The conversation about great lawyers on film used to begin and end with Atticus Finch – with maybe Lt. Daniel Kaffee, Sir Wilfred Robarts or young Abe Lincoln tossed in for good measure. No more. Throughout the last year, Super Lawyers asked attorneys from across the country to name their favorite legal movie, and To Kill a Mockingbird with …
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Consumers More Likely to Hire Lawyers With Online Reviews, Says New FindLaw Survey
Consumers are increasingly relying on online reviews for everything from choosing a restaurant to finding a professional, such as a lawyer or doctor. A new survey from FindLaw finds that consumers are more likely to hire a lawyer who has online reviews. In addition, most consumers have used online reviews in choosing providers of professional …
Half of Americans Use the Internet for Personal Reasons While at Work, Says FindLaw.com Survey
If you’re reading this at work, that’s ok. Keeping up on legal news is probably part of your job. But after you’re done, you decide to update your Facebook page and shop for something online, that might not be so good. A new FindLaw survey says half of Americans say they use the Internet while …
Parents Worry More, But Doing Less to Protect Their Children on the Internet, Says New FindLaw.com Survey
EAGAN, Minn. – A new survey says parents are worrying more – but doing less – to protect their children from Internet dangers, such as cyberbullying, online predators, inappropriate content and revealing too much personal information. According to a survey by FindLaw.com, the most popular legal information website, 76 percent of parents are either extremely worried, …
FindLaw survey: Parents doing less to protect their children on the internet
Internet dangers abound, but today’s parents are doing less to protect their children when they’re surfing the Web. A new survey from FindLaw says parents are worrying more than ever about their children’s safety when they are online. Two-thirds of parents say they take protective steps, such as monitoring the Web sites their children visit, restricting …
FindLaw survey: Law Day and constitutional rights
Today is Law Day in the US, so FindLaw wanted to look at Americans’ feelings on the basis for their legal rights: the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. FindLaw asked 1,000 Americans what constitutional right they consider to be most important. The results were somewhat surprising: Freedom of speech: 30% Due process rights: 20% …
Americans Say Freedom of Speech is the Most Important Constitutional Right, According to FindLaw.com Survey for Law Day, May 1
EAGAN, Minn. – Freedom of speech is the most important constitutional right, according to a new survey from FindLaw.com, the most popular legal information website. In honor of Law Day (May 1), FindLaw.com asked 1,000 American adults to rank the rights enumerated in the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights in order of importance. …
Do divorce courts favor men or women?
Do divorce courts favor men or women? Well, the answer depends on whom you ask. A new survey from FindLaw.com says men and women have sharply different views on whether divorce courts tend to favor men or women. The majority of American men (57 percent) believe that divorce courts generally favor women. However, a nearly equal majority …
FindLaw.com survey: Americans oppose “speed trap” radar cameras
Smile, you’re on radar speed trap camera! More communities across the country are adopting automated radar-activated cameras to catch speeding motorists in the act, and such cameras are opposed by a majority of Americans, says a new survey from FindLaw.com. The survey found that 52 percent of Americans oppose the use of radar speed cameras, while 48 …
Read the fine print before you click “buy”
Apparently, not very many of us actually bother to read those long, boring “Terms & Conditions” on websites. A new survey from FindLaw says most of us either skim through or completely ignore all that legal mumbo-jumbo and just go ahead and click “Complete Purchase.” The problem is, the buyer is agreeing to the terms set …
