Originally posted in The National Law Journal on March 14, 2013 “In the future, everybody will be world-famous for 15 minutes,” Andy Warhol said. Let’s say your time has arrived—your social media messaging has caught the attention of an old-media platform and you have the chance to be interviewed on national TV. Will you be…
Originally published in The National Law Journal on March 4, 2013 In the movie Rudy, we get to know a young man with all the ambition in the world to play football for the University of Notre Dame. He is hard-working, determined, and has more desire than anybody else on the team. Unfortunately, he has one…
Originally posted on The National Law Journal on February 14, 2013 “What if someone says something negative about me online?” This is probably the most common question lawyers ask me. The sad truth is that many lawyers have nothing to worry about. They aren’t online. They have no online presence. If your reputation is what…
Originally posted on The National Law Journal on February 4, 2013 A lot of lawyers had to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to LinkedIn.com. Now that they are there, many realize that, besides being an effective way to connect with old colleagues and new prospects, it is perfectly easy to use. “I will never use…
Originally posted on The National Law Journal on January 24, 2013 A lot of lawyers had to be dragged, kicking and screaming, to LinkedIn.com. Now that they are there, many realize not only that is it an effective tool to connect with old colleagues and new prospects, but also that it is dead easy to…
Originally posted on The National Law Journal on January 21, 2013 About a decade ago, law firms discovered the Internet—and not in a good way. It was almost as if a memo were circulated, reading, “Why don’t we all make websites that look the same and contain stale content and seldom-updated curricula vitae for each…
Originally posted in The National Law Journal on January 7, 2013 I admit it: I am not tech-savvy. If the monitor freezes or I can’t figure out why a program isn’t working, I simply reboot my computer and 95 percent of the time that solves the problem. As we look back at our victories and…