Foggy day in Gloucester
Good Harbor Beach this morning, just down the road from where I live. posted by Robert Ambrogi at 1:06 PM :: |
Friday, June 18, 2004
Blogs as PR tools
From Mediabistro, this good article on blogs as "the best thing to hit public relations since the advent of the fax machine." posted by Robert Ambrogi at 11:36 PM :: |
Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Testing Gmail
OK, I am going to give Gmail a whirl. It has some promising features, such as its focus on searching over sorting and its contextual grouping of messages, so that a message and all its follow-ups are displayed together. Send me a message, if you'd like, using my last name at gmail.com. posted by Robert Ambrogi at 9:13 AM :: |
11th circuit deals setback to DirecTV piracy suits
Finally some rationality in the spate of DirecTV piracy suits:
"In a setback to DirecTV's fight against satellite piracy, a federal appeals panel on Tuesday ruled unanimously that the company cannot sue people under a wiretapping law just because they possess cards allowing them to intercept its signal."
"I find quite as much material for a lecture in those points wherein I have failed, as in those wherein I have been moderately successful."
"The leading rule for the lawyer, as for the man of every other calling, is diligence. Leave nothing for to-morrow which can be done to-day. Never let your correspondence fall behind. Whatever piece of business you have in hand, before stopping, do all the labor pertaining to it which can then be done."
"Extemporaneous speaking should be practised and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other respects, people are slow to bring him business if he cannot make a speech."
"Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser -- in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the lawyer has a superior opportunity of being a good man."
"Never stir up litigation. A worse man can scarcely be found than one who does this."
"The matter of fees is important, far beyond the mere question of bread and butter involved. Properly attended to, fuller justice is done to both lawyer and client. An exorbitant fee should never be claimed. As a general rule never take your whole fee in advance, nor any more than a small retainer."
"Settle the amount of fee and take a note in advance. Then you will feel that you are working for something, and you are sure to do your work faithfully and well."
"There is a vague popular belief that lawyers are necessarily dishonest. ... Let no young man choosing the law for a calling for a moment yield to the popular belief -- resolve to be honest at all events; and if in your own judgment you cannot be an honest lawyer, resolve to be honest without being a lawyer."
Coming soon: Oklahoma solo and small firm conference
Having recently returned from the Indiana State Bar Association'sSolo and Small Firm Conference, I cannot urge you strongly enough, if you are anywhere in the vicinity of Oklahoma City on June 24 to 26, to attend the Oklahoma Bar Association Solo and Small Firm Conference. Jim Calloway has put together a great line-up of speakers, including my New England neighbor to the north Bruce Dorner and the always interesting Craig Ball. For lawyers in smaller firms, there is rejuvenation to be found at these conferences, along with a wealth of useful information. Although I attended the Indiana conference as a speaker, I felt that I came away with more than I left behind. posted by Robert Ambrogi at 2:42 PM :: |
