A minority of states allow lawyers to hold themselves out as specialists in their area of practice. Some states offer State Entities Accrediting and some allow Private Certification. A lawyer who holds himself or herself out as a generalist has a certain level of skills in several areas of the law. That lawyer might take a family law case in
HB 23-1032 seems to solicit lawsuits by trial lawyers to file discrimination lawsuits against small business owners on behalf of people with disabilities. Why claim disability discrimination? For emotional distress, that’s why. And that emotional distress can be worth $250,000 to $500,000 in court. Attorney’s fees can be awarded on top of that. Costs, Legal Fees and an Opportunity for
On March 24, 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed off on FL HB 837 which is aimed at decreasing frivolous lawsuits and preventing the alleged predatory practices of trial lawyers who make the hard-working residents of the Sunshine State their purported victims. The legislation changes the rules involving bad faith by insurers attacks one-way legal fees along with fee multipliers.
It depends. The Cost Per Click (CPC) of a Google Ad depends, in part, on what your competitors are bidding on their ads. Some Law Firms are Running Ads at a Loss (Intentionally). From Fresno to San Diego, you’ll see the same Los Angeles firms aggressively targeting southern California. Wilshire, JNY, West Coast Trial Lawyers, Morgan & Morgan and others
We asked around 100 attorneys what their favorite LawTube channels are. Here are their responses along with some of our own commentary. LegalEagle YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@LegalEagle Devin Stone is the big bird at LegalEagle, a YouTube channel with outstanding content. Followers (Legal Eagles) who tune in watch Devin’s coverage of recent events, “lawyer reacts to __” style videos and much
Personal Injury Attorneys are not allowed to use Google Ads Remarketing. Google prohibits personalized ads which advertise to personal hardships such as health conditions or traumatic personal experiences. What is Google Ads Remarketing? Retargeting is a form of advertising which allows advertisers to display ads for products or services on other websites after a user leaves the advertiser’s site without
When a plaintiff proves a defendant liable for damages in a medical malpractice action, that individual can likely recover both economic and non-economic damages. In short, economic damages are received for the monetary damages that a person suffered as a result of malpractice. Non-economic damages are for pain, suffering and loss of enjoyment that a person suffered. The Medical Injury
For many law firms, a legal website will be the number one source of new clients. With this in mind, lawyers should absolutely make sure their websites present the law firm’s services in a flattering and accessible manner. Lawyers must also ensure that their websites contain legally appropriate content. Sites must comply with attorney ethics rules regarding what should be
On September 27, 2022, we discovered that several Justia WordPress blogs had been hacked. Affected sites display the message “magbo link magbo.cc Invite codes: 8U8VIGPTRP”. Screenshot: We reached out to Justia first thing in the morning, but by the end of the business day, we were unable to get a response from them. We have told clients who use Justia
The Optimize My Firm crew packed up and headed north tospend a great week at the Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference (WSSFC). TheState Bar of Wisconsin organizes the event to give local lawyers the chance tosecure Continuing Legal Education (CLE) course credits. It was also anopportunity for companies like Optimize My Firm to show off how they canbenefit forward-thinking
