New Bankruptcy Practice for Ronald Chapman

Stem client Ronald Chapman has launched a new website that recognizes and extends his legal services to include bankruptcy representation work. His new website and companion blog are now live, and a more detailed announcement should be up after the holidays.

Child Support for an Adult Child

Alexander Nirenstein has a post up on Arizona child support for adult children, and the criteria that must be met before the court can award child support to a child over the age of majority.

Six Social Media Trends for 2010 - Conversation Starter - HarvardBusiness.org

via David Armano

Courthouse Libraries BC > Wikipedia in Court Cases

Good summary of Canadian use of Wikipedia in Court Cases

Ron Chapman Lauches Federal Criminal Lawyer FAQ

As noted on JusticeFlorida.com, Ron Chapman has launched a new FAQ website on Federal Crime Law. These Q&A sets are related to Ron's work as a Florida federal criminal attorney, often taken from his related blog posts.

New website for Strellis & Field

Stem client, Strellis & Field, personal injury lawyers based in Chicago, recently launched their new website at www.strellislaw.com.

SaaS Security: Can You Trust Your Data in the Cloud?

via Technology eReport Newsletter | ABA General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division. Authored by Themis President Jack Newton ... Stem client & producer of legal practice software Clio.

Law 2.0: New Web 2.0 tools help in-house counsel collaborate, but they aren’t perfect

via Inside Counsel

Rosenfeld on Preventing Wandering Patient Tragedies

Stem client and Chicago Nursing Home Attorney, Jonathan Rosenfeld was interviewed recently on the topic of preventing wandering patients.

BookServer: Internet Archive to Build an Open Web of Books

via RWW

Cruising Yale’s libraries

via Yale Daily News

Managing your reputation through search results

Tips on online reputation management from Google's Webmaster Central Blog.

More that 50% of UK firms block Facebook

UK firms block Facebook | Business News | Technology Digital

Off the Shelf, Onto the Laptop - Libraries Try Digital Books

Story at NYTimes.com

Taplynx - Build iPhone Apps & iPod Touch/iTouch Apps - iPhone Application Framework

New SDK offering from Newsgator.

Law Librarian Group on LinkedIn up to 579 members

via Abstracked: "Law Librarian Group on LinkedIn. We're up to 579 members!"

Justice Served's 2009 Top10 Court Website Awards

PDF file for the press release.

COPE: Create Once, Publish Everywhere

via programmableweb blog.

Global decline in P2P traffic

Peer-to-Peer Passé, Report Finds | Epicenter | Wired.com

No refunds and no nukes: a look at the Apple iPhone App Store Terms and Conditions

via iPhone J.D..

The Pomodoro Technique: A GTD Alternative?

[via Web Worker Daily]

Complex PTSD Recovery

Twisters and Roller Coasters: Living with Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. New article from The Meadows Addiction Treatment Center.

Google’s Plan to Scan Books Proves Scanning Burden for Court, Too

NYTimes.com story. Bit of irony.

Merchant Marines and Asbestos Exposure

Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP has released a new section to their Mesothelioma Hotline website addressing the connection between Merchant Marines and Asbestos exposure.

On the Web, forever has a due date

From the Globe & Mail's Ivor Tossell: "If GeoCities -- once the most popular face of personal Websites -- can disappear, what about YouTube, Google Docs and Facebook?"

Seth's Godin: If Craigslist cost $1

Simple example of logic for micro-payments.

The Document Naming System in Our Paperless Office

Law Practice Today article by Donna Neff and Natalie Sanna.

Globe and Mail - Survey of Canadian Salaries by Industry

2009 Networks for Counsel Study

2009 Networks for Counsel Study - Social network study, legal industry adoption.

West Marketing Message Urges Bypass of Law Librarians - 8/25/2009 - Library Journal

Truckers who text while driving are 23 times more likely to crash

Jason Krebs of the Springfield Injury Law Blog cites a story about driving & texting. 23 times greater is a big number, but somehow not surprising.

Reports Canada

New site Reports Canada has tracked 232 reports released by federal and provincial government departments and committees, NGOs and other Canadian organizations involved with public policy so far. (feed)

(via Library Boy)

Decubitus Ulcers In Hospitals

Stem client Jonathan Rosenfeld, who recently launched the Bed Sore FAQ, has a post up today about a new hospital program that helped reduce hospital-acquired wounds By 63%.

It's obviously not the nicest of topics, but when dealing with such a negative subject (as Jonathan does, daily), it always impresses me when a blogging lawyer can focus on the positive & proactive. For me, it's also a sign of credibility, which can be difficult for any lawyer working on personal injury cases.

