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Smith Dennis Types And Penalties Of White Collar Crimes

White collar crimes are committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation.” A white collar criminal therefore is a socially and economically sound person who violates the criminal laws in due course of his performing professional qualities.…

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Added by Smith Dennis on February 15, 2012 at 2:00am — No Comments

Smith Dennis What happens if you break the probation rules?

Probation is a defined period of time during which a convicted person must report to and is supervised by a probation officer. The offender may have to comply with special conditions, such as counseling, no contact with a victim, or even staying out of a certain geographic area. Probation often follows a period of time served in jail. This is called a "split sentence.

How the probation is violated

  • Not paying any…
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Added by Smith Dennis on January 14, 2012 at 12:39am — No Comments

Dave Banack Automation: Are Lawyers Next?

From the popular legal blog Concurring Opinions:



Chick Sexers to be Automated: Are Lawyers Next?



Here's the closing paragraph.
[T]his is a scary reminder for lawyers, especially the kind who dominate the profession (i.e., transactional attorneys), that professional judgment can sometimes be automated, and must never be complacent. The only thing that…
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Added by Dave Banack on March 9, 2010 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Richard Granat Stay Away From Yodle

Yodle is a marketing firm that claims that it can increase traffic to your site and phone calls to your law firm using its unique marketing methods.



Here is how it works: You establish a marketing budget with Yodle, usually around $1,000.00 a month. Yodle creates a mirror of your web site, creates a relevent key word list, and then strategically uses your advertising dollars on Google and about a dozen local search engines to drive traffic and… Continue

Added by Richard Granat on February 21, 2010 at 10:46pm — No Comments

Richard Granat Law Firm Matching Services; Ethical Rules That Govern Legal Referral

Internet-based law firm matching services which seek to match clients with attorneys are evolving as a new form of advertising medium. Prospective clients describe their problem on a confidential basis and lawyers who have enrolled in the site have the opportunity to make a proposal to the client or are connected to the client through the matching service. Fees for the law firm to be listed vary by type of case and by the matching service.



The oldest and largest service in the legal… Continue

Added by Richard Granat on February 3, 2010 at 2:52pm — No Comments

Richard Granat Law Firm Directories, Law Firm Marketing, and AVVO

I am often asked whether law firm directories are an effective way to advertise a law firm's services. The answer of course, depends on the particular directory. For law firm's just starting their internet advertising programs, and which have little visibility on the search engines, a law firm directory could be a good short cut for consumers to find your web site.



However, you always have to compare the cost of spending money to advertising directly on Google using… Continue

Added by Richard Granat on December 21, 2009 at 1:53pm — 2 Comments

Richard Granat Introducing the Marketing OnLine Legal Services Blog

My personal blog on DirectLaw Connect will focus on marketing online legal services. I believe there is a lot of confusion and misinformation on how to market legal services on the Web, and my goal is to help you make resource allocation decisions on the best way to spend your limited marketing budgets.



The success of your Web site and your practice is a function of how effectively you are able to market your services online. Launching a web site and hoping that "they will come" is… Continue

Added by Richard Granat on December 14, 2009 at 11:07am — No Comments

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