Author Profile
Kevin O'Keefe
Phone: (206) 340-8204
411 1st Avenue South
Suite 304
Seattle
WA
98104
United States
Channels
- Practice Area
- Administrative Law
- Admiralty & Maritime Law
- Advertising Law
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- AmLaw 200 Blogs
- Antitrust Law
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- Corporate & Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Law
- Divorce & Family Law
- Education Law
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- Electronic Discovery
- Employment & Labor Law
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- Intellectual Property Law
- International Law
- Judiciary Law
- Media, Entertainment & Sports Law
- Law Firm Management & Legal Marketing
- Personal Injury & Medical Law
- Probate & Estate Planning
- Real Estate & Construction Law
- Tax & Financial Law
- Technology
- Whistleblower Law
- Workers' Compensation
- Law School
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About
Kevin O’Keefe is one of the nation’s leading voices on legal blogging who has traveled around North America to share insights on its potential. He is the founder & president of LexBlog, Inc., and his blog Real Lawyers Have Blogs is a valuable source of information and commentary on the use of blogs, RSS, and social media for the marketing of law firms.
Professional Experience
- President & Founder, LexBlog Inc. (2004-present)
- Vice President, LexisNexis’ Martindale-Hubbell (2001-2002)
- President & Founder, Prairielaw.com (1998-2001)
- Trial lawyer, private law firm (1982-1999)
Education
- JD, University of the Pacific – McGeorge School of Law (1982)
- BBA (Finance), University of Notre Dame (1978)
Recent Articles
Seattle personal injury lawyer creates Facebook Fan Page for a pamphlet?
Just when you think you've seen it all from lawyers who have not a clue how to use social media or how to network through the Internet, I get this. An email from someone apparently associated with a Seattle law firm inviting me to become a 'fan of The Ten Biggest Mistakes That Can Wreck Your...
Lawyers ill equipped to advise on intersection of social media and copyright laws
I ran across the same shocking legal commentary as American journalist, Jeff Jarvis, this morning. Legal commentary from a judge and a lawyer who look ill equipped to counsel anyone on the future of copyright laws. I agree with Jarvis when he posts 'First, kill the lawyers – before they kill the n...
Social media anonymity in the legal profession is a losing proposition
I run across a lot of 'people' in the legal profession who blog, publish websites, twitter, and the like who do so with anonymity. The foundation of social media and social networking is trust. We share information from those we trust. We build relationships with people we trust. I have a heck of...
Twitter client development success stories - lawyers and legal professionals chime in
In advance of today's talk on Twitter at LegalTech West Coast, I sent out a request on Twitter and also asked some LexBlog clients who use Twitter to share any client development and/or networking success stories. The response has been pretty overwhelming — attorneys and legal professionals...
I'm at LegalTech West Coast today/tomorrow. Welcome meeting you.
I'm heading down to Los Angeles today for Incisive Media's LegalTech West Coast conference. Crazy as it sounds I am blogging this from 38,000 feet on free WiFi on a Virgin America flight from Seattle to Los Angeles. I'll be part of a panel tomorrow, June 25, from 2:15-3:15 p.m.: What is Twitter and...