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Tag Archives: Twitter
Results of the Twitter Brief Contest
Posted in Announcements, Briefs, TechnologyAs I wrote about here, the State Bar Appellate Section sponsored a Twitter brief contest in conjunction with the recent Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course in Austin. The winners were announced during the Section’s annual meeting. The official PowerPoint containing the winning entries and several honorable mentions is embedded below for everyone’s enjoyment. I intend… Continue Reading
25th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course
Posted in Appellate Practice, Standards of ReviewThe State Bar Appellate Section and Texas Bar CLE are co-sponsoring the 25th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, which will take place September 8-9, 2011 in Austin. Related events are the popular Civil Appellate Practice 101 course (formerly known as Appellate Boot Camp) on September 7 and the Section’s annual meeting on September 8,… Continue Reading
How Lawyers Can Avoid Social Media Burnout
Posted in TechnologyThis week’s Texas Lawyer contains the third article in my series on technology issues and law practice, "How Lawyers Can Avoid Social Media Burnout" (subscription required). As the title suggests, the article discusses some ways in which lawyers delving into social media for business development can deal with the overabundance of information thrown at them. … Continue Reading
SBOT & Austin Bar Appellate Sections on Twitter
Posted in Announcements, TechnologyThe State Bar of Texas Appellate Section (@TexAppOrg) and the Austin Bar Civil Appellate Law Section (@CivAppLaw), have launched their own Twitter feeds. The idea is to provide current and prospective members another way to keep up with section news, announcements, and events. If you’re on Twitter and interested in either organization, I would encourage… Continue Reading
Advertising Rules and Social Media: Texas Style
Posted in Blogs & Blogging, TechnologyThe second article in my Texas Lawyer series on technology issues and law practice appears in this week’s issue and has been republished here through Law.com. For this installment, I look at the Advertising Review Department’s new Internal Interpretive Comment 17, which addresses the interplay between Part VII of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional… Continue Reading
Twitter Top 20
Posted in TechnologyTexas Lawyer approached me once more to write about Twitter, this time to compile a "Top 20" list of interest to those who practice in the Lone Star State. The article appeared in yesterday’s issue (paid subscription required, or click here for a PDF). The new digital edition—which is really cool, by the way—can be… Continue Reading
Marketing Your Practice in 140 Characters or Less
Posted in TechnologyHaving seen some of my blog posts about Twitter, the folks at Texas Lawyer approached me about writing an article explaining it from a hands-on perspective. The result of my efforts, entitled "Marketing Your Practice in 140 Characters or Less," appears in today’s issue. I hope readers find it informative. 1/13/09 Update: Law.com has picked up the article on its Legal Technology page… Continue Reading
Texas Lawyers to Follow on Twitter
Posted in Blogs & Blogging, TechnologyLast Updated 1/12/09: Borrowing an idea from JD Scoop, I have decided to compile and maintain an index of Texas lawyers, legal professionals, and firms who actively use Twitter. The alphabetical list (by username) appears below. Like everything else, Twitter is what you make of it. Though originally geared toward personal communications, it has evolved into a powerful networking and business-development tool. I… Continue Reading