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FindLaw columnist Eric Sinrod writes regularly in this section on legal developments surrounding technology and the Internet. By now, most of us have grown accustomed to rating products on Amazon or services on Yelp, one to five stars. You might like knowing that the book you are thinking of buying on Amazon has been overwhelming […]

You may love the sight of dandelions or want to cover your lawn in crabgrass. Maybe bunches of native wildflowers make your heart sing, while sculpted hedges and pedigree roses fail to impress. Well, sorry Mary Mary quiet contrary: your garden isn’t allowed to grow that way in Chicago. Unconventional green thumbs can run afoul […]

Many lawyers wonder about opening second offices, sometimes known as “branch offices” or “satellite offices.” There are many factors to weigh before opening the doors to your second location, including whether business can justify the cost, and whether or not a second office would compromise the quality of the representation given to your current client […]

If you finally made it into law school, take a short moment to pat yourself on the back. You should congratulate yourself — or console yourself. Law school can be a life-changing experience, but it can also seem life-threatening — at least in terms of your sanity. Below is a list of tips and lifehacks […]

American Apparel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this morning. The once-hip retailer popularized metallic spandex leggings and made-in-LA t-shirts in the early 2000s but has struggled with waning sales and tumbling stock prices. The company warned investors in August that it might not have the funds needed to meet its debt obligations. Chapter 11 […]

Within the legal community, a sure-fire way to boost the prestige of a firm is to argue before the Supreme Court of the United States. The legal community and general public treat the Court with hallowed reverence (although this may be changing). Even proximity to Washington DC can do wonders for your bottom line. Many […]

Lawyer marketing ain’t what it once was. You can’t get away with just a listing in the Yellow Pages, an ad in the local paper, and word of mouth anymore. High speed Internet, mobile devices, and those dang Millennials have radically changed how people consume information today. Here’s how the media consumption landscape has changed […]Read More

If you’re considering bringing more lawyers into your practice, hiring support staff, or just want to see how your riches measure up against your neighbors’, we’ve got good news for you. Robert Half Legal, the staffing agency, has released its 2016 Salary Guide. The guide breaks down typical salary ranges for a wide variety of […]Read More

The Supreme Court Justices will return from their long vacations this Monday, ready to kick off the Court’s October 2015 term. They’ll begin as they always do: with ritualized slaughter. Of cert petitions, that is. Monday marks the Court’s “long conference,” where the Justices sift through almost 2,000 petitions for certiorari, rejecting almost all of […]Read More

Today’s big tech companies are as bad as Standard Oil was a century ago. Tech platforms, like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are monopolies that abuse their market dominance, stifle innovation, and harm the public. They need to be broken up. That, at least, is the argument former Sectary of Labor Robert Reich makes in last […]

There’s no need to pore through newspapers for the day’s best news. You don’t even have to scour the web or check your bookmarks. Newsletters — that’s right, newsletters — save you time and effort by bringing a curated collection of the best, most relevant news right to your inbox. There’s no place better to […]Read More

It was a case of attempted murder by soup and the attorney knew all along. That’s the gist of a new lawsuit against Bowling Green, Kentucky, lawyer John Deeb. According to Dewayne Reid, his wife tried to poison him with her minestrone soup. It wasn’t just her poor cooking skills that would have done him […]