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Custom Legal Marketing, an Adviatech Company, has opened a new location in Kansas City, Missouri to help lawyers develop effective SEO and marketing plans for their law firms.

Kansas City, MO (Law Firm Newswire) July 17, 2018 - Kansas City lawyers can meet with Custom Legal Marketing (CLM) team members to discuss search engine optimization (SEO) strategies, pay-per-click marketing, website design, branding and more. The new Kansas City location is part of Custom Legal Marketing's effort to give law firms a local exclusive marketing partner.

As Missouri’s biggest city, Kansas City is an increasingly competitive legal market with a large population of prospective clients among its 464,000 residents. Over the last 13 years, legal services saw the most growth among all the employment sectors in Kansas City. Custom Legal Marketing serves law firms in a broad range of practice areas like bankruptcy law, criminal defense, corporate law, estate planning and personal injury.

“We are offering exclusive marketing partnerships to law firms in extremely competitive markets like Kansas City. When partnering with a firm, its helpful for all of us to build a strong local relationship to get the best results,” said Jason Bland, Co-Founder of Custom Legal Marketing.

CLM has strategy centers in convenient locations around the United States to better connect with law firms of all sizes. They serve as hubs where one to three team members are on hand to provide lawyers with support and personalized attention. Custom Legal Marketing has fully staffed offices in San Francisco, California as well as Tampa, Florida.

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Bona Law attorney Aaron Gott criticized a proposal in the U.S. Senate to give immunity to professional licensing boards in a blog post Tuesday, August 23, arguing that the bill would do little to reform overburdensome state occupational licensing laws while taking away the most effective tool for curbing anticompetitive abuses by boards.

La Jolla, CA (Law Firm Newswire) August 30, 2017 - The Restoring Board Immunity Act of 2017, proposed earlier this month by Senators Mike Lee, Ted Cruz, and Benjamin Sasse, would give antitrust immunity to all boards of a state if the state (1) commissions a study to reform occupational licensing laws, and (2) enacts legislation providing for either active supervision or judicial review of licensing board decisions. A companion bill was also introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Darrell Issa.

The proposal comes just two years after the U.S. Supreme Court held in North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. FTC that professional licensing boards comprising active market participants, such as dentists in private practice, are not entitled to antitrust immunity under the state-action doctrine unless they show both elements of the Midcal test. In the case, the board argued that it was an arm of the state and did not need supervision for entitlement to the immunity. Supporters of the bill claim that NC Dental created uncertainty that Congress is best situated to resolve, and that the bill would also incentivize states to roll back occupational licensing regimes that have run amok. Issa, for example, claims that “without congressional action, states will try to get away with the bare minimum levels of board accountability while labeling it ‘active supervision.’ ”

Gott’s post, which was published on TheAntitrustAttorney.com blog, provides details about the bill and discusses various problems that he perceives with the bill. Gott argues that the bill “would grant states an antitrust immunity as a carrot in exchange for empty promises about licensing reform,” and that the federal courts already do their job to provide immunity where it is warranted.

“Although the sponsors claim the contrary, the bill would actually water down the active supervision requirement and make it far easier for active market participants to wield the licensing boards they control as anticompetitive weapons,” said Gott.

Gott is an attorney with Bona Law PC, a boutique antitrust litigation firm in La Jolla, California. Bona Law PC represents plaintiffs and defendants in competitor antitrust litigation and defendants in multidistrict class action antitrust litigation in federal courts throughout the United States. It also specializes in litigating cases against entities claiming state-action immunity.

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San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) March 15, 2017 - The magazine that started in 2011 as a legal marketing publication has reached a new milestone. Starting today, Bigger Law Firm Magazine will cover current events from a legal perspective.

Over the last six years, Bigger Law Firm (BLF) Magazine has introduced lawyers to online marketing tactics, practice management software, internet security and e-discovery. Starting March 15th, BLF is reaching a wider audience with active reporting on current events.

As the new presidency aims to reshape the role of government and an emboldened single party Congress rushes to introduce new legislation while the balance of power is in their favor, and the power of the courts are questioned when ruling against executive action, BLF believes that legal commentary is important now more than ever before. The publication will be seeking expert commentary from lawyers throughout the United States and internationally as they seek clarifications on the potential outcomes of proposed legislation, regulation changes and executive orders.

While BLF began in 2011 as a monthly print publication, over the last 6 years the magazine has evolved into much more. Now, online subscribers are given access to exclusive content, print subscribers receive a slightly larger magazine bi-monthly, and online readers can access stories free of charge.