Scoble, your blog still loves you (Scripting News)

Clarity & vision.

Informationoverlord » Free News is Dead, Long Live Free News

Scott Vine's thoughts on Rupert Murdoch & News International's plans to charge for content on all their newspaper websites.

New Canadian Competition Commissioner Named to 5-year Term

First Ever US Criminal Prosecution for Domain Name Theft

"...on July 30th, Daniel Goncalves was arrested at his home in Union, New Jersey and charged in a landmark case, the first criminal arrest for domain name theft in the United States."

Search for best Canadian law firm website

via FP Legal Post.

Hissey Kientz Reports Reglan Adverse Events Doubles from 2006 to 2008

New press release from Hissey Kientz showing the number of reported cases of tardive dyskinesia and other movement disorders with a connection to Reglan have more than doubled between 2006 and 2008.

New TBI FAQ Website from John Hochfelder

Stem client John Hochfelder has launched a new website supporting his traumatic brain injury practice: the Brain Injury Lawyer FAQ at www.braininjuryfaq.com.

Why SLA Must Consider a Name Change

Interesting. Not sure this shouldn't have gone down 10 years ago. Most competing terms have become entrenched in other professions, and there's a lot of lost ground for 'librarians' to now re-brand.

Canadian Association of Law Libraries Membership Survey Results

Michel-Adrien Sheppard at Library Boy points us to the key findings from a recent CALL survey.

Knowledge Management (Lawyers Weekly)

"The number of knowledge management lawyers is on the rise, but the field is still working out some kinks"

Legal SaaS: 10 Things Every Lawyer Should Know

Question 1: What Is Software As A Service?

Ari Kaplan: Tap Summer Associates' Web 2.0 Savvy

Ari Kaplan comments on web 2.0 tools and how firms can lever Student know how. Also quotes yours truly, and cites Stem's recent tracking of lawyers on LinkedIn.

Trust and the marketing department

Another gem from Jordan Furlong at Law21. Trust isn't just a lawyer's issue, however. Most people in business want their 'gut reaction' involved. It just so happens that the stakeholders are plentiful.

Ten legal technology twitterers worth following

A list from the LinkedIn group Legal IT Professionals.

Hissey Kientz Website Re-Launch

As noted at Stem Legal, Hissey Kientz LLP recently re-launched its website. Notable additions to the site include multimedia and a new practice area page for the psoriasis drug Raptiva.

The Fortune 500 and Blogging Study - Center for Marketing Research - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

The Fortune 500 and Blogging Study. Center for Marketing Research - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth.

Canadian Insurance Magazine: "People You Should Know"

An item I just picked up on. The February edition of Canadian Insurance Magazine listed Nigel Kent, an Insurance Lawyer with my former firm, as one of their "2009 People You Should Know".

A very nice compliment, and a flattering interview.

Thomson Reuters' legal unit surges

Noted: "The legal business, which provides databases to law firms, saw its operating profit increase 3 per cent to $241-million (U.S.) amid the economic downturn. That helped cushion the markets division, the company's other major business, which supplies high-end financial data to banks and stockbrokers. Operating profit at the markets division was flat, at $337-million."

IP Professionals on Twitter | The Invent Blog®

Stephen Nipper over at the Invent blog has a great list of IP Professionals on Twitter.

Small Marketing Steps with Big Impact

GPSolo Magazine - April/May 2008: "Small Marketing Steps with Big Impact".

Practical web marketing article from JD Supra's Aviva Cuyler.

FeedDemon does Google Reader – Rock On! — Shooting at Bubbles

FeedDemon now supports Google Reader synchronization and Google Reader Shared Items.

New Websites for Marshall Law Offices

Stem client news: John Marshall has recently added a number of new websites, including:

• Launch of the New Jersey Marijuana Lawyer, with criminal defense service descriptions for Possession charges, School Zone charges, and NJ Marijuana Distribution charges;
  
• expanded coverage on New Jersey Dog Bites on the firm's Personal Injury website; and
• A new blog - The New Jersey DWI Lawyer Blog.

Congratulations on the latest additions!

Twitter Quitters Post Roadblock to Long-Term Growth | Nielsen Wire

"Currently, more than 60 percent of Twitter users fail to return the following month, or in other words, Twitter’s audience retention rate, or the percentage of a given month’s users who come back the following month, is currently about 40 percent. For most of the past 12 months, pre-Oprah, Twitter has languished below 30 percent retention."

U.S. Justice Dept Opens Inquiry Into Google Books Deal

Black’s Law Dictionary goes Mobile!

"Black’s Law Dictionary is now available as an iPhone app!"

