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. Peter Boyd on June 17, 2006 8:13 AM writes...
Nice article Dennis. Here is my two bits as well: http://paperstreet.com/blog/index.php/archives/263
Permalink to Comment2. rjon@HowToMakeItRain.com on June 18, 2006 10:44 AM writes...
With respect...I think post this is an OVERREACTION to the new advertising rules in NY. Let's skip the whining & look at the new rules objectively. What are the "biggies" you can't do?
1. You can't create a false expectation of future results;
2. You can't re-enact a scene or show a courthouse or a courtroom setting;
3. You can't use pop-up ads or e-mails that border on spam;
4. You can't have client testimonials; and
5. You MUST identify advertisments as advertisements.
BIG DEAL! Seriously, if an attorney's practice is so dependent on creating false expectations, showing cheesy courtroom settings & tricking people into reading their ads to get new clients or more & better business from existing clients or great referrals from others, then I would venture to say s/he has bigger problems to worry about than the new bar rules.
I do have issues with the way the prohibitions are written against client testimonials, but understand the logic that left unchecked, they may tend to create expectations of future results. And the meta tag prohibitions are problematic.
Bottom line...There are a TON of ethical, professional & HIGHLY PROFITABLE ways to Make It Rain for a small law firm that are in compliance with new Bar Rules for New York.
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