<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" > <channel> <title>Lawyer Marketing Archives - Need SEO</title> <atom:link href="https://needseo.com/category/lawyer-marketing/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link></link> <description>Your Online Marketing</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2020 23:55:33 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2</generator> <image> <url>https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/location.png</url> <title>Lawyer Marketing Archives - Need SEO</title> <link></link> <width>32</width> <height>32</height> </image> <item> <title>Time To Reinvent Yourself</title> <link>https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2020 16:40:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Doctor Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lawyer Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[SEO]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=213948</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The current state of affairs with COVID 19 has forced mankind into a holding tank without an imminent escape hatch. The one thing that we know is that in order to survive i.e. make a living, we must reinvent ourselves. This is not to say that if we are a doctor, we now must practice […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/">Time To Reinvent Yourself</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[ <div data-elementor-type="wp-post" data-elementor-id="213948" class="elementor elementor-213948"> <section class="elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a13b727 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default" data-id="a13b727" data-element_type="section"> <div class="elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default"> <div class="elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bdbe98b" data-id="bdbe98b" data-element_type="column"> <div class="elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated"> <div class="elementor-element elementor-element-3899527 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor" data-id="3899527" data-element_type="widget" data-widget_type="text-editor.default"> <div class="elementor-widget-container"> <p>The current state of affairs with COVID 19 has forced mankind into a holding tank without an imminent escape hatch. The one thing that we know is that in order to survive i.e. make a living, we must reinvent ourselves. This is not to say that if we are a doctor, we now must practice law. But rather, it does say that our method and approach towards doing what we do will manifest itself into different ways. </p><p>For our online marketing business where networking events at the local level was a common practice. Now, we have reached out into the virtual world of marketing to different professions in different geographic locations. In some ways lead generation has expanded into a more impersonal world but actually comes to realize that although strangers are our first touch point, our differentiator is still the personal follow up as if we were still face to face locally.</p><p>So what does this mean for others? The concept remains the same whereby each industry must analyze how they can use the technology of what is available to us and incorporate these to reach your prospects and existing clients. </p><p>Clearly certain professions are more vulnerable than others however in the service industries, communication can be conducted effectively and in many ways more efficiently. </p><p>Most businesses are there giving advice or consultations. A hands on profession i.e. massage therapist or chiropractor might utilize their online communications to offer advice and how certain exercises or self treatments can be administered in the comfort of your home. </p><p>Your professional reputation and stature will be admired and well appreciated by your audience of followers. </p><p>Thinking out of the box is what times like this require and the sooner we adopt such practices, the sooner we will emerge and recover from the doldrums of such insidious times. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> </div> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/">Time To Reinvent Yourself</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/time-to-reinvent-yourself/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Marketing From Far Away</title> <link>https://needseo.com/marketing-from-far-away/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/marketing-from-far-away/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 14:15:52 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lawyer Marketing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=213045</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Lawyers are faced with immense challenges of marketing without seeming to market. Sounds like an oxymoron but is it? It’s intent is to prevent abuse of poaching on those that are in dire circumstances and least able to afford the services that are often charged. So given this, what is an attorney to do? Positioning […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/marketing-from-far-away/">Marketing From Far Away</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lawyers are faced with immense challenges of marketing without seeming to market. Sounds like an oxymoron but is it? It’s intent is to prevent abuse of poaching on those that are in dire circumstances and least able to afford the services that are often charged. So given this, what is an attorney to do?