Welcome to a RAGBRAI inspired Blawg Review. What is RAGBRAI? The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is an annual seven-day ride across the state. Heading into its 36th year, RAGBRAI is the longest, largest and oldest touring bicycle ride in the world. It’s not a race. It’s an experience. And since Blawg
Hosting Blawg Review Next Week
Next week I will be the host of Blawg Review. Blawg Review is a blog carnival for anyone interested in law. I encourage you to submit your posts or any recommendations for posts. Please follow these submission guidelines.
If you haven’t already done so or are unfamilar with Blawg Review, be sure to
Business Lawyer Says Every Client Should Want a Lawyer that Blogs
Terri Rasmussen of the Ohio Practical Business Law Counsel blog says that every client should want a lawyer that blogs. As you might guess, I agree.
Why is it important, you ask? Terri shares her thoughts (with some comments by me):
- Knowledgeable Entrepreneur. The blogging lawyer thinks in broader terms about what they want
Humbled and Having Fun!
It’s always nice when people say great things about you but I am particularly humbled by a recent post from What About Clients? WAC? is one of the great blogs (and I do mean great as evidenced by their award as the Best All Business Blog for 2007 by the ABA). I respect
Iowa Law Blog Catching Stride
When our law firm started the Iowa Law Blog, I had high hopes despite the fact that I knew a firm-wide blog would not be easy. But I saw what Stark and Stark had created with their New Jersey Law Blog and knew it could be done.
I don’t know if you have noticed lately but Sullivan
Which Presidential Candidate Best Represents Small Business?
Super Tuesday is behind us and neither party has its nominee although John McCain may be very close to securing his party’s nomination soon. So my question is which presidential candidate do you believe will best represent the interests of small business? According to a Small Business Television poll (SBTV.com), Barack Obama will
Government Should Stay Out of Professional Sports
The Giants denied the Patriots a perfect season with an amazing 17-14 victory in tonight’s Super Bowl. And as much as I enjoyed the game I couldn’t believe my eyes when I read a headline that Senator Arlen Specter intends to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and has indicated that the Patriots’ spygate controversy
Seven Things About Rush
Andy Priestley of DWebware tagged me some time ago for the "Get to Know Your Author" meme. It has taken me a while to get to it but here we go.
The rules of “tag” are simple:
- Link to the person that tagged you and post the rules on your blog.
- Share 7 random and
Iowa Immigration Bill Targets Employers
Under a new Iowa immigration bill, employers that repeatedly employ illegal aliens would face civil penalties of up to $10,000 and up to a year in jail under legislation being proposed in the legislature. Employers would be exempt from penalties if they seek verification of a worker’s citizenship status through the Department of Homeland Security’s
Pinch Hitting at Biz Luncheon
Today I’ll be pinch hitting for Brett Trout at the Des Moines Partnership’s Biz Networking Luncheon. I will cover how to stop doing things online that will land you into court. The best part of this presentation is I get Brett’s material. I hope to see you there today.
This event will be held