In a post two years ago at Legal Blog Watch, I reported the murder of Gabriel Lerner, a 27-year-old Georgetown University Law School graduate who worked in the U.S. Virgin Islands as a law clerk to a Superior Court judge. Lerner was murdered on his way to bible study by two hitchhikers he picked…
Judge Creates Web TV Series to Teach Family Law
A family law judge in Ontario has launched an online video talk show to teach the public about family law issues. In the show, Family Matters, Judge Harvey Brownstone acts as host and interviews guests from various sectors of the legal community, including lawyers, mediators and social workers.
“This is a new…
Mass. Supreme Court Website Down After Failing to Renew Domain Name
The website that posts opinions of Massachusetts appellate courts was shut down this morning because no one renewed the site’s domain name. The domain name for the site, massreports.com, expired Nov. 8, reports The Boston Globe.
The site is jointly operated by the state and West legal publishing. It provides access to opinions of…
A Smart Resource for Smart Litigators
Legal media company ALM has rather quietly launched a new Web resource for litigators, Smart Litigator. The site is intended for litigators in New York state but will become the template for the eventual roll-out of similar sites in other states where ALM has offices.
ALM will formally unveil Smart Litigator in late…
ABA Prez Discusses Social Media, Civics and More
ABA President Stephen N. Zack is our guest this week on the legal-affairs podcast Lawyer2Lawyer. Amid controversy among legal bloggers over the ABA’s recent issues paper on lawyers’ use of the Internet, I ask Zack for his perspective on the issue. Zack also discusses his initiative to enhance civics education in…
Governor Names Ireland to Succeed Marshall as SJC Chief
Did not take long after the election for Gov. Patrick to name his nominee to succeed Margaret Marshall as chief justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. Today he announced that he is nominating Justice Roderick L. Ireland. Ireland is an associate justice of the SJC and a former Appeal Court and Juvenile Court judge.
Ireland…
Law.com, All Over Again
The legal news and information site Law.com got a major facelift this week, and the new look is more than skin deep. In addition to a cleaner and more consistent design throughout, the revamped Law.com features a broader array of news and voices, from both within and without the network of ALM, Law.com’s parent company.…
FindLaw Gets Stuck in 2008
After reading today that FindLaw had launched a mobile version of its website, I decided to check it out. In the course of doing that, I discovered that FindLaw has no listing for me. I knew it once did, so I followed the link to edit my profile. Sure enough, it had a username…
Project that Crowdsources Patent Review Gets a Second Life
You may remember the Peer To Patent pilot project, an innovative collaboration between the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and the Center for Patent Innovations at New York Law School’s Institute for Information Law and Policy. The pilot, which ran from 2007 to 2009, used crowdsourcing and the power of the Internet at…
Lawyer-Rating Site Avvo Adds Doctor Ratings
The lawyer-rating site Avvo.com is taking on a whole new profession with its launch today of doctor ratings. As of today, Avvo is adding an entirely new section of its site that contains profiles and ratings of medical doctors from all 50 states.
As it does with lawyers,…
Fired and Need Legal Advice? There’s an App for That
If you find yourself in the unfortunate position of being fired or laid off from your job and in need of legal advice, there is an app for that — but only if you are in the United Kingdom. The iPhone app, I’ve Been Fired, helps terminated workers understand their legal rights and…