Robert Ambrogi,
a lawyer
in Rockport, MA, is vice president for editorial services at Jaffe Associates and director of WritersForLawyers.

He is author of the book, The Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web

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Another report on the domain suit
Here is CNET's report on the patent lawyer suing Network Solutions and Register.com.
posted by Robert Ambrogi at 10:16 PM :: |

 
The Register: Lawyer Claims Patent on Internet
The Register reports that a California patent lawyer sued Network Solutions and Register.com yesterday, claiming that issuance of ".name" domains violates his patent. If his claim is allowed, The Register says, it would effectively give him rights to the entire Internet domain naming system.
posted by Robert Ambrogi at 10:09 PM :: |

 
Federal court transcripts online
The Virtual Chase reports: "The Federal Judiciary announced a pilot program involving seven federal district courts. The courts for the Southern District of Alabama, District of Columbia, District of Kansas, District of Maine, Eastern District of Missouri, District of Nebraska and the Eastern District of New York will make transcripts of courtroom proceedings available online. The transcripts cover civil proceedings; however, the District of Columbia will also make available transcripts of courtroom proceedings in criminal cases."
posted by Robert Ambrogi at 11:21 PM :: |

 
PR-savvy stars navigate the courtroom
An interesting article, PR-savvy stars navigate the courtroom, from the Christian Science Monitor, talks about the role of public relations in celebrity trials, and the ability of celebrities to influence trials by hiring elite teams of lawyers and jury consultants.
posted by Robert Ambrogi at 10:15 PM :: |

 
Federal district judge cites to blog
Is this a first? In Massachusetts, U.S. District Chief Judge William G. Young cites to a blog in an opinion issued Jan. 7. Addressing his own fallibility as a judge, Judge Young quotes the lyrics to the satirical song "Appointed Forever," by the Bar and Grill Singers, and as authority for his quotation cites to this April 16, 2003, posting by Temple University Law Professor David G. Post on The Volokh Conspiracy.
posted by Robert Ambrogi at 10:38 AM :: |