</p> <p>Positioning oneself as an authority on a topic that people seek after for information is a good start. Additionally with the COVID-19 situation upon us, there is little to do in the midst of networking and large group gatherings to meet. 2020 celebrates the best time in the history of the world to capitalize on digital means to exponentially reach this audience of people that are in such need. What does that mean? Well utilizing those vehicles that are not sales tools but rather information points where knowledge is sought and the information provided is considered high quality and trusted.</p> <p><a href="https://needseo.com/linked-selling-training-program/">Linkedin</a> has grown as more than just a resume posting site. It’s reach to professionals that are connecting has been an incredibly valuable resource. Used properly, this can be a goldmine for so many that must market alone and reach as many as possible. Automated functions tied in with Linkedin have made this process easier and time saving.</p> <p>There are however proper procedures and protocol to follow in order to be successful at this approach just like anythings else.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/marketing-from-far-away/">Marketing From Far Away</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/marketing-from-far-away/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Corona Virus Has Reshaped Human Interaction</title> <link>https://needseo.com/corona-virus-has-reshaped-human-interaction/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/corona-virus-has-reshaped-human-interaction/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 01:06:48 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Geo Fencing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lawyer Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[corona virus]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=202927</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>The most recent pandemic crisis has brought much to the fore as we hopefully come out of this health crisis soon. Certain things occur in our lifetime that are not cyclical but transforming. Such events are 9/11 and this is shaping up to be the same. It makes one think about how businesses need to […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/corona-virus-has-reshaped-human-interaction/">Corona Virus Has Reshaped Human Interaction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The most recent pandemic crisis has brought much to the fore as we hopefully come out of this health crisis soon. Certain things occur in our lifetime that are not cyclical but transforming. Such events are 9/11 and this is shaping up to be the same. It makes one think about how businesses need to reformat their ways of marketing to their intended audiences. The use of digital media that we have at our disposal allows businesses to achieve an exponential reach in nano seconds while also reducing the physical interaction between businesses and its clients.</p> <p>It provides an opportunity to shift the mechanism that people use to shop and find trusted supplier/ merchants. As we emerge from this 2020 crisis what will be remaining will always be the thought that this can and will always happen again.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/corona-virus-has-reshaped-human-interaction/">Corona Virus Has Reshaped Human Interaction</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/corona-virus-has-reshaped-human-interaction/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Marketing Help For Lawyers</title> <link>https://needseo.com/marketing-help-for-lawyers/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/marketing-help-for-lawyers/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 15:29:07 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lawyer Marketing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=200403</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>  When passing the bar just ain’t enough, there is so much more that is on your shoulders. Whether you like it or not, you are in business for yourself and that responsibility is yours. Sure, the firm provides resources and all you have to do is your case load and bill your time, right? […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/marketing-help-for-lawyers/">Marketing Help For Lawyers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p> </p> <p>When passing the bar just ain’t enough, there is so much more that is on your shoulders. Whether you like it or not, you are in business for yourself and that responsibility is yours. Sure, the firm provides resources and all you have to do is your case load and bill your time, right? Wrong.</p> <p>After spending over thirty years on Wall Street, I came to realize that although I did not own the firm, I acted like I did and it revolutionized my day to day psyche and approach to every task that I undertook. Most importantly, I set myself up to always be independent in my thoughts in the event that I ever went off on my own. That in and of itself empowered me to develop my skill set to market and be free.</p> <p>One of the key factors that we followed when we built our online and <a href="https://needseo.com">digital marketing agency</a> was to never believe anything unless it could be proven and there was tangible evidence. The other factor was to stop chasing shiny objects and only pursue tactics that monetized a result for our business. This clearly was our mission to follow and build our platform for our clientele.</p> <p>So results that are trackable with evidence that they actually exist are vital and sustainable so they can be repeated over and over again. Whether you like it or not, you are selling your services and need to understand the business components of profitability within the firm. The growth of expanding your business becomes an exponential exercise that not only helps those that you serve, but it also grows jobs and the economy from your services. Sounds like koombaya? Well not really because the end result is multifaceted and serves many purposes.