Who is mocking Maryland Attorney Ethics Rule 7.4? GET THE LATEST!!
I have prepared this simple search engine for finding out which Maryland attorneys claim to be specialists in violation of Maryland Ethics Rule 7.4, which prohibits attorneys from claiming publicly to be specialists. Add in the town and the practice area, and Google will take care of the rest. MARYLAND ATTORNEY “SPECIALIST” [SIC] SEARCH ENGINE
In Reluctant Defense of the Curmudgeon Malcontents
When I first looked at online legal marketing for my practice, it seemed benign, if not terribly useful. I figured that a listing with Avvo was about the same as a listing with the phone directory. When I first saw attorney Rachel Rodgers’s website offering services and information through a virtual portal and some videos,
Sic transit gloria advocati
Yesterday (May 1) your scribe visited the Court of Appeals of Maryland. Every Maryland attorney has done so at least once, as it is there that one takes the Attorney’s Oath. I recall being there on December 13, 1994, alphabetically in line next to an attractive fellow admittee, and after the swearing-in going with my
Law Office Update
1) The Law Office has a new mentee through the Maryland Court of Appeals Professional Program. At some point soon there may be a post about the new attorney matched to this practice. 2) While it’s premature to announce this formally, the Law Office has received preliminary good news about an opportunity to contribute on
For the #Lawyernomics Hordes
To my sisters and brothers who have, to one court or to many more, taken an attorney’s oath and now find yourselves entranced, enthralled, hypnotized or charmed by the advocates of easy online marketing, I offer you the following respectful challenges as your mildly grumpy Maryland attorney brother: 1) Define “thought-leading” and “thought leader” for
[Town] [State] [Practice Area] [Sub-field or Court Venue] ["Lawyer/Law/Attorney"] ["Blog"]
[Self-congratulatory paragraph implying that attorney is aggressive, caring, 'the best' (in defiance of common sense, ethical principles and rules) and is super-competent after 3 years of practice.] [Non-news event involving petty drug bust in [Town], posted not for news value but for SEO gimmickry.] ["If you get a [random town] [charge for which town is
Codex Mustelidarum – A Taxonomy of Weaselly Attorney Behavior Online
Just as the “carburetor” did not exist before the era of internal combustion, so now we should develop terms to describe the modern era of attorney online scamtastica. While some pioneers have developed a few terms, we need a working lexicon. I offer the following terms for weaselly attorney online nonsense including some terms coined
Mr. Boh Issues Press Release Denying Chechen Heritage
Baltimore, April 20, 2013: Mr. Boh, the icon of long-time Baltimore hometown brew National Bohemian, confirmed in a public statement that he is of Czech, not Chechen, cultural heritage. “My ancestors came from west of Prague in Bohemia, in what is now the Czech Republic. I have no connection to Chechen culture or Chechnya, though
“Hi May I Guest Blog On Your Attorney Website”.com
Apparently the “New New Thing” is the guest blogging on attorney websites. When I learned of this concept, it sounded nice. See, there are lawyers whom I like and respect in my community, some warm acquaintances, some bona fide friends. If I respected their professionalism, I might welcome a post from one of them if
“Law Tech Disruption” as Secular Cult – #ABATechShow
Someone with a more philosophical bent could probably derive a host of philosophical errors from the orgy of technophilia at the ABA Tech Show (#ABATechShow, for you Twitters following from your basements and dens) running from April 4-6 in Chicago, where it is held annually not too far from the ABA headquarters. Some of the
