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AVVO Answers

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2010
Here is a link to all of my AVVO Answers on the AVVO lawyer rating website.

Google Scholar, new research tool. Give it a try.

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2009
Last month, Google rolled out the Beta version of its new FREE legal research tool.  It responds to a key word search with cases.  Of course, nobody is guaranteeing anything. But who knows what might turn up?
Please try it out by clicking here. Then come back and tell us how [...]

Cliff Tuttle’s AVVO Profile is Tops with Google.

Posted by who else? (c)2009
AVVO CEO Mark Britton wrote a post today on the importance to lawyers of updating their AVVO profile.  When I saw my profile pictured, I assumed he had selected it as an example of a profile in need of an update.  However, that was not the case.  On the contrary, my [...]

New Blog on the Roll: Pittsburgh Injury and Disability Law by Lupetin

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2009
Its always great to discover a good, well-written blog.  But a legal blog written in Pittsburgh by a lawyer who knows how to write is a real find.
Please visit “Pittsburgh Injury and Disability Law by Luptin.” This blog maintains a steady loyalty to its theme — personal injury and disability [...]

Pittsburgh Legal Newslog:CAN-SPAM Statute Does Not Create Private Cause of Action for Spam Recipients, 9th Circuit Says.

Posted by Cliff Tuttle
August 8, 2009 Jurist

The Anonymous Lawyer is Having a Field Day with Jones Day and Other Biglaw Interoffice Literature.

By the way, if you are a managing partner thinking about writing a memo to the yearlings, read a few Anonymous Lawyer posts. It may protect your memo from receiving top billing tomorrow in Above the Law, followed by immortality in Anonymous Lawyer.

Why Blog? Here’s What a Veteran Law Blogger has to Say.

When “Jottings” first appeared, there were only about three employment law blogs in existence, Fox states. Today, there are at least 100. No wonder. Employment law has been exploding during that time and the exponential increase in blogs means only one thing. Al lot more people want to know a lot more information on the topic. “Jottings” appears to provide both good writing and an interesting perspective to boot.

Thomas Jefferson, in his own hand.

The Library of Congress holds the largest Jefferson collection in the world — in spite of the British in 1812. View a letter from Jefferson to John Adams in his own hand from the Library’s great collection. Friends, then political rivals, then finally friends again, the two had a correspondence during their final years that has enriched us.

Creative Briefing Joins Blogroll

Should you get involved in any of those social media like Twitter, Facebook or the like? The answer appears to be a qualified “yes.” A fellow lawyer reports that he regretted opening a Facebook page because he hadn’t anticipated the workload. But others have effectively used Twitter to broadcast their blog postings. Brad writes about social media as advertising in Creative Briefing and I for one, will be reading.

Philip Brooks’ Patent Infringement Updates Celebrates Fourth Blogaversary.

Posted by Cliff Tuttle (c) 2009
A Pittsburgh-based legal blog, Philip Brooks’ Patent InfringementUpdates is celebrating it fourth blogaversary today.
This blog was named No. 20 among the top 25 patent law blogs by IP Watchdog earlier this year.
Among the cases recently reported by Brooks, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that an attorneys fee claim by a [...]

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CLIFF TUTTLE has been a Pennsylvania lawyer for over 36 years and (inter alia) is a real estate litigator and legal writer. The posts in this blog are intended to provide general information about legal topics of interest to lawyers and consumers with a Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania focus. However, this information does not constitute legal advice and there is no lawyer-client relationship created when you read this blog. You are encouraged to leave comments but be aware that posted comments can be read by others. If you wish to contact me in privacy, please use the Contact Form located immediately below this message. I will reply promptly and in strict confidence.

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