Harvard seeks to create free legal database
People who would like to have free access to state and federal case law may get their wish if Harvard’s law library completes its “Free the Law” project. According to…
Read moreHow online services both help and hinder attorneys
Back in the mid-1990s, attorneys mostly saw the Internet as a way to post static pages and attract clients. Obviously, online services have developed since then that offer a lot…
Read moreLessons learned from the Ashley Madison mess
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve heard that a team of hackers broke through the security at Ashley Madison, stole a bunch of user data and then released…
Read moreIs Samsung eavesdropping on its customers?
If you want to keep up with the latest legal issues surrounding the Internet, the Electronic Foundation Frontier (www.EFF.org) is a pretty good site to bookmark and check regularly. One…
Read moreMobile technology causing legal headaches
A story the Associated Press (AP) ran about a popular smartphone app serves as yet another reminder that technological advances often raise legal issues that courts will have to struggle…
Read moreThe Practical Lawyer: Using Linux to revive that old computer
One of the major problems with advances in technology is that equipment that is adequate today might be obsolete in a hurry. When equipment goes from the “useful” to “obsolete”…
Read moreThe Practical Lawyer: Avvo – the law goes social
Back in the mid-1990s when I started practicing law, the Internet was just coming into its own and attorneys generally didn’t utilize it very well. By the end of the…
Read moreCool, free stuff for lawyers and other folks
So, here’s the deal — I’m a cheapskate and I’m not ashamed to admit it. Actually, I came by my cheapness honestly. Back when I was a 20-something attorney, I…
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