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Home Daily News Former New York Assembly speaker is convicted… Criminal Justice By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted May 11, 2018, 4:45 pm CDT Former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was convicted on federal corruption charges in his retrial Friday in connection with schemes that involved referral fees from law firms. Silver, 74, was convicted on charges that included honest services fraud, extortion and money laundering, report the New York Times and Newsday. He was convicted on the same charges in 2015. A federal appeals court vacated the conviction last year, however, because jury instructions didn’t reflect a later Supreme Court decision narrowing the meaning of official acts that can support a federal bribery conviction. The June 2016 Supreme Court decision said had said an official can’t be convicted for taking bribes unless he or she takes action or makes a decision on a matter involving a formal exercise of government power. In one scheme, prosecutors said, … [Read more...] about Former New York Assembly speaker is convicted in retrial based on law firm referral fees

Listen as we speak this week with John McDougall, CEO of McDougall Interactive, on content marketing for law firms.  Nicole Minnis:  Hi. This is Nicole Minnis again, with the National Law Review. I'm here today with John McDougall, president of McDougall Interactive and author of LegalMarketingReview.com.We spoke last time about Authority Marketing and thought leadership for law firms, so be sure to check out a link to that podcast. But today, we're going to be talking about content marketing for law firms. Welcome back, John.John McDougall:  How you doing?  Nicole:  I am doing great. How are you?  John:  Excellent.   Nicole:  We had a great time last time. Tell me, why are eBooks and the top of the funnel calls to action important?  John:  A lot of people with website marketing make the mistake of expecting customers to only call them on the phone or fill out a form. When you don't have a top of the … [Read more...] about Content Marketing for Law Firms with John McDougall of McDougall Interactive [PODCAST]

A major part of optimizing your law firm’s pay-per-click (PPC) ads is to write your text in such a compelling way that searchers will click through to your website.First off, it is important to note that Google must approve all AdWords text, so make sure you follow their Text Ad Guidelines! How to optimize your PPC Ad Text:Always include a call to action. Your ads need to compel readers to click through. Using wording such as “call for a free consultation” or “find out if you have a case” can be a successful solution, since Google does not allow you to use the words “click here.”Reflect target keywords in the ad copy. Having a connection between your target keywords and ad copy will improve your click-through rate and quality score.Set and fulfill the searcher’s expectations. With your keywords tied to your ad copy, you also need to make sure your text sets the viewer up for exactly what your landing page offers. … [Read more...] about How to Influence People to Read – and Click! – Your Law Firm Pay-Per-Click (PPC) Ads

A handful of law firms will spend more than $10 million this year on television advertising, including a Houston law firm projected to spend $25 million, according to a new report by the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform.The Houston law firm, AkinMears, tops the list for TV spending in the legal marketplace. It is followed by Morgan & Morgan and Pulaski & Middleman, with projected annual budgets of more than $24 million, the report says. A press release is here and the report is here (PDF). Publications with stories include the Daily Business Review (sub. req.), the Wall Street Journal Law Blog and Forbes.Next on the list of firms and companies expected to spend more than $10 million on TV advertising are Legalzoom.com, the James Sokolove Law Firm, the Goldwater Law Firm, Los Defensores Attorney and Avvo.The top market for the number of broadcast ads aired by personal injury lawyers is Tampa, followed by Orlando, Atlanta and Las Vegas.The report also found:—Spending … [Read more...] about This law firm will spend more than $25M in legal advertising this year, report says

An athletic shoe company, a tire manufacturer, and even China’s largest dairy are sponsors of the New York Yankees. But a law firm?That’s what nine-attorney Manhattan personal injury firm Belluck & Fox was claiming earlier this week on the website HomeRunLegal.com.The site featured a photo of Yankee Stadium, a baseball emblazoned with the firm’s name, and a clipboard listing “Today’s Lineup” with such power hitters as “Mesothelioma & Asbestos Injuries,” “Car and Motorcycle Accident Claims” and “Construction Accidents.” Festooned with the Yankees logo, it claimed the firm was the “official legal sponsor” of the Bronx Bombers.Called for comment by the ABA Journal, Yankees Chief Operating Officer Lonn Trost said, in essence: Fugheddaboudit!“I don’t know them. I’ve never heard of them. But I am not looking to hurt them,” said Trost, who is himself a lawyer. The team does not … [Read more...] about Law Firm Strikes Out as Yankees ‘Sponsor’