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Category: Law Practice and Profession

Posted on June 17, 2021June 28, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Instapundit second-guesses the geek market

Glenn writes: It’s true that a country that pays its lawyers a lot better than its scientists and engineers is likely, over time, to have... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021June 28, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

A lawyer’s day

(This was originally posted on my old Likelihood of Success blog, which is no longer on line. — RDC) Shoe shine So far, so good.... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Webinar on 30(b)(6) depositions – December 8, 2015

It’s not all fun and games, you know.  Next week, I’ll be online along with distinguished practitioner Charles H. Allen presenting a Strafford webinar revealing some of the strange and... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Judging the ABA

The ABA, like most national organizations of its kind, has evolved to serve the preferences of those at the organization's power nodes who are at once most activist and least professional. Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Social networking for… the rest of us

This, via the Avvo blog … via Facebook (not so ironically): Are you befuddled by Twitter?  Not sure if you should be on Facebook?  Carolyn... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Spiritual balm for clerkship-seeking law students

In a totally random way, I ended up linking to an old piece about my adventures seeking a first-year summer associate position at my other... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Not gurus, but better

Via my new friend Jonathan Ezor, there’s this, if you haven’t already got a got a copy:  The Social Media Guidelines Ethics Guidelines of the... Read more

Ron Coleman in Mishpacha Magazine
Posted on June 17, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Law school and you

The server logs confirm that some readers of my monthly Mishpacha (the “Jewish family magazine”) column* are curious about this blog and its author, and find themselves reading... Read more

Posted on June 11, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

History of the Billable Hour

A little while ago I got involved in a discussion at this blog about flat-fee billing by lawyers.  I am pretty skeptical about the concept... Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

After the deposition

After the deposition Originally uploaded by Ron Coleman Cooling my heels. Originally posted 2013-02-21 12:11:50. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on June 2, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Best of 2008: “Other People’s Money”

Originally published January 8, 2008. WSJ.com’s Law Blog reports about the seven-figure effect in the Central District of California for a one-minute-late filing: A judgment... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Small business lawsuits are bad for small business

A nice infographic! Via: BOLT Insurance Originally posted 2014-10-28 18:56:21. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

They’re giving it away!

Dickstein Shapiro has published a guide to IP issues (it’s a PDF) for in-house counsel, which is probably useful for non-specialists in private practice as... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Law Practice and Profession

Bookmark this

If you do legal research, this is where things are going. Lexis, Westlaw… hope you enjoyed the ride. Originally posted 2012-12-30 15:00:14. Republished by Blog... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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