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Ronald J. Riley is an inventor who claims that fraud by invention-promotion companies is bilking inventors out of millions of dollars. Executive director of a group called InventorEd.org, Riley used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain all unpublished complaints against invention promoters filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and…

If you host your blog on Blogger or Typepad, then there is a good chance corporate networks are blocking it. Even if you host your blog elsewhere, you should check whether it is being blocked.

I learned this today thanks to blawger Stuart Levine. After discovering that a brokerage house…

Could happen in Illinois:

“ILLINOIS — Internet phone users will be able to access 911 services under proposed legislation, Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Sunday.”…

Philadelphia lawyer Patricia M. Dugan, who says that she is one of only a few lawyers who practice both Catholic canon law and U.S. civil law -– and one of the only laywomen in history to do so -– has launched a Web site devoted to helping people understand the process of electing the next…

My humble hometown makes the national wire: Professor Accused of Stealing Manure.

“ROCKPORT, Mass. (AP) — A Harvard economics professor has been accused of neglecting the standard market practice of paying for goods and services by trying to steal a truckload of manure from a horse farmer.

“Stable manager Phillip Casey says Martin Weitzman,

Law firm associates (or even partners) who want to blog without risking their jobs should check out How to Blog Safely (About Work or Anything Else), a how-to guide for bloggers worried about protecting their privacy and free speech. Published by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the guide covers basic measures people can take…

GovNet, a legislative tracking service based in Harrisburg, Penn., has acquired the subscription-based, state government news service Capitolwire from The Associated Press, effective at the close of business on April 8. Capitolwire provides state capital news and legislative tracking information to trade associations, lobbyists and other professionals.…

Since at least 1997, TechnoLawyer has published a network of highly regarded legal technology and practice management e-newsletters. Today, it officially moves into the blogosphere, with the launch of TechnoLawyer Blog. At the same time, it is unveiling a revamped Web site, which for the first time creates a distinct home page for…

Following my item Tuesday, More than 6,200 lawyers sanctioned in 2003, survey says, both Norm Pattis and Carolyn Elefant posted thoughtful comments on the report, which Lisa Stone nicely summarized. Much as I respect Norm’s thoughts on many issues, I can’t help but disagree with him on this. And while I…

One blog was not enough for Al Nye The Lawyer Guy. He now has another: Maine Divorce Law. Nye, whose office is in Portland, says: “This blog is written as a guide to all aspects of Maine family law, including divorce, separation, child support, mediation, spousal support, child custody and property rights.”…

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has issued the 2005 edition of Drugs of Abuse, its annual survey of illicit substance use across the United States. According to the site,

“This DEA magazine delivers clear, scientific information about drugs in a factual, straightforward way, combined with scores of precise photographs shot to

“Throughout the Schiavo media frenzy, lawyer Matt Conigliaro’s blog stayed on mission — offering the straight scoop on Florida appellate law.” So says Online Journalism Review reporter Staci D. Kramer in the article, Lawyer’s plain-language blogging on Schiavo case a refuge for many. Conigliaro, a lawyer in St. Petersburg, Fla., writes the blog…