My latest technology column for the ABA Journal is out. It's called "Going Mobile: Your future work platform is on the phone " and it takes a practical look at what is starting to seem like a smartphone revolution. My goal in this column was to provide a simple introduction and primer to what To ...

The Ninth Circuit has a little ruling today that rejects a Second Amendment challenge to the federal felon-in-possession prohibition in light of Heller. The ruling in , No. 09-10072 (9th Cir. Feb. 9, 2010) ( ), gets started this way: And here is the heart of the panel's analysis of the Second ...

A recent post-Koken decision has been handed down in Philadelphia County in the case of Zerggan v. Rietman and Nationwide Insurance, No. 0906 o1752 June Term 2009 (Phila. Co. Jan. 20, 2010 McInerney, J.). Judge Patricia McInerney sustained the preliminary objections filed by the tortfeasor and trans ...

Mike Masnik of the Techdirt blog asks why shouldn't jurors be allowed to do a little online research outside the courtroom. His view is since jurors come to the table with their outside experiences, biases and prejudices, what harm would it do to allow the smart ones to use a little technology to ai ...

Alternative Fees cannot simply be a different route to the same end.  If AFAs merely become a surrogate for what would have been charged under the hourly model, nothing has changed and we have learned nothing.  The wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.  In the absence of hard befo ...

Alternative Fees cannot simply be a different route to the same end.  If AFAs merely become a surrogate for what would have been charged under the hourly model, nothing has changed and we have learned nothing.  The wolf in sheep's clothing is still a wolf.  In the absence of hard bef ...

One of the things I hated when I worked in an Amlaw 100 firm was the relentless pressure to "sell" the virtues of other practice areas, as if every partner and every practice area was of elite quality.  When the partner or practice area was of elite quality and the client had a need i ...

One of the things I hated when I worked in an Amlaw 100 firm was the relentless pressure to "sell" the virtues of other practice areas, as if every partner and every practice area was of elite quality.  When the partner or practice area was of elite quality and the client had a need i ...

This installment of the New Jersey Legal Update podcast is an interview with Adam J. Siegelheim, member of Stark & Stark's Franchise group, and Paul Rocchio, Director of Development & Member Services for the International Franchise Association, at the International Franchise Association's 20 ...

This installment of the New Jersey Legal Update podcast is an interview with Adam J. Siegelheim, member of Stark & Stark's Franchise group, and Paul Rocchio, Director of Development & Member Services for the International Franchise Association, at the International Franchise Association's 20 ...