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• If Joseph Rakofsky Had A Mentor, And Other Wild Ideas

  Scott Greenfield described it with clarity this morning:
  
  In the beginning, this was a matter of a young lawyer who did what so many others would have done, reached beyond himself for the dollar at the expense of a murder defendant, Dontrell Deaner. At this point, most have [...]
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• I Saw The Future Of Law, And It's Not What Any Of You Morons Are Talking About On The Internet

  I spent the day at my law school alma mater yesterday speaking to students about, well, about a lot of things. They asked questions, I asked questions, They talked about their future, and I spoke of my past.
  
  I've also been sitting back, watching the failed lawyers try and' [...]
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• A New Blogger The Marketers And Starbucks Lawyers Missed

  According to those worshipped on the internet these days, lawyers only blog for profit, and working in an office is a sure fire road to nowhere. We are in a marketing sewer and all lawyers are to follow the lawyer in front of them down to the pile of shit [...]
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• Federal Judge Smacks Florida Bar On Advertising Rules

  This stuff makes me happy, because I think the Florida Bar has become more of a consumer protection agency, than an association of lawyers. It also makes me happy because I have argued that the advertising rules should be as follows: "Read rule 4-8.4," (no false, misleading, deceptive behavior.)
  
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• Are There Any (Other) Impressive, Creative Law Students Out There?

  Because Im bad for business, I've only been invited to a few, well, two, social media/tech conferences to talk about the sewer that lawyers have made of the the internet.
  
  My other speaking engagements are limited to boring conferences, like talking to real lawyers who have real practices and' [...]
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• The Hijacking Of "Cyberbullying" By Marketers, Tech Hacks, And Social Media Gurus

  Cyberbullying is a real problem. Children have committed suicide as a result. Cyberstalking is another problem. I've received calls from women being stalked by men (both known and unknown), wondering what to do.
  
  These real problems though, with real definitions, have been embarrassingly used by the marketing, tech hack,' [...]
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• Finally, Good Advice To Young Lawyers: Shut Up

  It's not even fun anymore to predict what will happen on the internet when a discussion ensues about how young solo practitioners can make money, immediately.
  
  So the queen of advocacy for solos, Carolyn Elefant, decided to open the floor to anyone with a perceived lucid thought [...]
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• "Cute" Judicial Orders Are Our Problem, Not Theirs

  I don't know when they started, the orders from judges requiring warring lawyers to play rock paper scissors, or as of late, attend a weekend class on civility called a "kindergarten party."
  
  Yesterday, lawyers got their revenge and celebrated the leaking of an email to Judge' [...]
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• Why Are We Being Taught To Avoid Anything Unhappy?

  In today's world where everything is about marketing (not necessarily telling the truth) there is a theory among the hucksters that all negative comments, criticism, and probing questions, should be avoided at all costs. They feel comfortable taking this tact, and referring to anyone who isn't in the "happy" box,' [...]
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• Now Will Everyone Stop Believing The Hype Of Social Media Rock Stars?

  I never heard of Trey Pennington. Apparently, the social media crowd loved him. He killed himself over the weekend. He suffered from depression.
  
  To those that don't understand depression, it is (no pun intended) a deadly disease. I served on a non-profit board with a wonderful lawyer,' [...]
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