CONTRIBUTORS
Denise Howell is a seasoned appellate and intellectual property litigator based in Los Angeles. Denise writes one of the first and most popular law-related blogs,
Bag and Baggage, coined the term "blawg" and helped pioneer podcasting for lawyers. Microcontent obsessed since 2001, she is frequently quoted in the media on legal issues involving intellectual property and technology law.
"Sound Policy" is Denise's show at
IT Conversations, and it's also what she hopes results from the briefs she submits to court. Email Denise at
dhowell@gmail.com.
Dennis Kennedy is a computer lawyer and legal technology expert based in St. Louis, Missouri. An award-winning author, a frequent speaker and a widely-read
blogger, he has more than 300 publications on legal, technology and Internet topics, many of which are collected in his e-books. Dennis has been described as someone who knows almost every rock song in existence and, more importantly, how they apply to technology and law. Email Dennis at his
gmail address.
Tom Mighell is Senior Counsel and Litigation Technology Support Coordinator at Cowles & Thompson in Dallas. He has published the Internet Legal Research Weekly newsletter since 2000 and blogged about the Internet and legal technology at Inter Alia since August of 2002. With Tom's singing, Ernie on guitar and Dennis' encylopedic knowledge of rock music, we may have the beginnings of a good band, if this whole blog thing doesn't work out. Email Tom at
tmighell@swbell.net.
Marty Schwimmer left a partnership in the largest trademark practice in the world and founded Schwimmer Mitchell, a full-service IP micro-boutique in Westchester County, New York, where he represents owners of famous and not yet famous trademarks. He founded
The Trademark Blog, the first IP law blog and the one with the most pictures. He is the first to come in and the last to leave in his firm. Email Marty at
marty@schwimmerlegal.com.
Ernest Svenson practices law with a mid-sized law firm in New Orleans, specializing in business-related lawsuits. Most of his practice takes place in federal court, especially the Eastern District. He is best known for his weblog
Ernie the Attorney, which he started as an experiment. Like many experiments it got out of control. Nevertheless, he continues to practice law and, occasionally,
to seek enlightenment. Email Ernest at
esvenson@gmail.com.
Denise Howell
Dennis M. Kennedy
Tom Mighell
Marty Schwimmer
Ernest Svenson
1. Dennis on June 15, 2005 8:31 AM writes...
"Best bang for the buck" referred to the donor of the prize, not the recipient. I think that the mini iPod gives you the best bang for the buck as a donor for any prize drawing, other than possibly for lawyers (according to you and the commenters).
I thought the notion of "cool" was inherent in the term "gadget."
Admittedly, I do struggle with the whole telephone thing, so people should take that into account in my answer. Every time I'm in an airport and hear people shouting into their Treos and Blackberries I get even more "impressed" with what great communications tools they must be, especially for confidential communications between lawyers and clients. ;-)
Another candidate for best gadget is one of those bluetooth headsets, except for that whole security issue.
Permalink to Comment2. Ernie on June 15, 2005 4:16 PM writes...
BTW, speaking of iPod-giveaways, one of the summer clerks was telling me she just 'won' an iPod from Westlaw. She 'won' by racking up 'frequent-user points' over her 3 years at law school. Apparently, Lexis also has similar giveaways (plane vouchers etc.). So enterprising law students are incentivized to use one service over the other. It wasn't that way when I was in law school. But then the pyramids were just being unveiled and electricity hadn't even been discovered.
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