Here is a rundown of August’s highest scoring lawyers on Justia Legal Answers, along with a look at which Onward blog and Facebook posts readers viewed the most. Justia Legal Answers’ Top 10 Legal Answerers for August 2011 Francis M. Boyer, 2,311 points, 48 answers Mark A. Siesel, 801 points, 16 answers Terrence Rubino, 775 oints, 24 answers Milan Marinkovich,…
Here is a rundown of July’s highest scoring lawyers on Justia Legal Answers, along with a look at which Onward blog and Facebook posts readers viewed the most. Justia Legal Answers’ Top 10 Legal Answerers for July 2011 Mark A. Siesel, 11,600 points, 232 answers Burton A. Padove, 10,195 points, 215 answers Terrence Rubino, 2,805 oints, 72 answers Robert Neal…
I wanted to make sure that all of our readers are aware that Justia recently launched the new legal commentary site Verdict. Have no fear, the Onward backbenchers will still post here, but each weekday, you’ll also be able to catch original and informed analysis of breaking news and developments in the law written by a great group of columnists…
Here is a rundown of June’s highest scoring lawyers on Justia Legal Answers, along with a look at which Onward blog and Facebook posts readers viewed the most. Justia Legal Answers’ Top 10 Legal Answerers for June 2011 Albert Pettigrew Jr, 1,300 points, 26 answers J. Richard Kulerski Esq., 830 points, 17 answers Mr. Andrew T. Bodoh Esq., 550 oints,…
All of us at Justia – human and pup alike – would like to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July! Given what we do here, it shouldn’t be any surprise that we’d also like to declare this Free Law Independence Day. To paraphrase Richard Henry Lee’s famous resolution, and with a little help from our friends at Law.gov, let…
We told you about our nice free case law summaries. Then we blogged that we were adding more. Well, today, my friends, we are done. We have all fifty states! Now you can sign up and receive free summaries of court opinions for all state supreme courts, the US Supreme Court and all Federal appellate courts. Just go to http://daily.justia.com…
Tomorrow is national Take Your Dog to Work Day®, a phrase trademarked by a pet sitters’ industry group. At Justia, however, every day is take your dog to work day, where the in-house dogs keep hounding us for more free law. They: Help us chase laws Sit for Supreme Court opinions, and Rollover for recalls, Seek TROs for tummy rubs,…
Continuing and growing our effort to provide legal research tools for people interested in laws and legal issues throughout Latin America, I’d like to introduce Justia Brasil (or “Brazil” para los norteamericanos). This is Justia’s first website in Brasilian Portuguese.
So, pretend you’re from Ann Arbor. Ever since you were a little boy (and we’re talking the Dark Ages . . . you know, the 1970s) you stood tall in your bell bottoms and Bobby Brady striped t-shirt against the surrounding swarm of Detroit Red Wings fans, forever dreaming of a Stanley Cup win by your favorite team, the Vancouver…
Last week, Justia had the distinct pleasure of helping the Massachusetts Bar Association celebrate its centennial year during the Bar’s two-day annual meeting in Boston. A variety of events took place to highlight the Bar’s century of commitment to public service and the legal profession. I was lucky enough to be able to attend the Centennial Ball, which included a…