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Sending Large PDF Documents by Email

internetlawcommentary — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:51:35 +0000

Lawyers (and others) often send emails with large PDF and other attachment.

This article from the May 2011 Palm Beach Bar Bulletin will give you some tips and tricks to get around firewalls and other e-barriers.

Sending Large PDF Documents by Email

internetlawcommentary — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 17:35:50 +0000

Have you run across the situation where you want to email PDFs, video or image files but they get caught in either the sender’s or recipient’s filter because the attachments are too large?

Problem solved.

This article from the May 2011 Palm Beach County Bar Association Bulletin explains how to create smaller PDFs in the first place, shrink existing ones, and use “cloud” services to email large files.

The article is here.

FindLaw Releases Lawsuit in Ceglia v. Zuckerberg and Facebook

internetlawcommentary — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 22:09:55 +0000

Here’s the link to the Amended Complaint filed in the Western New York federal court. Thanks to Findlaw for the lead.

Ninth Circuit Rules in Facebook Case (but wait, is there more?)

internetlawcommentary — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:08:36 +0000

The Ninth Circuit federal court released its decision in Facebook v. ConnectU, the lawsuit made famous by the 2010 movie, The Social Network, regarding the creation of Facebook and the litigation it spawned. The full decision is here. The news coverage (already clocking in at over 800 stories in four hours) is here.

Internet Law Resource Center provides coverage in this case summary.

Meanwhile, another Facebook suit, Paul D. Ceglia v. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook et al. has been filed and amended in a New York court. Ceglia claims 50% interest in the company based upon emails attached to this First Amended Complaint. ZDNet’s coverage with excerpts of the emails is here.

Is there a law against posting photos and tagging people on Facebook?

internetlawcommentary — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 17:26:06 +0000

A Kentucky court, in an unpublished divorce case opinion, held that under the circumstances of that case, there was “nothing within the law that requires [a party's] permission for the photographs to be published in that manner.” See Lalonde v. Lalonde. Case did not address other potential concerns over distributing photos.

Internet Marketing for Young Lawyers

internetlawcommentary — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:51:28 +0000

Special thanks to the ABA Young Lawyer which ran a short article, Internet Marketing for Young Lawyers, in their April 2010 edition, available here. Unfortunately, it is only available to ABA members and subscribers so I cannot link it here. I can hint that suggestions included making your bio standout on the law firm website; maintain a complete online profile with your state bar; participating in lawyer rating websites (within reason, bar-permitting, and firm protocols); create a personal blog or website; and use social media. This summary sounds obvious but likely you have not tackled each category (and there are more gems within those broad categories). Hope it helps.

iPhone, Android & Blackberry Apps for Lawyers

internetlawcommentary — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:50:45 +0000

Thanks to the Palm Beach County Bar Association for hosting the “Dueling Smartphones: iPhone, Android and Blackberry Apps for Lawyers” presentation on March 11, 2011. Also thanks to my panel members Marc S. Dobin of Marc S. Dobin P.A. and Joel Rothman from Arnstein & Lehr.

For those of you who missed the presentation, here’s our top ten lists and the rest of the handout.

Six (Free) Steps to Virus-Protect and Clean Your PC

internetlawcommentary — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 13:04:31 +0000

The article, “Clean Your PC in 30 Minutes,” recently ran in the February 2011 Palm Beach Bar Bulletin. It provides simple advice for lawyers, office managers, and paralegals on how to “clean” your PC, using free software, and to keep it running without viruses and malware at no cost.

Whether you bought a new PC for the holidays, need to clean out the old one or perhaps switched jobs and have a “new” computer, this will fine tune any machine without cost… and it takes about a half hour.

Can You Post a Deposition to YouTube?

internetlawcommentary — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 14:59:19 +0000

Is the practice of uploading portions of depositions to YouTube as “widespread”? Do you have the technology in your office to edit and post depos? Will your ethics rules or judge allow it?

Take a look at this December 2010 Palm Beach Bar Association “Bulletin” article for some answers.

Hit this link or click on “2010 Depositions on Youtube” under Articles along the right column of this site.

No Email Friday?

internetlawcommentary — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 22:22:08 +0000

Thanks to the Palm Beach Bar Bulletin for running the article, No Email Friday?

Find yourself checking emails endlessly? Being pinged by your cellphone, laptop, and PC? Checking your iPhone at night or Blackberry in the a.m.? Yes, that’s you.

Take this advice from a busy lawyer (who loves tech). Set it aside and use good email management. It’ll work.