MinnLawyer Blog

I was a bit amused and then intrigued by some comments made by former Attorney General Mike Hatch posted yesterday on MinnPost. The Hatch comments were in response to a request for an interview from MinnPost’s Eric Black, who was writing a piece on Hatch’s role in the current managerial situation at the AG’s Office. [...]

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Apropos to absolutely nothing, I replaced my old cell phone (a Motorola RAZR) with an iPhone this weekend. If you have not checked out iPhones yet, they are definitely worth looking into. Not only do they have a sleek-looking display, but, more to the point, they give you access to the Internet virtually anywhere. Thus, [...]

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Minnesota Lawyer today unveiled its newly revamped website. It’s got a much fresher, cleaner look. I suspect there will be some initial glitches, but it will ultimately be much more user-friendly for visitors. Let us know what you think. You can reach me by e-mail at mark.cohen@minnlawyer.com.

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The Wall Street Journal Law blog has an item today about what some law firms are paying Google to come up as “sponsored links” when you do a search using certain keywords. (The blog reports that lung cancer and law firms dominate CyberWare’s list of most expensive search terms.) There are all kinds of jokes [...]

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If the thought of cruising a WiFi network on a BlackBerry makes your mouth water, grab a napkin before reading further. Device maker Research In Motion today officially announced the much-anticipated BlackBerry 8820—its first phone with WiFi capability. Of course, BlackBerry users already had access to the Web through their cellular provider’s EDGE network—and will [...]

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First, the good news: BlackBerry service has been restored after an overnight outage that left millions without e-mail access on their cherished devices. The bad news is that you’re now acutely aware of your CrackBerry addiction. Research in Motion, the Canadian company that provides BlackBerry service, is still investigating the cause of the outage. But [...]

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For any of you who missed it, Leonard Street and Deinard in Minneapolis has joined the world of podcasting. We ran a story on it this week. (Password required.) “I think it’s a good opportunity to communicate with clients in a different way — to give them access to information that they can use on [...]

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