Today’s wrap-up of the best posts from around the LexBlogosphere brings a number of great entries. There are multiple posts on the two biggest news stories from the last couple days: Hurricane Ike and today’s economic turmoil.
Sales tax breaks in the aftermath of Hurricane Ike - Dallas lawyer Alan E. Sherman in his Texas State & Local Tax Law Blog
Hurricane Ike and Houston Courts - Texas attorney J. Shannon Cavers in her Houston Divorce & Family Law Attorney Blog
Is Employee Web Surfing During Working Hours Really a Problem? - San Francisco lawyer Philip Gordon of Littler Mendelson on the firm’s Workplace Privacy Counsel
Some Good Ideas About Federal Sentencing - Texas attorney Jamie Spencer in his Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
Journalists, and the future of the media. Part II - Patrick Maines, president of The Media Institute, at the Institute’s Media & Communications Policy Blog
...
Content suppressed by ://URLFAN, for full article visit source
Internet top source of news for 50% of AmericansFrom: feeds.lexblog.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 12:25:21
Picked up from JD Lassica that per a Zogby Poll , 67% of Americans view traditional journalism as out of touch . The Internet is now the top source of news for nearly half of Americans.
No wonder lawyers are finding legal blogging so effective in reach clients, potential clients, and others in their target audience. These folks are turning to the Internet for information. And lawyers blogging on niche areas of the law are kicking out exactly what Americans are looking for when it com...
more Planning on blogging from ABA TechShow?From: feeds.lexblog.com
Post Date: 2008-03-04 08:58:51
If you’re going to be in Chicago next week for the ABA Tech Show and plan on doing some blogging (live-blogging, or just plain blogging) while there, Tom Mighell, the TechShow Chairperson wants to know .
They’re putting together a master RSS feed that will stream all of the conference blogging from one place. Drop Tom an email and he’ll get you set up.
If you don’t want to be a part of the main feed, just make sure you use the words ’ABA TEC...
more David Bilinsky of Thoughtful Legal Management [LexBlog Q & A]From: feeds.lexblog.com
Post Date: 2008-03-05 12:56:06
As the ABA TechShow draws nearer, you’ll start to notice certain LexBlog Q & As that bear the TechShow’s badge (above) in place of our guest’s photo. This is your indicator that the interview you’re about to read is with a legal professional scheduled to present at TechShow, and that at least a portion of our conversation is focused on the event.
Our first guest is David Bilinsky , Practice Management Advisor and staff lawyer for the Law Society of...
more