Author: Josh King
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Vet Sanctioned For Providing Online Advice
Since last week’s post regarding the the First Amendment and lawyer licensing, there’s been a development on the occupational licensing front. On Friday, the Fifth Circuit issued its decision in Hines v. Alldredge, denying a First…
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Does Licensing Lawyers Violate the First Amendment?
Like Chief Justice John Roberts, I don’t put a lot of stock in law review articles. But every now and then, one comes along – usually written by an honest-to-god practicing lawyer, and not a…
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Ethics of “Better Call Saul”
The character of Saul Goodman brought a new level of sleaze to the on-screen depictions of lawyers in Breaking Bad – along with memorable ads, an inflatable lady liberty and a mock lawyer website that fooled…
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Lawyer Commoditization
Check out these posts from earlier today: Ron Friedmann – “Big Law, Fast Food, and Lawyer Exceptionalism.” Mark Herrmann – “Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.” Friedmann is speaking to Big Law, and Herrmann to…
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NY Crushes Anti-Negative-Review Agreements
So there’s this outfit called “Medical Justice.” They purport to help doctors and dentists stave off malpractice lawsuits and reputational damage. One of the products Medical Justice used to offer, except for lawsuit settlement,…
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Bars May Lose Antitrust Immunity
The Supreme Court is out today with a really important decision in North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. Federal Trade Commission. I wrote about the case back in October when it was argued…
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Blog Trolls and Commercial Use
Keith Lee at Associate’s Mind has blogged over the last couple of days about the latest law blog ripoff outfit, something called “Lawblogs.net.” Lawblogs is yet another scraper, pulling down posts from other sites…
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Non-Lawyer Ownership of Law Firms
Despite the grand vision implied by the title of the ABA “Future of Legal Services” Commission, the Commission’s scope is modest. It might be summed up as trying to address this question: are there incremental ways…
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Legal Services – The Quality Myth
I’ve recently explored a thought experiment relating to what a more practical, consumer-focused license to practice law would look like. One major objection that attorneys invariably raise – if they can keep from going…