Ethics of Geo-Targeted Legal Advertising

by Keith Lee | Ethics, Professional Development

There was a story awhile ago about some lawyers using geo-targeting technology to target ads to people within hospitals: Digital Ambulance Chasers? Law Firms Send Ads To Patients’ Phones Inside ERs. Patients sitting in emergency rooms, at chiropractors’...

Success: Reputation & Relationships

by Keith Lee | Reputation

A three hour dinner at a steakhouse. Back and forth regarding mediator selection at Reddit. Exchanging Facebook messages regarding contract negotiations in Dallas. I wrote about the steakhouse experience at Above The Law back in the day. Myself and a few lawyers...

How To Get Disbarred In 5 Easy Steps!

by Keith Lee | Ethics

With some regularity, some pretty funny stuff occurs in the legal world. Like the time I found the best courtroom transcript of all time. THIS IS THE BEST COURTROOM TRANSCRIPT OF ALL TIME. https://t.co/Vb4C3qXg2x pic.twitter.com/ZvII3Z6JUa — Keith Lee...

How To Leave A Law Firm

by Keith Lee | Ethics

Last week a lawyer contacted me and posed the following question: If I opened my own practice in January what are my obligations to my clients? Can I take the files with me automatically? I’m pretty close to opening my own thing. TL;DR: No, there’s more to...

How To Lawblog: Establish Trust Through Honesty

by Keith Lee | Reputation

At this point almost everyone knows what a blog is – even technophobic, resistant-to-change lawyers. People blog about everything – their neighborhood, recipes, sports, science, and more. And while it took lawyers a bit longer than most, (a few) lawyers...

Is Omitting Your Graduation Date From Your Website Deceptive?

by Keith Lee | Ethics

We’re right in the midst of wrapping up the school year. A fresh crop of law students are going to be graduating from law school with their JDs and ready to take the Bar. But it’s tough out there for new lawyers. Many went to law school in hopes of...