Another Phone to Phone Inc. Employee Speaks Out

In response to my prior post of a Phone to Phone Inc. employee’s email, I got the following email (reposted with permission): _____________ [begin third party email] Good evening Mr. Goldman, I am a former “employee” of Phone To Phone…

Questionable Employment and SEO Practices at Phone to Phone Inc.?

In response to my blogging about Phone to Phone Inc. (1, 2, 3, 4), which operates newlawyer.com, laws.com, attorney.org, science.org and other websites, I recently received the following self-explanatory email from a Phone to Phone Inc. employee raising some issues…

Halloween Spinning Mix

Lisa has a spinning mix for Halloween, consisting of: Bela Lugosi’s Dead – Bauhaus (terrific song) Monster Mash – Boris Pickett (corny but essential) Werewolves of London – Warren Zevon The Devil Went Down to Georgia – Charlie Daniels Thriller…

Attorney.org is Latest Phone to Phone Inc. Website to Spam Me

I apologize for the flurry of blog posts on the spam I’m receiving from Phone to Phone Inc. websites, but I’ve found that lots of folks are experiencing the same problem. I’ve already criticized Phone to Phone Inc. for their…

More Spam from Phone to Phone Inc.–This Time on Behalf of Laws.com

I’ve been kvetching about the heavy barrage of spam and telemarketing from Newlawyer.com. I haven’t previously mentioned that they are an operation of Phone to Phone Inc., which apparently has branched out into spamming for other sites it operates. This…

Newlawyer.com Spams Me Again (Twice in One Day!)

Newlawyer.com continues to earn my antipathy. You may recall that a few weeks ago, I got spammed by Dominic Sebahia on behalf of Newlawyer.com. At that time, I sent my blog post to Dominic and got the following reply: “Sorry…

Latest Example of Social Networking Site Evidence Contradicting In-Court Testimony–People v. Franco

I have Westlaw alerts set up to notify me when court opinions discuss the major social networking sites. As a result, I am now seeing a steady stream of cases where Facebook or MySpace postings are being used to contradict…

Newlawyer.com: Persistent Telemarketer, and Now a Spammer

If I may, let me propose three rules for avoiding unnecessary trouble: 1) Never tick off a lawyer. They tend to be, you know, litigious by nature. 2) Never tick off a blogger. They tend to be very noisy about…

David Lat Talk Recap

David Lat, the famous and talented blogger from Above the Law, gave a lunchtime talk today at Santa Clara Law entitled “The End of the World as You Know It: Reflections on the Future of the Legal World.” (The talk…

What Criteria Should a Start-Up Use When Hiring Its First General Counsel?

I got an email from a student posing this question to me: what criteria should a technology start-up consider when hiring its first in-house general counsel? I can definitely speak from first-hand experience! Here’s my response, but I would also…