</p> <p>There are a lot of marketing cliches that you hear all the time i.e. “branding” and “just put it out there”, but honestly there are steps to follow that are not spam nor misleading, but rather direct and productive because as we know, our audience is looking to save time and not go down the long and winding rabbit holes that lead to more rabbit holes.</p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/marketing-help-for-lawyers/">Marketing Help For Lawyers</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/marketing-help-for-lawyers/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Vague Rules Of The Bar</title> <link>https://needseo.com/vague-rules-of-the-bar/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/vague-rules-of-the-bar/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2020 13:10:42 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Lawyer Marketing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=184529</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>Non-Lawyers Find It Hard Avoid Breaking Bar’s Vague Rules Daniel FisherForbes Staff Investing I cover finance, the law, and how the two interact. For the better part of a decade, Della Tarpinian has been locked in a Kafkaesque battle with a trade association she doesn’t belong to, the Kentucky Bar Association. She’s been fined $5,000 and […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/vague-rules-of-the-bar/">Vague Rules Of The Bar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_184610" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-184610" style="width: 300px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-184610" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ABA-300x158.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="158" srcset="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ABA-300x158.jpg 300w, https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ABA.jpg 600w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-184610" class="wp-caption-text">Vague Rules of the Bar</figcaption></figure> <div class="header-content-container"> <h1 class="fs-headline speakable-headline font-base">Non-Lawyers Find It Hard Avoid Breaking Bar’s Vague Rules</h1> <div></div> </div> <div class="top-authors"> <div class="contrib-container top-contrib"> <p><a class="fs-author-avatar" title="Photo of Daniel Fisher" href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/"><img decoding="async" class="fs-author-image" role="presentation" src="https://0.gravatar.com/avatar/6e170f61ef807656e700401eab2ed68c?s=400&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g" alt="Daniel Fisher" aria-hidden="true" data-ga-track="Gravatar Link" /></a></p> <div class="contrib-byline"> <div class="fs-author-wrapper"> <div class="fs-author-name contrib-byline-author speakable-author"><a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielfisher/" data-ga-track="contrib block byline">Daniel Fisher</a><span class="contrib-byline-type">Forbes Staff</span></div> </div> <p><a class="channel-name" href="https://www.forbes.com/investing/old">Investing</a></p> <div class="short-bio">I cover finance, the law, and how the two interact.</div> <div></div> </div> </div> </div> <p class="speakable-paragraph">For the better part of a decade, Della Tarpinian has been locked in a Kafkaesque battle with a trade association she doesn’t belong to, the <a href="http://www.kybar.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://www.kybar.org/">Kentucky Bar Association</a>. She’s been fined $5,000 and ordered to pay the costs of her investigation, for violating rules that the average non-lawyer might find maddeningly vague and hard to understand.</p> <p>Such as: “A person is guilty of unlawful practice of law when, without a license issued by the Supreme Court, he engages in the practice of law.” That one tripped up Tarpinian, 53, who runs a small document-preparation firm in Owensboro, Kentucky specializing in uncontested divorces, wills and other simple legal matters.</p> <div id="article-0-inread"></div> <div class="recirc-container"></div> <p>After a lengthy investigation, the Kentucky Bar determined that Tarpinian’s clients couldn’t possibly have figured out how to fill out the paperwork they filed in court, without her coaching them behind the scenes. What surprised Tarpinian — and many other document-preparers around the country — is that the Bar could drag her before the state Supreme Court and have her fined for, as she sees it, competing against its members. Especially since a jury acquitted Tarpinian of similar charges in a 2004 criminal trial, after less than half an hour of deliberations.</p> <p>“They only charge people that’s making money,” said Tarpinian, who has a paralegal degree and worked in a lawyer’s office before opening her own document-preparation firm in Owensboro. “It’s so ambiguous, so unclear.”