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'Vaccine Bar' May Be a Shot in the Arm for Small Firm

The National Law Journal
May 19, 2008

Five-lawyer Boston law firm Conway, Homer & Chin-Caplan has transformed itself from the products liability firm that housed Jan Schlichtmann's toxic tort case immortalized in the movie "A Civil Action" into a prominent plaintiffs firm in the vaccine bar. But it hasn't been an easy ride. Partner Kevin Conway and other lawyers specializing in vaccine cases filed as part of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program say the program's fee rules make it hard for vaccine lawyers to stay solvent.

Super-Powered Web Sites Hit the Jackpot

Law Technology News
May 19, 2008

Attorney and media guru Robert Ambrogi always keeps a close watch over the Web for fresh legal sites to keep law firms current in the online legal technology community. Once again, he delivers the goods on where lawyers should click on the World Wide Web. Three sites this month hit the jackpot for offering new services. You can build memory stronger than an elephant's, have the vision to search across the Internet, and develop the ability to virtually communicate from the afterlife.

 
 

Lawyers Rank 17th on Forbes List

Forbes just released a new list that should capture the attention of rankings-obsessed lawyers: "The Best and Worst Paying Jobs." With an average salary of $118,280, lawyers place 17th, below most medical specialists, CEOs and airline pilots. Still, lawyers can take heart -- not only do their earnings surpass dishwashers, bus boys and salon workers -- but they also make more than Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffet, who pays himself a miserly $100,000 a year. But lawyers (and the lawsuits they file) also make an appearance on another new Forbes list: "Reasons Not to Become a Doctor."

--Legal Blog Watch

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