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
- Bankruptcy
- Civil Rights & Privacy Law
- Consumer Law
- Corporate & Commercial Litigation
- Criminal Law
- Divorce & Family Law
- Education Law
- Election Law & Political Commentary
- Electronic Discovery
- Employment & Labor Law
- Environmental Law
- General Counsel Blogs
- Immigration Law
- Insurance Law
- 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
RSS
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
Hyperlocal law blogs offer lawyers big advantages
Following online publishing, it's becoming more and more clear that hyperlocal is the way things are going. Rather than trying to reach a broad geographic region, success is achieved by publishing relevant information to consumers and businesses in a smaller clearly defined locale. Wikipedia...
Law firms best not to get ahead of themselves on social media
I was meeting with a large law firm last week which wanted to pick my brain on the use of social media. Listening to the questions, it became clear that though the law firm was using various forms of social media, they weren't having a whole lot of success. The law firm was using Twitter,...
Two questions a law firm needs to ask its blogging and social media agency
Where do you start as law firm when looking for help on social media and blogging? A PR firm, a web design firm, a marketing company, a consultant, or a combination of all four? Widely respected Internet marketing strategist, B.L. Ochman, says you need only ask two questions when considering a...
LexBlog client webinar on the Art of Effective Blogging
Anyone can slap a news update online and call it a blog post. But what sets top bloggers apart is how they craft strong posts that showcase their own expertise, as well as demonstrate their awareness of the broader conversation in their field. They write posts you actually want to read: insightful,...
5 ways lawyers can get more out of LinkedIn in 2010
There's no question that LinkedIn is the leading directory for professionals, including lawyers. But far too many lawyers mistakenly look at LinkedIn as a directory and nothing more. CIO Magazine's Kristin Burnham offers 5 ways you can get more from Linkedin in 2010 in an article this morning....