</p> <div class="vestpocket"> <p aria-hidden="true" data-nosnippet="true">PROMOTED</p> <div class="ntv-wrapper" tabindex="-1" aria-hidden="true"> <div class="ntv-ad"> <div id="ntv-rail-0" class="show-label" data-google-query-id="CMSr7bWM2-cCFQUJZQodiq8A5w"> <div id="google_ads_iframe_/7175/fdc.forbes/article/standard/default/standard_6__container__"> <div id="str-unique-1582028767814" class="str-more-from-forbes str-card-exp str-editorial- str-insights- str-unique-DS6TP1kjUL4f6jFjrKBW5yxNrC str-no-share-labels str-adunit" data-str-native-key="UCddx8Xg8Mdi8m8PVh1kfbvP" data-str-campaign-key="DSPVHiDR6WY6euxEP5NVrR6vx3" data-str-rendered="1582028767815" data-str-visited-flag="true" data-tracking-key="_c4l864zs1"> <div class="ng-scope"> <div class="str-bv"> <div class="ng-binding ng-scope voice">IBM BRANDVOICE</div> <div class="ng-binding ng-scope promoted"> | Paid Program</div> <h3 class="headline ng-isolate-scope">Meteorology 101: Rules For Building A Better Forecast</h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ntv-ad"> <div id="ntv-rail-1" class="show-label" data-google-query-id="CJn07bWM2-cCFRIUswAdKU8APA"> <div id="google_ads_iframe_/7175/fdc.forbes/article/standard/default/standard_7__container__"> <div id="str-unique-1582028767949" class="str-more-from-forbes str-card-exp str-editorial- str-insights- str-unique-DSTwvXe5YEsirRftQxWevdVS6E str-no-share-labels str-adunit" data-str-native-key="UCddx8Xg8Mdi8m8PVh1kfbvP" data-str-campaign-key="DSJYnfuDc85scRZ31FXwnHaZUt" data-str-rendered="1582028767950" data-str-visited-flag="true" data-tracking-key="_mofjbhajn"> <div class="ng-scope"> <div class="str-bv"> <div class="ng-binding ng-scope voice">Tesaro BRANDVOICE</div> <div class="ng-binding ng-scope promoted"> | Paid Program</div> <h3 class="headline ng-isolate-scope">Beyond The Clinic: The Commonality Between Living With Ovarian Cancer And Working As The Researcher Behind A Treatment</h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ntv-ad"> <div id="ntv-rail-2" class="show-label" data-google-query-id="CN-O77WM2-cCFSuWWwodI3cDRw"> <div id="google_ads_iframe_/7175/fdc.forbes/article/standard/default/standard_8__container__"> <div id="str-unique-1582028767955" class="str-more-from-forbes str-card-exp str-editorial- str-insights- str-unique-DSv4wx4LCRZWtxKdpuxyMTQBBy str-no-share-labels str-adunit" data-str-native-key="UCddx8Xg8Mdi8m8PVh1kfbvP" data-str-campaign-key="DSmQ4D4PVPCe9pWTPa7HFM6Uzg" data-str-rendered="1582028767956" data-str-visited-flag="true" data-tracking-key="_l7zy31t5i"> <div class="ng-scope"> <div class="str-bv"> <div class="ng-binding ng-scope voice">UNICEF USA BRANDVOICE</div> <div class="ng-binding ng-scope promoted"> | Paid Program</div> <h3 class="headline ng-isolate-scope">How To Build A Better Tent</h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <p>Small firms aren’t the only ones running afoul of their local bar association. <a href="http://www.legalzoom.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://www.legalzoom.com/">LegalZoom</a>, a nationwide provider of incorporation documents, divorce papers, wills and other legal forms, has been investigated in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and other states. It’s being sued by lawyers in Missouri <a href="http://blogs.forbes.com/danielfisher/2011/05/13/missouri-lawyers-sue-to-block-online-competition/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://blogs.forbes.com/danielfisher/2011/05/13/missouri-lawyers-sue-to-block-online-competition/">who want to form a class action on behalf of consumers statewide, </a>even though there are no consumer complaints referenced in the case.</p> <p>All 50 states have rules and laws prohibiting the unauthorized practice of law, ostensibly to protect consumers. Defenders of these laws make the analogy to doctors: You wouldn’t want an unlicensed doctor to remove your appendix, would you? But the analogy isn’t precise. While it’s true an unlicensed person can’t perform surgery or prescribe medicine, the American Medical Association doesn’t have the power to fine, say, a massage therapist who advises a client to take St. John’s Wort instead of Paxil. When it comes to the law, the bar associations of many states have the power not only to identify people who are violating their rules, but haul them into court.</p> <p>This self-regulatory scheme bothers experts like <a href="http://lawweb.usc.edu/contact/contactInfo.cfm?detailID=220" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://lawweb.usc.edu/contact/contactInfo.cfm?detailID=220">Gillian Hadfield</a> of the University of Southern California Law School, who thinks lawyers can use it to squelch competition and innovations such as automated legal document services. The U.K. never had unauthorized-practice rules, she notes, and in 2007 it established an independent commission to oversee all types of legal services including lawyers. The feds have also been critical at times of the legal profession’s attempt to maintain a closed shop. The Federal Trade Commission sent<a href="http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/12/ftc-doj.shtm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2002/12/ftc-doj.shtm"> a threatening letter</a> to the American Bar Association in 2002, warning that a proposed model standard for unauthorized practice would “raise costs for consumers and limit their competitive choices.”</p> <p>There seem to be some glaring exceptions when it comes to enforcement. Members of politically powerful Realtors organizations rarely get dragged before state UPL commissions, even though they routinely provide contracts and advice involving the largest investment most consumers will ever make. Bank employees in many states can preside over mortgage closings. The Kentucky Bar Association tried to close these loopholes in 1999, but the <a href="http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f4400/4491.htm" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://www.justice.gov/atr/cases/f4400/4491.htm">U.S. Justice Department intervened. </a>In a 2003 ruling, the state Supreme Court sided with the feds, noting that the Bar Association failed to provide any evidence consumers had been harmed.