The Power Of Passed Links

Link value comparision: Google, Email, Facebook, Twitter. Interesting: email had highest value attributed, but lacks from the one-to-one relationship compared to the one-to-many of social networking tools.

Social networking opens attorneys to fresh world - Wisconsin Law Journal

A couple of nice quotes from yours truly. Via the ABA LPM webinar on Social Media for Lawyers.

Florida Criminal Records FAQ

New website from Stem client Ronald Chapman: Florida Criminal Records FAQ.

Google's Love For Newspapers & How Little They Appreciate It

A must read post by Danny Sullivan on the news industry & Google.

Drug Rehab FAQ Site Launched

Stem Legal client The Meadows Addiction Treatment Center has just launched a new collection of frequently-asked questions (FAQs) about drug rehab. The site answers questions about choosing, attending, and life after rehab.

CALL's Vendor Liaison Committee has Tools you can Use

A pair of checklists for librarian-vendor best practices and cost containment strategies.

Law 2.0: JD Supra Frees Legal Content

Techcrunch covers JD Supra.

Does Open Ticketing Solve Communication Problems?

Good post from Mike McBride

11 Non-Traditional Uses of WordPress

New China Tax Regulation: Withholding from Non-resident Enterprises

Stephen Nelson from King & Wood's China Tax Group: "Recently, a new regulation was issued that sets out the procedural rules for withholding income tax, the Provisional Administrative Measures on Withholding Enterprise Income Tax for Non-resident Enterprises"

See: China Takes Action on Non-resident Enterprises Withholding from the firm's official blog, China Law Insight.

Law Librarian Blog: Tough Times Ahead for Law Library Budgets

New data from LLB on upcoming law library budgets.

Mesothelioma Lawyers Help Launched

Stem client Hissey Kientz LLP has launched a new website, Mesothelioma Lawyers Help, that tracks the latest information regarding asbestos exposure lawsuits, including related causes, symptoms, and types of mesothelioma.

The goals of this site were to:

• provides a wealth of information on the disease and its connection to asbestos exposure;
  
• help monitor current litigation in the news;
  
• and to explain the mesothelioma lawsuit process.

Congratulations to everyone at HK LLP on the launch!

Boomers and Social Media

Stephen Abram summarizes a new report from Forrester Research, and warns, "Don't ignore Boomers in your social media strategies."

82 Million User-Generated Content Creators and Counting

New survey from emarketer.

Rosenfeld Survey on Nursing Homes

Stem client and Nursing Home Attorney Jonathan Rosenfeld is conducting a readership survey on the nursing home selection process, among other issues.

If you have a loved one in a nursing home facility, or have gone through the selection process in recent memory, please consider dropping by to participate.

DioGuardi Services: Tax Amnesty

DioGuardi Tax Amnesty: legal branding example using video - tax TV, blog & off-line media.

Stem Welcomes John Hochfelder

Stem Legal is proud to welcome new client John Hochfelder. John is an accomplished New York injury lawyer with more than 25 years experience. From his bio:

"About John Hochfelder: John Hochfelder is a New York traumatic injury trial attorney who handles all types of personal injury claims and lawsuits. He is a member of the New York State Bar Association and New York State Trial Lawyers Association, and served as a Judge for five years in Westchester County. Actively involved in his community, Mr. Hochfelder has been a certified Emergency Medical Technician and is regularly called upon to lecture area Ambulance Corps on EMS liability issues and lawsuits."

More information and commentary can be found on John's newly launched New York Injury Cases blog.

TP Wire Service: Farewell

Tom Peters Wire Service Signs Off

'Secret' life insurance triggers suits

Mike Myers, who practices with Stem client McClanahan Myers LLP, is interviewed in this law.com article on recent and upcoming cases involving corporate-owned life insurance (COLI).

Ahead of the Curve: In 2009, Your Lawyers Are Your Best Knowledge Management Resource

Gretta Rusanow suggests using time freed up by the economic downturn to work on knowledge management initiatives, and offers six practical guidelines for making the most out of the opportunity.

Overly broad restrictive covenant nixed by SCC

Spreading the news about Clark Wilson LLP's victory in the Supreme Court of Canada decision Shafron v. KRG Insurance Ltd.

Technology on the Fly: My Experience with Internet Networking and Marketing

Article by Brad Wrightsel, offers a good overview of the typical web assets at play for a solo/small firm. A nice roundup of the issues.

How to become an expert on nearly any subject

Excellent article from Copyblogger.

"You might not be the planet’s greatest authority on your topic. But it’s just possible you could become the most accessible authority."

New Index shows smart Web strategy allows law firms to punch above their weight

Hat tip: Law Firm Bottom Line