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…
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…
Gordy Davidson on Succeeding as a Business Lawyer
Last week, I went to a lunchtime student-oriented talk by Gordon Davidson, chair of Silicon Valley firm Fenwick & West, on the topic of “The Art of Being a Business Lawyer and the Changing Business of Law.” Gordy laid out…
Should an Incoming Associate Voluntarily Defer a Year?
I got an email from a graduating student telling me that his law firm had asked incoming associates to volunteer to defer their start dates for a year. This is an unfortunate situation, and naturally it produces significant stress and…