Legal
Today, I got a response from Avvo to yesterday’s post (and other posts) criticizing them. Below is the comment to that post. Conrad from Avvo said, December 5, 2010 @ 10:26 am Charles – not every lawyer appreciates the transparency that Avvo has brought to the legal industry, yet this is exactly what consumers want and [...]
Because of my public criticism of Avvo, and their defective rating system, I get a lot of comments about them. A brief summary of my crticism is that it’s biased against small and solo firms because larger firms have greater wherewithal to manage the extremely cumbersome Avvo profile process, and because Avvo won’t let an [...]
On September 24, 2009, from 6pm-7:30pm, I'll be presenting at the University of Illinois' "Finding Talent" program for employers & recruiters. It's at the U of I's Alumni Career Center, 200 S. Wacker Drive, Chicago, in the Orange and Blue room. My presentation concerns legal issues surrounding background checking, electronic communication & social networking in [...]
On Friday, August 21, 2009, from 7:30AM-9:30AM, I'll be presenting an assessing business liabilities workshop along with 3 other attorneys & a CPA. This is at the Silver Stallion Restaurant, 1274 Lee Street, Des Plaines, IL (breakfast will be served). The seminar is free. The focus of this seminar is assessing a business' liabilities from [...]
I’ve posted my seminar materials from my 7/22/09 seminar on labor & employment law at the City of Chicago’s Department of Business Affairs at City Hall. The seminar ran about 2 hours & approximately 40 people attended. This was my 6th seminar for the Department & their clients. The 21 page comprehensive handout is Here [...]
