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ASL Distinguished Alumni Profiled in 2013

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Distinguished Alumni  of the  Appalachian School of Law  Profiled in 2013 We have plenty to brag about!  I am very impressed by how quickly our graduates assume senior positions with great responsibility.  Our alumni show a strong dedication to public and community service, just as we intended when the founders created the Appalachian School of Law with a focus on ADR, professional ethics, leadership, and community service.  Beginning in October 2013, I profiled fifteen alumni of ASL who serve in public service jobs.  I want to capture those profiles in one place before moving into 2014.   So, below you will find the alumni I profiled in 2013, with links to each profile.  I am listing them in the order profiled, and I include the year they graduated from ASL.   Captain Artie Vaughn , Area Defense Counsel, Judge Advocates General Corp (2007). M. Suzanne Kerney-Quillen , Assistant U.S. Attorney (2003). Justin J. Marcum , W. Va. House of Delegates (2011).

25,000 Page Views for The Red Velvet Lawyer

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25,000  Page Views Friends, family, and colleagues: Another milestone reached! 25,000 page views! My blogging experience started in March 2013. Like everything, success relates directly to the attention and energy invested in the project. As I blogged more frequently, built my relationship with other bloggers, got more posts shared by my FB friends, and continued to create content I hoped you would like, page views grew exponentially, slowing a bit over the holiday season. Here is a summary of my experience: 5,000 page views on August 2013. 10,000 page views on November 7, 2013. 15,000 page views on November 27, 2013. 20,000 page views on December 9, 2013. 25,000 page views on January 1, 2014.    Obviously, I am a very long way from getting the million hits a day that top bloggers see (and don't expect that kind of attention), but I am very grateful for this opportunity for growth, connection, voice, and influence. Thanks for supporting The Red Velv

Spotlight on Top Blog Postings for 2013

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Most Popular Posts in 2013 Several of the blogs I follow have provided year-end-round ups of their most popular blog postings.  I am providing links to them here, so we can access them long after they disappear off my blog roll. Many of these blogs made the ABA Top Blawggers list this year. Above the Law: Top Ten Most Popular Posts Brian Leiter's Law School Reports: Signs of the Times, 2013 in Review Dewey B Strategic: 2013 Review Real Lawyers Have Blogs: Top Posts for 2013 Robert Ambrogi's LawSites: Most Popular Posts of 2013 Buffer Blog: The 10 Most Popular Social Media Marketing Guides The Droid Lawyer: My Top Posts in 2013

The Red Velvet Lawyer Wishes All of You a Joyous and Successful 2014!

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Enjoy the evening, and I will see you soon.  Don't forget about my postings about  resolutions  and will power, the  3-word approach to goal setting, and designing your future with 5,000 goals . Jan. 1, 2014 Update:  Here's some additional coaching about how to pick your 3-word goals.

Distinguished Alumni: Magistrate Zachary A. Stoots

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Distinguished Alumni  of the  Appalachian School of Law: Magistrate Zachary (Zack) A. Stoots Magistrate Zachary (Zack) A. Stoots, a life-long resident of Southwest Virginia, has served his community in many capacities.  Like many of our graduates, he is the first generation of his family to graduate from college and the only member in his family to attend graduate school. In December 2011, he joined the Magistrate's Office in Tazewell County, Virginia. Interestingly, he served as a Magistrate immediately after law school in July 2010. After six months in that position, he moved to the Russell County Commonwealth Attorney's Office as an Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney.   Zack left the part-time position at the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office for full time employment back with the Magistrate's office . The Magistrate Manual describes the position this way: The office of magistrate is probably more important today than it has been at any ot

Lawyer's Duty of Competence Extends to Technology

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It's Not Enough to Keep Abreast of  Changes in the Substantive Law Robert Ambrogie, blogger at LawSites, lists the 10 Most Important Legal Technology Developments of 2013 .  Two entries on the list especially caught my eye. The first entry discusses the ethical obligation to be competent in the use of technology.  The second entry discusses increasing efforts by some law schools to teach students about the use of technology in law practice. 3.  Competence in technology turned from dalliance to necessity.   In August 2012, the American Bar Association voted to amend the Model Rules of Professional Conduct to make clear that lawyers have a duty to be competent in technology . Specifically, the ABA voted to amend the comment to Model Rule 1.1, governing lawyer competence, to say that, in addition to keeping abreast of changes in the law and its practice, a lawyer should keep abreast of “the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology.” During

Infographics on Web-based Legal Marketing

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More on Legal Marketing: Especially for You Visual Learners I really like these infographics about web-based marketing for lawyers over on The Rainmaker Blog .  Check out all twelve covering the following topics: How to do Keyword Research. 7 Website Essentials to Land You More Leads. How to Get More Likes on Facebook. How to Create Perfect Posts on Social Platforms. Increase Traffic to Your Website. Using Social Media for Lead Generation. SEO Copywriting: 10 Tips for Writing Content that Ranks in 2013. 14 Ways to Make Google Love Your Site. Breakdown of a Person's Google Results: How People Look in Google -- And How to Look Better. Mobile is the Future . . . Is Your Website Optimized?  How to Build a Credible Blog. Getting Past Your Social (Media) Anxiety. And,  here is a wonderful video depiction of how marketers can make it harder for your customers/clients to "buy" on line.