Blogosphere

When Scott Greenfield complained about an outfit called USLaw.com which was republishing his blog articles in their entirety, I didn't think they were doing anything terribly wrong because Scott's blog publishes a syndication feed, and this is what syndication looks like. Scott disagrees. He doesn't think that's proper use of a feed, and he says my position indicates that … [Read more...] about USLaw.com Strikes Back

It's Monday, and over at Simple Justice Scott Greenfield is complaining about marketers. Usually, he complains about people who leave comments on his blog with an SEO-friendly link back to their web site (e.g. "DWI Attorney"). I never really understood why Scott was so vehement about this. Personally, I will delete the totally gratuitous comments (e.g. "You raise some … [Read more...] about The Evil That USLaw.com Does

I've just started a new project that I'm really excited about. I'm about to start a 12-part series explaining the best techniques for lawyers to use when cross examining witnesses. Among the topics I'll be addressing: Civil Trials and Criminal Trials: What's the Difference? How to Sneak Your Theory of the Case Into Your Questions For the State's Witness. When to Strenuously … [Read more...] about Coming Soon: How to Cross-Examine Witnesses

Murray Newman got fired today. I didn't know it, but Newman was the author of the Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center blog. Not being all that interested in Texas politics, I wasn't a super-regular reader, but he writes well and he's been on my Bloglines subscription list for a while now. There was a change of administration at the last election, and in … [Read more...] about Life at the Harris County Criminal Justice Center

[THIS IS A VERY OLD PAGE AND NONE OF THE CODE BELOW STILL WORKS!]In response to the debate over marketing on legal blogs, Gideon at a public defender posted a couple of badges for marketmarketing blawgers to use. They were designed for him by Heather Brandon at urban compass.Gideon is asking that people not directly link to the badges on his server, but instead download … [Read more...] about Get Your Anti-Marketing Badges Here!