Monthly Archives: November 2010

“Friendship” by trickery

Whether a lawyer may use trickery to “friend” an adverse party or witness in order to gain access to information has been considered by several local bar organizations.  A recent ABA Journal article discusses those cases (several mentioned in earlier … Continue reading

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Cancun Climate Change Conference Begins Today Nov. 29th

Nations from around the world meet today through December 10th in Cancun, Mexico, to discuss changes to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.  The meeting in Cancun is the 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP).  The text … Continue reading

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Kentucky may regulate lawyers’ use of social media

The magic 8-ball has spoken.  It’s the wave of the future.  Lawyers will use social media to solicit potential clients.  Bar associations will seek to regulate the content of social media solicitations just as they regulate advertising elsewhere.  The Kentucky … Continue reading

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Baggy Pants Blues: Fashion Fad Immortalized in Reporter System

Consider the officers who, while investigating a suspected drug deal, order a suspect from a vehicle, only to have the suspect’s saggy pants fall down. What to do? Should the officers tell the suspect to pull up his pants, and … Continue reading

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Online scheduler – an online tool for your conferences

Everyone has busy schedules these days. It seems that  it is impossible to coordinate meetings.  If you are trying to schedule a phone conference or meeting with several people from different parts of the country or different cities, then consider using an … Continue reading

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