</p> <p>State motor-vehicle departments also have teams of operators standing by to offer advice on how to obtain or recover another essential modern legal right, the right to drive. But lawyers who specialize in traffic tickets keep a sharp eye out for unlicensed competitors. Don Bailey first ran afoul of Ohio bar officials in 1996 when he was investigated for providing legal advice along with his service of filing vehicle-related paperwork. He signed a consent agreement — a typical pattern in these cases — then proceeded to build his License Resque into a prosperous business by providing paperwork and shuttling it to the local motor-vehicle bureau. The Cincinnati Bar Association repeatedly investigated him and filed legal actions against the firm. Finally in 2006, the state <a href="http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/PIO/summaries/2006/0906/051930.asp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/PIO/summaries/2006/0906/051930.asp">Supreme Court fined Bailey $50,000,</a> citing his long-ago consent agreement.</p> <p>Bailey refuses to pay, claiming he is indigent. Indignant, too. The Supreme Court decision says Bailey advised clients on time limits for filing forms, requirements for reinstating licenses, and communicated with motor vehicle department personnel on behalf of clients. Bailey says his advice ran to telling consumers how to fill out paperwork, when it needed to be filed, and practical tips like “if you’re filing with the court to recover your driving privileges, for God’s sake, don’t get another ticket.'”</p> <p>“Is that being a lawyer?” he asks. “I can’t tell them what my experience has been over the years?”</p> <p>A spokesperson for the Ohio Supreme Court, in a statement, said the rules are clear, citing “more than 80 years of case law from the Supreme Court of Ohio that clearly delineates what is and is not permitted.” The rules are designed for consumer protection, the court spokesperson said, although the court also hears complaints brought by lawyers. The state has prosecuted 34 cases since 2004, levying $22 million in fines but collecting only about $79,000 of that. The spokesperson couldn’t provide figures on how many cases began with consumer, as opposed to lawyer, complaints. The biggest fines were <a href="http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2009/2009-ohio-5336.pdf" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" data-ga-track="ExternalLink:http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2009/2009-ohio-5336.pdf">levied against American Family Prepaid Legal Corp</a>., which targeted elderly consumers with “Living Will” products that supposedly bundled a broad array of legal services along with annuities and insurance. State consumer-protection laws cover the type of activity American Family was accused of, including misleading customers about the nature of the services it provided.</p> <p>In Arizona, it’s the lucrative, high-volume business of processing immigration paperwork that has drawn the interest of unauthorized-practice officials. In 2003 the state created a licensing regime for document preparers, over the objections of lawyers.</p> <p>“There’s been an ongoing battle here ever since,” said lawyer Kevin Torrey. He represents Karina Morales, a licensed document preparer who has been sued by the state licensing board for filing immigration papers for her clients. Torrey says the case stems from a disgruntled — and unlicensed — competitor who was sued by the bar and then filed a complaint against Morales because she remained in business. An administrative law judge has indicated he thinks document preparers should not be able to handle immigration matters, Torrey said, even though U.S. Customs rules have allowed the practice for more than a decade. Customs encourages people to use professional document preparers because of the volume and complexity of forms that must accompany an application, Torry said.</p> <p>“People who can’t afford a lawyer, I don’t know how they could ever fill out that paperwork,” said Torrey. “My client after 12 years knows all the ins and outs.”</p> <p>Tarpinian first got in trouble with the Kentucky Bar in 2001, shortly after she had moved from L.A. As with Bailey, the bar sent her a letter in 2003 warning her that an investigators had determined she was practicing law without a license. Tarpinian ignored the letter, and then the district attorney in Owensboro mounted an undercover sting operation, enlisting a state trooper to obtain a will. Tarpinian was indicted for the misdemeanor crime of practicing law without a license, with a possible sentence of 90 days in jail.</p> <p>Her lawyer, Galen Clark (paid-up member of the Kentucky Bar) said the prosecutor tried to negotiate a plea bargain but Tarpinian refused. The case went before a six-member jury in 2004 that quickly acquitted her of the charge.</p> <p>“From 2004 to 2010 they left me alone,” Tarpinian said. But meanwhile, judges in Owensboro started complaining about people who came into court with divorce and other papers that looked suspiciously well-prepared. Some judges began to refusing to process divorces if Tarpinian had prepared the paperwork, even though her clients weren’t complaining.</p> <p>Shawn Dowden told me she filed an uncontested divorce in Daviess County Court in March, 2008 on forms Tarpinian had supplied.</p> <p>“The court threw it out because of her, so I had to completely start over,” said Dowden, who had no complaint about Tarpinian. “The judge said she filled out my paperwork for me, but I filled it out myself.”</p> <p>The judges filed a complaint with the Bar in 2010, Clark said, and Tarpinian was accused of violating the 2003 cease-and-desist letter even though she’d never signed it. Her crimes included preparing nine uncontested divorces and filling out a child support worksheet in which she calculated child-support obligations.The court concluded that Tarpinian’s clients representing themselves or <em>pro se</em>, couldn’t have drafted the documents they filed with the court.