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• A Tale Of Two Emails From Young Lawyers, And A Request

  Today I saw an email sent to a young lawyer I know. The email was requesting to meet with the lawyer to discuss a job (a job that wasn't available). Lawyers get these all the time. New graduates send cover letters with resumes saying they want to work for the' [...]
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• Understanding The New Florida Bar Advertising Rules, If That's Possible

  
  There's new advertising rules for Florida Lawyers. They're available in this 53 page opinion released by The Florida Supreme Court this week.
  
  Don't worry, you don't have to read 53 pages of a legal opinion, I'll help you with this.
  
  From the Court: the Bar concluded [...]
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• Some Thoughts For Online Wine Merchants - The Good, The Bad

  Every so often I write about wine. Today is a good day to write about wine, because there's only one other thing to think about, one thing on the minds of all Americans, and I need a break from thinking about that for a few moments, even though I know there' [...]
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• Where are the Marketers And Tech Hacks On Instagram Leaving Twitter, For Lawyers

  As any lawyer who spends any time on the internet knows, there is nothing that happens for which some lawyer marketer or tech hack misses the opportunity to write about how it will affect lawyers. All new electronic devices, all new social networks, and generally anything new that garners attention [...]
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• Meet Marc Romano Of Ignyte, Inc.

  Marc Romano of Ignyte, Inc, sent me an email:
  
  Brian,
  
  Regarding your piece on the future of law being a joke, I and several people who read your piece think that the biggest joke in law at least this week appears to be you. You [...]
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• Got 5 Bucks? I Got A Lawyer For You

  Fiverr is a Groupon-type site that offers "The world's largest marketplace for small services, starting at $5."
  
  Some interesting offers I found:
  
  
  I will professionally write a song or jingle for your website, celebration or event for $5.
  I will draw your favorite animated character for $5. [...]
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• The Inspired Solo, Disbarred.

  For those new around here, or new to the wonderful world of lawyers selling their marketing skills on the internet, I'm what's known as a bully, asshole, dinosaur, buzz kill, cog in the wheel of attempts to peddle garbage, guy who exposes the sewer that is the world of lawyer [...]
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• What A Marketer Hears When They Get Me On The Phone

  I don't know how Scott from Yodle got my cell phone number. I really don't care either. I have a cell phone, it has a number, and that number has been provided to a lot of people. Spending time on worrying about how he got it is for those same [...]
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• Finally, A Marketing Company You Should Hire

  One of the things I hear from fellow lawyers all the time is that I don't need to write about the people that have no business selling advice to lawyers, because according to them, no one is stupid enough to hire them, except all the firms that do.
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• Turkewitz & The Southern Belle: Listen Up Young Lawyers

  One thing about lawyers, is that they have found a way to use the internet, to use everything about the internet, to try and make money. There is no shortage of "how to make money" articles regarding every single new website and social media platform out there. Former 8 month [...]
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