Information on Notices of Lis Pendens (aka notices of pending action) can be found:
1) Definition: lis pendens, from Nolo Press Glossary
2) Article: an excellent article with some history of the doctrine of lis pendens (in context of real estate law) and practice guidance: Oregon State Bar Litigation Section Newsletter: The Lis Pendens Doctrine in Oregon: Caging the Golden Goose in Real Estate Litigation, Fall 2006, pp. 13-15.
“Applying Oregon law, a 9th Circuit panel has held that the combination of substantial disparity in bargaining power and unreasonably favorable terms to the more powerful party renders a mandatory arbitration agreement unconscionable.” (Link to full post)
I last posted about Oregon arbitration law here.
Lawyer disciplinary issues are tricky, especially when penalties are meted out by different states, which may not share the same disciplinary rules, traditions, or attorney practice requirements and qualifications.
See, e.g., this story, Grave Injustice, at the Legal Profession Blog:
IS there Law of the Lemonade Stand? You bet. Read this story from ABC News, Mayor Shutters Children’s Produce Stand For Lack of Permits: Eleven-Year-Old Says Melons, Zucchini Were Her Biggest Sellers, by Sarah Netter, Aug. 21, 2008.
And see this story too: If someone hands you a lemon, get a permit.
The season for lemonade might be winding down, but fall produce is not far behind.
From BoleyBlogs, and not just for law students:
From Lessig blog, comes this: Free (open source) Copyright Licenses
“… So for non-lawgeeks, this won’t seem important. But trust me, this is huge.
I am very proud to report today that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (THE “IP” court in the US) has upheld a free (ok, they call them “open source”) copyright license, explicitly pointing to the work of Creative Commons and others…. (link to full post)
If you haven’t discovered the wealth of legal research information at LLRX, here’s your chance to take a quick tour.
Start with Law of the Pacific Islands, but explore the whole site. Their home page highlights the articles of the month, their feature stories, their columns, and much, including their LLRX Court Rules, Forms and Dockets.
LLRX has been around for a long time (1996!) so use the search box on their home page to find articles on your own research topics. And visit Sabrina’s beSpacific blog, a famous, one of a kind research treasure trove.
Via Stark County Law Library, we find this: Networking for Shy Lawyers, at Build a Solo Practice. It’s a cut above the usual self-help guides, but if nothing else it will cure you of those silly, self-centered “I thought I was the only one” thoughts (you are NEVER the only one, no matter what you are going through – the world has over 6 billion people, all of whom have lives and feelings too, well, most of them anyway).
“You’ve been told over and over again the way to get connections in the profession, drum up business, is network, network, network. You know I’m right. And you know for some people it is just so easy. They jump out there, do it as naturally as breathing. Yet you are more introverted, less comfortable in group situations, don’t know how to break the ice or get with the ‘in crowd.’ Honestly, don’t worry. But the question remains: how do you work with what you are to be successful as a solo practitioner?
Many of you already know about the TACS (hurrah!) Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook.
But you may not know that their Chapter 13 (NOT this Chapter 13 – but Chapter 13 of the TACS Handbook) reprint might just be what the lawyer ordered (or would have if s/he knew what you were up to, or not up to, or took a look at your nonprofit’s bylaws) for nonprofit boards.
I posted last about nonprofits, here.
If you were a lawyer selecting a juror wouldn’t you want to have a look at jurors’ Social Network (web 2.0) sites, such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, etc.?
See David’s Blog post from 8/19/08, In trial and on the net, how lawyers use the web
The post talks about the press of time during voir dire, but I’ve been a potential juror many (many! – can’t they have a random AND a non-repetitive selection process?) times and on very few of those occasions did the judge insist the lawyers move it along. I can remember a couple of occasions where opposing counsel could have Googled the jurors names AND blogged about the trial (and written home about how the day was going), with time to spare. (Always, always, always carry lots of reading material when on jury duty. I love jury duty, but Move It Along, counsel. A bored juror, while not worse than an angry one, is not a good juror.)
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