Do we really want to know the unvarnished truth?

There was an article in the LA Times today about a study underway where patients would get unlimited access to doctor’s notes in their files.  While I am normally a big fan of transparency, there are certain relationships where the information exchanged is...

Blogging- The Legal Side

Being an attorney, a blogger and podcaster, friends occasionally ask questions about how all these new media tools integrate with business, particularly from a legal front.  I usually dish out my lawyerly opinion and leave it at that.  But I’ve done a bunch of...

Are Social Networks for Everyone?

A friend of mine asked what I thought about lawyers using social media tools for communication and networking.  I wrote a long email back, and it became clear there was a blog post brewing, so here it is- my thoughts on the use of social media for professions,...