Overlawyered » chasing clients http://overlawyered.com Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 23 May 2013 11:23:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 May 10 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/may-11-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=may-11-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/may-11-roundup/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 12:39:18 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=37791 Electric-car maker Tesla doesn’t get many kind words from free market types, but here’s one [Coyote] More: North Carolina auto dealer lobby strikes back [News & Observer] One lawyer’s selection of the worst lawyer billboards, though they’re far from the worst we’ve seen [John M. Phillips] House hearings on litigation abuse and on litigation and [...]

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  • Electric-car maker Tesla doesn’t get many kind words from free market types, but here’s one [Coyote] More: North Carolina auto dealer lobby strikes back [News & Observer]
  • One lawyer’s selection of the worst lawyer billboards, though they’re far from the worst we’ve seen [John M. Phillips]
  • House hearings on litigation abuse and on litigation and international competitiveness [Judiciary, more, Point of Law]
  • Ninth Circuit cites conflict of interest, throws out credit reporting class settlement [Trial Insider; Daniel Fisher]
  • Private pensions, market-based water rates and more: “Australian travel notes from a policy wonk” [Alex Tabarrok]
  • “Use elevators properly. Riding outside of cars can be dangerous and deadly” [Scouting NY, seen in Bronx apartment building]
  • “It’s long been my view that blawgs, law blogs, are the greatest peer reviewed content ever created.” [Greenfield]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2013/05/may-11-roundup/feed/ 0     Hurricane Sandy, meet Mighty Wind http://overlawyered.com/2013/03/hurricane-sandy-meet-mighty-wind/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hurricane-sandy-meet-mighty-wind http://overlawyered.com/2013/03/hurricane-sandy-meet-mighty-wind/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:29:21 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=37081 A Houston-based trial lawyer has some grandiose plans for snagging New York storm-insurance cases: Steve Mostyn “indicates his firm should be able to take on more than $1 billion in disputed claims — or half of all the Sandy litigation.” That’s assuming clients sign on, of course. One who did was a swim club owner [...]

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    ]]>     A Houston-based trial lawyer has some grandiose plans for snagging New York storm-insurance cases: Steve Mostyn “indicates his firm should be able to take on more than $1 billion in disputed claims — or half of all the Sandy litigation.” That’s assuming clients sign on, of course. One who did was a swim club owner from Pound Ridge who was frustrated dealing with New York lawyers and quickly signed a contract with Mostyn’s firm: “It is worth the 40 percent just for someone to listen to my story and be kind to me,” she said. [Austin American-Statesman]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2013/03/hurricane-sandy-meet-mighty-wind/feed/ 4     Annals of tasteful lawyer promotion http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/annals-tasteful-lawyer-advertising/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=annals-tasteful-lawyer-advertising http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/annals-tasteful-lawyer-advertising/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:20:51 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=36207 Michigan: “Lawyer Offers Free Valentine’s Day Divorce” [Newser, Walter Bentley site, Legal News] Tweet Tags: chasing clients, Detroit, divorce

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    ]]>     Michigan: “Lawyer Offers Free Valentine’s Day Divorce” [Newser, Walter Bentley site, Legal News]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/annals-tasteful-lawyer-advertising/feed/ 0     Ethics roundup http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/ethics-roundup/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ethics-roundup http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/ethics-roundup/#comments Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:06:49 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=35454 His own bad deal to make: client can’t sue lawyer for malpractice after lawsuit lending swallows up proceeds of $150K settlement [BNA] U.K. legal representation: “John Flood looks at the cab rank rule” [Legal Ethics Forum, more] Drumming up business: “Junk fax class action may proceed despite attorney misconduct” [Reuters] “Personal Injury Lawyers Sue Other [...]

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  • His own bad deal to make: client can’t sue lawyer for malpractice after lawsuit lending swallows up proceeds of $150K settlement [BNA]
  • U.K. legal representation: “John Flood looks at the cab rank rule” [Legal Ethics Forum, more]
  • Drumming up business: “Junk fax class action may proceed despite attorney misconduct” [Reuters]
  • “Personal Injury Lawyers Sue Other Personal Injury Lawyers Over Solicitation” [Turkewitz, more]
  • Manipulating time records to qualify for bonus proves costly for Wisconsin attorney [Volokh]
  • Lawyer profile: “Defender of the Notorious, and Now Himself” [NY Times]
  • Local prosecutors connive at debt-collection abuses thanks to 2006 legal provision [LA Weekly]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2013/02/ethics-roundup/feed/ 0     Great moments in legal marketing http://overlawyered.com/2013/01/great-moments-legal-marketing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=great-moments-legal-marketing http://overlawyered.com/2013/01/great-moments-legal-marketing/#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 12:02:35 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=35285 A Fort Lauderdale attorney “Announces He Is Taking on All Celebrity Criminal Cases in Florida” [Scott Greenfield] And a reaction from @SupremeHaiku: Florida lawyer/ Will defend the defenseless/ If they are famous. Tweet Tags: celebrities, chasing clients, Florida

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    ]]>     A Fort Lauderdale attorney “Announces He Is Taking on All Celebrity Criminal Cases in Florida” [Scott Greenfield]

    And a reaction from @SupremeHaiku: Florida lawyer/ Will defend the defenseless/ If they are famous.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2013/01/great-moments-legal-marketing/feed/ 2     The multiple “Hammers” of injury advertising http://overlawyered.com/2012/10/the-multiple-hammers-injury-advertising/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-multiple-hammers-injury-advertising http://overlawyered.com/2012/10/the-multiple-hammers-injury-advertising/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 04:10:49 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=33227 Rochester’s Jim Shapiro (“I cannot rip out the hearts of those who hurt you. I cannot hand you their severed heads“) is not the only injury lawyer who advertises as “The Hammer.” Natasha Lydon offers a YouTube-powered guide to the various injury lawyers to have adopted that monicker [Above the Law] Tweet Tags: chasing clients, [...]

