My Shingle on Passion – passing it along

Just a quick entry to say check out Carolyn Elefant’s post on passion and enjoying yourself.  Gave me a nice lift today as I find myself distracted by the (at last!) fabulous So. Cal. weather and wanting to take one of the dogs to the beach instead of working on...
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How to ensure you aren’t invited to speak again at an event

In the spirit of David Letterman’s Top Ten… here are the top10 ways to ensure you are not invited back to speak at an event: 10.   Spend the entire time you are on the panel eating snacks. 9.     Interrupt the other speakers and...
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Mobile Technology for Lawyers

It’s time to update my mobile technology, so I decided to read a few posts on the latest options. I recommend this post by Ryan McKeen and Finis Price at the ABA Law Journal comparing the Droid v. the IPhone.  That does it, I’m getting a droid! ...
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Recommended Reading by Cordell Parvin

Hi all, Sorry to say, I haven’t been around the blogosphere much lately – at least not my own blog that is. I know – they rock and it’s good for me to write on a regular basis. But so is exercise and eating right and I can’t manage that right...
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Motion to compel lunch granted: why opposing counsel should cooperate

I just found this great post by Vicky Pynchon,  at her www.negotiationlawblog.com blog on a judge who ordered counsel to have lunch (with thanks to Roger Wood, at Association Law Blog).  The judge’s tongue in cheek order shows a...
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Are lawyers of a Certain (or any) Age using social networking yet?

Just last week a speaker at the American Continuing Legal Education Association’s mid-year conference in Orlando stated that he thought attorneys over a "Certain Age" (capitals intended!) were not using social networking as a means of communication,...
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Announcing the addition of Finz Advance Tapes to the Pincus CLE line-up

I’m excited to announce that I have recently added Finz Advance Tapes to the Pincus CLE line up.  Brought to you by Pincus Legal Education, Inc., I will continue to deliver the excellent, informative and fun audio summaries and analysis of Torts and Civ Pro/Evidence...
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Check out Lawyerist.com’s take on why teaching makes you a better attorney

I just came across this post via my linked-in Legal Marketing group.  Nena Street makes some good points about why teaching makes you a better laywer. I would add that you need to make sure you are prepared when you do go out and teach.   
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Some good suggestions on CLE changes that would help attorneys keep costs down

Thanks to twitter, I came across an attorney, Donna Seyle, who happens to both practice in my state (CA), teach various social networking related seminars, and blog about topics near and dear to my heart!  She also has guest bloggers and this most recent post of interest is...
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Social Networking: Interconnections and the Future of CLE

But what is most interesting about Social Networking and CLE is...how providers like myself (and CLE speakers like Sean, Mark, Irwin Karp and others) will be integrating Social Networking applications such as Twitter and Facebook during our CLE seminars.
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