web/tech

Facebook and Subject Matter Jurisdiction: With Friends Like These...

September 02, 2010 13:30

Earlier this summer, Paul Ceglia filed a lawsuit in a Buffalo, New York state court claiming he’s entitled to an 84% stake in Facebook. Mark Zuckerberg, the defendant and Facebook CEO, removed the case to U.S. District Court for the...

Your Clients Don't Care Where You Went to Law School

August 25, 2010 19:22

After my Law Firm Website Venn Diagram got such great feedback, I thought I'd do another highlighting one of my big pet peeves: lawyer bios. Here you go:After my Law Firm Website Venn Diagram got such great feedback, I thought I'd do another highlighting one of my big pet peeves: lawyer...

Use Words that Suck Less

August 24, 2010 14:10

As someone who splits my professional time working with both lawyers and with corporate America, I hear just as much business jargon as I do legalese. Though I've not found a "de-legalese-r" site on the web, I have found Unsuck-it,... As someone who splits my professional time working with both...

Selling the Senior Partner on Social Media

August 11, 2010 19:04

If you're fighting an uphill battle in your firm trying to get the senior partners to buy into social media, you might want to give a few of these "vintage" advertisements a try: Images from Sao Paolo ad agency Moma....If you're fighting an uphill battle in your firm trying to get the senior...

Texas Bank Sued By Client Over $50,000 Hack

August 03, 2010 16:02

A Texas state court approved a request by Dallas-based Hi-Line Supply Inc., a business telephone company, to obtain the depositions of officials from its bank, Community Bank, Inc., located in Rockwall, Texas. In a recent Krebs on Security article, Hi-Line...A Texas state court approved a request...