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    ]]>     Rochester’s Jim Shapiro (“I cannot rip out the hearts of those who hurt you. I cannot hand you their severed heads“) is not the only injury lawyer who advertises as “The Hammer.” Natasha Lydon offers a YouTube-powered guide to the various injury lawyers to have adopted that monicker [Above the Law]

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/10/the-multiple-hammers-injury-advertising/feed/ 2     Media-chasing lawyers http://overlawyered.com/2012/08/media-chasing-lawyers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=media-chasing-lawyers http://overlawyered.com/2012/08/media-chasing-lawyers/#comments Mon, 20 Aug 2012 15:58:33 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=32204 Eric Turkewitz notices how often they feed the press tidbits that could prove prejudicial or damaging to their own clients. Tweet Tags: chasing clients

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    ]]>     Eric Turkewitz notices how often they feed the press tidbits that could prove prejudicial or damaging to their own clients.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/08/media-chasing-lawyers/feed/ 1     Torts roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/07/torts-roundup-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=torts-roundup-3 http://overlawyered.com/2012/07/torts-roundup-3/#comments Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:03:26 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=31110 Dixon v. Ford Motor Company: “The Best Causation Opinion of 2012″ [David Oliver] “Any exposure” causation: “Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivers significant asbestos ruling” [Point of Law] Maryland high court may consider pro-plaintiff shift from contributory negligence to comparative fault [Sean Wajert] In last-minute ploy, Albany lawmakers extend time limits for suing local governments [Torch via [...]

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  • Dixon v. Ford Motor Company: “The Best Causation Opinion of 2012″ [David Oliver] “Any exposure” causation: “Pennsylvania Supreme Court delivers significant asbestos ruling” [Point of Law]
  • Maryland high court may consider pro-plaintiff shift from contributory negligence to comparative fault [Sean Wajert]
  • In last-minute ploy, Albany lawmakers extend time limits for suing local governments [Torch via PoL, Times-Union]
  • Mental diagnoses: what to do when courtroom experts armed with DSM-5 shoot from the hip [Jim Dedman, Abnormal Use]
  • California appeals court, legislature decline to go along with trial lawyers’ crusade against Concepcion and class arbitration waivers [WLF, CL&P]
  • Critics challenge legality of Louisiana AG’s use of contingency lawyers [Melissa Landry, Hayride]
  • To curb client solicitation, NJ mulls withholding crash reports from noninterested parties for 90 days [NJLRA]
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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/07/torts-roundup-3/feed/ 1     “Heavy Hitter” lawyer ads http://overlawyered.com/2012/06/heavy-hitter-lawyer-ads/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=heavy-hitter-lawyer-ads http://overlawyered.com/2012/06/heavy-hitter-lawyer-ads/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:42:59 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=30675 Above are versions for the lawyer who uses the ads in Louisville/Lexington, and YouTube makes it easy to check out the versions done for other lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Rochester/Syracuse, and Erie, Pa. Talking dogs and cheesy car replicas abound. Also, from Martindale-Hubbell: a selection of 7 “awesomely bad” and “funniest” lawyer ad videos. [...]

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    Above are versions for the lawyer who uses the ads in Louisville/Lexington, and YouTube makes it easy to check out the versions done for other lawyers in Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Rochester/Syracuse, and Erie, Pa. Talking dogs and cheesy car replicas abound.

    Also, from Martindale-Hubbell: a selection of 7 “awesomely bad” and “funniest” lawyer ad videos.

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    ]]>     http://overlawyered.com/2012/06/heavy-hitter-lawyer-ads/feed/ 5     June 11 roundup http://overlawyered.com/2012/06/june-11-roundup-3/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=june-11-roundup-3 http://overlawyered.com/2012/06/june-11-roundup-3/#comments Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:06:38 +0000 Walter Olson http://overlawyered.com/?p=29843 Nortel portfolio now used for offense: “How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads” [Wired] Via Bill Childs: “This shows up in Google News despite fact that it’s lawyer advertising.” [TheDenverChannel.com] At “public interest watchdog” FairWarning.org, who contributed this article about Canadian asbestos controversies? Byline credits a law firm; Another Bloomberg crackdown in NYC: gender-differential [...]

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  • Nortel portfolio now used for offense: “How Apple and Microsoft Armed 4,000 Patent Warheads” [Wired]
  • Via Bill Childs: “This shows up in Google News despite fact that it’s lawyer advertising.” [TheDenverChannel.com] At “public interest watchdog” FairWarning.org, who contributed this article about Canadian asbestos controversies? Byline credits a law firm;
  • Another Bloomberg crackdown in NYC: gender-differential pricing in haircuts and other services [Mark Perry]
  • A “Pro-Business Regulation Push” from Obama White House? Oh, Bloomberg Business Week, sometimes you can be so droll [Future of Capitalism]
  • “Trial Lawyers’ Support of Republican Candidates Yields Less Than Stellar Results” [Morgan Smith, NY Times; Examiner editorial; more from TLRPac on Texas election results]
  • “Community banks to Congress: you’re crushing us” [Kevin Funnell]
  • If an emergency injunction could stop one reality-TV show, why couldn’t it stop them all? [Hollywood Reporter]
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