In January I announced I would stop blogging after a final post. Maybe I’ll start back later, but that’s not the current plan.
I have practiced law for 26 years. When I started this blog 11 years ago, I planned
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Two Tips and an Announcement
I’ve got two tips and an announcement in this post. First, the announcement.
After eleven years, I’ve decided to stop blogging. In retrospect, it’s past time. I’ll explain why in my last post.
The last post could be my longest…
What About Web Based Advertising?
Last week I talked about television advertising for attorneys. But what about internet marketing? Most attorneys aren’t fans.
Here is a portion of an email from a marketing list serve:
I too found [specific company’s] marketing worthless. I suspect the…
Multi-millions Spent on Attorney Advertising in Mississippi
Jimmie Gates with the Clarion Ledger penned an excellent article on attorney advertising over the holidays.
The article prominently features Richard Schwartz, the godfather of lawyer advertising in Mississippi. Besides the article, I recommend watching the accompanying video interview of…
Why Don’t All State Courts Have Electronic Filing?
It’s a rhetorical question. I know the answer.
The reason all state courts in Mississippi don’t use electronic filing is, in a word, politics.
Some clerks don’t want to adopt electronic filing even though it would make their lives easier.…
December 2019 Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter Preview
Here is a preview of the December 2019 issue of the Miss. Jury Verdict Reporter:
- $1,007,700 verdict- Chickasaw County truck negligence case (8/30/19);
- $100,000 verdict- Lee County employment retaliation case covered here (11/21/19);
- $3,500 verdict- Forrest County car wreck case
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Want to Go Paperless? Here’s How
Thinking about going paperless but don’t know how? Sam Glover’s post on the Lawyerist blog explains how.
Glover opens with a salient point: if you haven’t already gone paperless, you will.
If you aren’t paperless already, you need to catch…
Industry Disruptive Tech is Coming
Yahoo News reports on China experimenting with artificial intelligence in the judicial system. It opens:
Artificial-intelligence judges, cyber-courts, and verdicts delivered on chat apps — welcome to China’s brave new world of justice spotlighted by authorities this week….
The efforts…
The Problem is the System – Not the Cost of Lawyers
Zero Hedge ran this post last week about most Americans not being able to afford lawyers. It’s not an unusual take.
Stories like these suggest the problem is attorneys have priced themselves out of the market. I disagree. The problem…
$100,000 Jury Verdict in Lee County Retaliation Case
On November 21, 2019, a Lee County jury returned a $100,000 verdict in Walters v. Brandi’s Hope Community Services, LLC.
The jury found BHCS fired Plaintiff Heather Walters for reporting abuse of a patient. As an aside, state law requires…