Practicing Law in the E-Court of Public Opinion
I wanted to give everyone the heads-up that I will be speaking at a program in Washington, DC next week entitled “Practicing Law in the E-Court of Public Opinion: How the Internet Can Make or Break a Lawyer’s or Law Firm’s Reputation and What You Can Do About It.” Well-known blogger Carolyn Elefant put the program together and it is sure to be an interesting discussion. I have included below the DC Bar’s formal announcement. I hope to see all of my fellow DC Bar members there!
Mark
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District of Columbia Bar
Law Practice Management Section
Administrative Law and Agency Practice Section
Real Estate, Housing and Land Use Section
Litigation Section
Computer and Telecommunications Law Section
Family Law Section
Tort Law Section
Present a Brown Bag Program
Practicing Law in the E-Court of Public Opinion: How the Internet Can Make or Break a Lawyer’s or Law Firm’s Reputation and What You Can Do About It - WITH DAVID LAT of ABOVE THE LAW and other national speakers!
In the Internet Age, lawyers and firms are subject to unprecedented public scrutiny. Popular websites like Above the Law provides gossip and behind the scenes news from large law firms, while Avvo allows clients to post their opinions about their attorneys. You’ll hear how the web can affect lawyers’ reputations, for better or for worse, identify ways to respond to threats to reputation and use the Internet to your advantage and learn about relevant legal concepts like First Amendment, libel and privacy law that relate to your ability to protect your reputation. We’ll have a panel of nationally recognized speakers as well as law firm marketing personnel (TBD) who will offer practical tips on guarding and promoting your reputation on line.
Teleconferencing is available for this program, please be sure to provide your email address below in order to receive call-in information.
Date
January 24, 2008
Time
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Speakers:
Carolyn Elefant, Law Offices of Carolyn Elefant, www.myshingle.com (moderator)
Mark Britton, CEO, President, Co-founder, Avvo.com
Andrew Mirsky, Mirsky & Company Law Offices
David Lat, Editor in Chief, AboveTheLaw.com
Location:
D.C. Bar Conference Center
1250 H Street NW, B-1 Level
(Metro Center)
Washington DC 20005
Cost:
Law Students $10.00
Administrative Law and Agency Practice Section $20.00
Real Estate, Housing and Land Use Section $20.00
Litigation Section $20.00
Computer and Telecommunication Law Section $20.00
Family Law Section $20.00
Tort Law Section $20.00
Law Practice Management Section $20.00
Government and Nonprofit Employees $20.00
Non-Section Members $25.00
Note: This Section-sponsored educational program is not intended to be a CLE program and thus does not qualify for CLE credit in other jurisdictions including Ohio and Pennsylvania.
To register for this program or for a printable registration form, please visit:
https:⁄⁄www.dcbar.org⁄for_lawyers⁄events⁄registration⁄login.cfm?sessionAltCD=170750&link=Web
For more information, please visit:
https:⁄⁄www.dcbar.org⁄for_lawyers⁄events⁄details.cfm?sessionAltCD=170750&link=email
If you require a physical accommodation, please contact the Sections Office at 202-626-3463 or e-mail Sections@dcbar.org.
*For complete registration policies, please visit http:⁄⁄www.dcbar.org⁄for_lawyers⁄sections⁄policy.cfm .