</p> <blockquote><p>These petitions are legally sophisticated pleadings, citing case law and court rules. They evidence legal knowledge well beyond the legal knowledge of an ordinary person. Each of these petitions are signed by the litigants, pro se. These pro se litigants did not create these petitions.</p></blockquote> <p>Tarpinian, like Bailey, has refused to pay her $5,000 fine.</p> <p>“I pay my taxes, I’ve never broken any laws, and I’ve helped thousands of people who can’t afford an attorney and don’t want one,” she told me. “I’m still working even though they scared me to death.”</p> <p>For document-preparers like Tarpinian, determining the fuzzy line they can’t cross over is difficult. One lawyer struggled to come up with a definition and finally told me the practice of law is giving advice that two lawyers can disagree upon, with neither one committing legal malpractice. That goes to the heart of any profession, which is exercising judgment honed by specialized education and experience. The judicial branch has a particular interest in insuring that people who collect fees to represent clients in court are qualified to be there.</p> <p>But if even lawyers have trouble delineating the boundaries of the legal profession outside of court, how are non-lawyers expected to figure it out?</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/vague-rules-of-the-bar/">Vague Rules Of The Bar</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/vague-rules-of-the-bar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item> <title>Marketing For Attorneys: Stay Practical</title> <link>https://needseo.com/marketing-for-attorneys-stay-practical/</link> <comments>https://needseo.com/marketing-for-attorneys-stay-practical/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Robert Ong]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2020 20:05:33 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Digital Marketing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lawyer Marketing]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">https://needseo.com/?p=180299</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p>It’s a slippery slope when it comes to attorneys trying to figure out marketing for finding clients and prospects. The Ethics restrictions under American Bar Association Rule 7.3 prohibits lawyers from solicitation to prospective clients. So what is an attorney to do? There are actually avenues to follow that attorneys can use that work quite […]</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/marketing-for-attorneys-stay-practical/">Marketing For Attorneys: Stay Practical</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure id="attachment_180430" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-180430" style="width: 285px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-180430" src="https://needseo.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Marketing-Images-For-Attorneys.jpg" alt="Marketing For Attorneys" width="285" height="177" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-180430" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Attorney Marketing Solicitation</strong></figcaption></figure> <p>It’s a slippery slope when it comes to attorneys trying to figure out marketing for finding clients and prospects. The <a href="https://www.natlawreview.com/article/marketing-ethics-lawyers-to-follow-2020-and-beyond">Ethics</a> restrictions under American Bar Association <a href="https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_7_3_direct_contact_with_prospective_clients/">Rule 7.3</a> prohibits lawyers from solicitation to prospective clients. So what is an attorney to do? There are actually avenues to follow that attorneys can use that work quite well. Many of the tactics are fundamentally sound to all marketing methods in other industries as well.</p> <p>Ironically, most people (prospects) do not like being solicited, but rather they like getting information that they feel is in line with their needs. Search queries are the ways that people ask questions when seeking information. It is here that is the crux for finding client/ prospect relationships that develop organically without solicitation.</p> <p>How do you gather such relationships? Provide interesting data and facts about interesting topics that dovetail with the intentions of queries that exist. Whenever a problem or issue is solved with different approaches that have worked in the past, audiences become engaged and want to stay connected for more ideas and information. Always offer the opportunity to disengage if that is what the audience desires, because at the end of the day, you cannot and do not want to strong arm or force yourself upon anyone. There are plenty of opportunities out there without feeling the need to beg or succumb to <a href="https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/expectations-for-lawyer-attorney-29876.html">desperate tactics</a>.</p> <p>Depending on the area of legal focus, determines the topic of conversation. Personal injury would involve educating people about the process of car accidents and what to do when situations occur. What to say and not to say provides invaluable guidance. DUI lawyers have their own set of guidelines to follow as well.</p> <p>Such approaches to use are simple and easy but necessary in the legal field where limitations on latitude are stringent.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://needseo.com/marketing-for-attorneys-stay-practical/">Marketing For Attorneys: Stay Practical</a> appeared first on <a href="https://needseo.com">Need SEO</a>.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://needseo.com/marketing-for-attorneys-stay-practical/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>