With the addition of news and current events, BLF hopes to attract a new audience that seeks facts from a legal perspective. They intend to keep the print publication focused primarily on legal marketing while releasing several weekly news features which can be read without a subscription online. Some news features that provide in depth policy analysis will also be published in the print edition.

While most stories will come from the magazine's staff contributors, BLF is actively seeking attorneys to publish op-eds and provide stories based on their expertise. Attorneys interested in being guest contributors should apply here.

The magazine is also looking for legal experts to help their contributors. Experts can apply here.

For readers who are not subscribers, they can get a free online subscription here and are encouraged to follow BLF on Facebook and Twitter.

To learn more, visit https://www.biggerlawfirm.com/.

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San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) May 3, 2016 – The latest issue of Bigger Law Firm magazine puts a spotlight on law and technology.

In the cover story, Ryan Conley analyzes the recent legal battle in which the FBI tried to compel Apple to create software that would bypass iPhone encryption. The case centers on an iPhone owned by one of the people responsible for the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California. Before the court could rule on the request, the FBI claimed that it had broken the encryption with the help of a third party, and no longer needed Apple’s help, but the scenario raised vital issues. Conley discusses the potential consequences of a government “backdoor” circumventing encryption.

The magazine’s new issue also features an evaluation by Roxanne Minott of the risks and rewards of social media for law firms. Participation in social media is recognized as a way to drive traffic to websites and bring in new clients, but Minott points out potential pitfalls that firms should be aware of.

In an article by Kerrie Spencer, another type of social media is examined. Enterprise social networks have grown in popularity, providing an electronic platform for team members to collaborate in real time, in a closed environment. Spencer points out that because these types of networks are new, issues are still being worked out, both with the technology and with how workers use it. Whether such networks will be useful to law firms depends on whether they can be harnessed to solve problems rather than creating information overload.

Also in this issue, Brendan Conley analyzes the security concerns raised by cloud computing. Conley presents an overview of the security standards established by state bar associations, the ABA, and the cloud computing industry itself. Standards continue to evolve for this developing technology, and attorneys must stay informed in order to protect client data.

This issue of Bigger Law Firm magazine also features a report by Spencer on how attorneys are affected by substance abuse, tips from Kristen Friend on creating effective law firm billboards, a column by Jason Bland on the current state of search engine optimization, and an article by Dipal Parmar on the myth of multitasking.

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Clearwater, FL (Law Firm Newswire) November October 10, 2014 – Darryl Rouson served his first term as a Florida House of Representatives member in 2008. Having been re-elected 2 more times since then, the 2014-2016 term will serve as his final allowed consecutive term. With no major opposition, things are looking good for the veteran House representative. But he takes nothing for granted.

Rouson is looking to spend his final term in a battle to ensure voter convenience and protection of their rights to participate in government and its decisions. He’s also focusing on consumer rights and their ongoing battle against big corporations. Rouson expressed genuine care for public education and its funding, but was also strong on the idea that parents should have choice.

With Darryl Rouson being a well-known and respected local resident, we should expect the same positive results he’s been producing for the past 6 years in our area. Rouson recently joined the Dolman Law Group team as a personal injury attorney. The firm has allowed him to serve local clients at the “highest legal caliber” while also being able to perform his political duties, creating dual purpose for his presence. He says he needs a supportive backbone to continue successful operation in our community, and Dolman Law Group has given him just that. Dolman Law Group is an award winning firm comprised of Clearwater Car Wreck Attorneys.

Darryl strives to continue supplying assets to the community, even in our rough political climate, and explained that despite being a Democrat, he has been able to work with the opposing parties to “get things done”. The election is November 4th, 2014. We wish him well in his pursuits.

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Participants are paid to review branding material and provide feedback on proposed designs.

San Francisco, CA (Law Firm Newswire) March 18, 2014 - When law firms rebrand, create new marketing literature or design a new website, they want to know what their target market thinks. Anyone who has hired a lawyer in the United States after 2004 can now receive compensation for participation in a Custom Legal Marketing focus group.

To qualify, a focus group participant must have retained a lawyer within the last 10 years. Both the focus group member and the retained attorney must have been (and be) located in the United States. Proof of the attorney-client relationship must be presented.

Participants are paid to review branding material and provide feedback on proposed designs. Compensation varies between projects but averages $35/hr.

Focus group members are generally paired with law firms in similar practice areas to those of the attorney(s) they have retained. Personal information is only shared with Custom Legal Marketing's parent company, Adviatech Corp. Only comments are shared with clients.

With marketing literature, it isn't what the partners or the design agency thinks that matters most. Future clients come first. Custom Legal Marketing helps midsized and large law firms market their practices by providing detail-oriented marketing plans.

Learn more at http://www.customlegalmarketing.com/focus-group/.

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