Super Lawyers has announced the nine recipients of its third annual Pro Bono Awards. The awards honor legal professionals, students, firms and organizations that demonstrate excellence in the practice of law by offering volunteer legal services to the poor, disadvantaged, or exploited. The 2013 Pro Bono Award recipients are: Michael P. Pasquale, McCarter & English, LLP, …
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Carter Phillips speaks at Washington DC Super Lawyers event
On May 15, 2014 Super Lawyers hosted a reception which was attended by 300 attorneys selected to the 2014 Washington DC Super Lawyers lists. In advance of the reception there was a Q&A with Carter Phillips, the Chair of Sidley Austin’s Executive Committee and member of the Super Lawyers Advisory Board. Phillips has argued more cases in …
- May 20, 2014
- Alex Cook
States take the lead on e-cigarette legislation, according to WestlawNext
On the heels of today’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) proposed rules for electronic cigarettes, also known as e-cigarettes, 46 states have already proposed or enacted legislation related to e-cigarettes, according to data found on WestlawNext, the leading online legal research service. Of those states, at least 20 have proposed or enacted legislation that includes …
- April 24, 2014
- Alex Cook
FindLaw survey: Internet is now the most popular way to find a lawyer
Long gone are the days of flipping through the Yellow Pages to find an attorney. According to a new survey by FindLaw.com, consumers are most likely to turn to the Internet to find and research a lawyer before hiring them. Thirty-eight percent of people surveyed said they would use the Internet to help them find …
- April 18, 2014
- Susan Martin
Understanding the digital marketing game
How do the best digital marketers consistently achieve above average performance for their marketing programs? FindLaw addressed this question in a session at the recently concluded ABA Techshow. The answer lies in understanding the “Digital Marketing Game.” The rules of the game The first thing anyone engaged in digital marketing must understand is the highly …
- April 3, 2014
- Mark Jacobsen
Super Lawyers picks the winners of the 2014 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship
What better predictor of the 2014 NCAA Mens Basketball Championship than by number of attorneys selected to the 2013 Super Lawyers list who graduated from the participating colleges’ law schools? After crunching the numbers, Super Lawyers predicts that on the evening of April 7, after a hard-fought, back-and-forth game, Harvard will prevail over Michigan 97-91. It will be …
- March 20, 2014
- Alex Cook
FindLaw survey finds Americans support mandatory sick leave laws
Next month, New York City will become the latest city to require mandatory sick leave for private employers. Ever since San Francisco became the first city to implement such an ordinance in 2007, several cities and states have adopted similar measures. A new FindLaw survey found that seventy-one percent of Americans say they support such measures, while …
- March 13, 2014
- Leonard Lee
Why most law firm websites are designed to fail
Most law firm websites are designed to fail. That’s a bold statement, and the theme of a new white paper from FindLaw. The white paper discusses how many law firms’ websites may be generating less business impact than they could. Why? Because they don’t focus enough on conversion – the process of getting visitors to …
- March 13, 2014
- Leonard Lee
Confronting Cyberbullying in Schools
Social media and technology have changed the very nature of bullying. As a result, parents and victims also have changed how they respond, increasingly taking their cases directly to law enforcement rather than notifying school officials first. In fact, a 2013 Thomson Reuters survey of American parents indicated more than one third of parents would …
- March 4, 2014
- Susan Martin
Still expecting your website visitors to make logical choices? Think again.
Does this sound familiar? “Make sure my website content makes me sound important to potential clients.” How about this? “I want my site to look like this other firm’s site.” Or what about this? “People need to know that we’re a serious law firm.” Every day, attorneys across the country give these kinds of directions …
- February 26, 2014
- Mark Jacobsen