovery
How do you keep up with all that is going on in the world of e-discovery? On Digital Detectives, co-hosts Sharon D. Nelson, Esq., President of Sensei Enterprises, Inc. and John W. Simek, Vice President of Sensei Enterprises, welcome guest, Neil Squillante, publisher of LitigationWorld, who discusses his selection of resources for staying current in e-discovery. Neil tells us how to keep up with e-discovery developments, lists his favorite blogs and podcasts, and explains how you can benefit from the Sedona Conference and webinars.
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Gone Clio with Paul "Woody" Scott
Listen as Clio co-founder Jack Newton talks with special guest, Attorney Paul "Woody" Scott, founder of The Scott Law Firm, based in Louisiana. Jack and Woody talk about Dropbox and its integration with Clio, disaster recovery and how digital and the cloud can save on overhead in your firm.
Source: http://legaltalknetwork.com/podcasts/gone-clio/2012/04/gone-clio-with-paul-woody-scott/
Legal Talk Network Live at LegalTechNY 2012- DIY Discovery solution: Verve
Michele Lange, Attorney and Director of Thought Leadership at Kroll Ontrack, introduces us to "Verve," Kroll's brand-new DIY E-discovery solution, aimed at keeping the cost of litigation down for attorneys. Be sure to watch the interview, hosted by Legal Talk Network producer, Kate Kenney.
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Saturday, January 26, 2013
EEOC briefs on line
This is pretty cool.
EEOC briefs are now on line. [Here]
They cover briefs filed in the US Circuit Courts of Appeals in which the EEOC was a party, plus amicus briefs filed in the US Circuit Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and state courts.
And there is a user-friendly search function.
Briefs filed in the US Supreme Court are not in this collection, and can be found through the US Solicitor General's collection [here].
Source: http://www.lawmemo.com/blog/2012/06/eeoc_briefs_on.html
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