Dennis Elias’s Latest Tweet :. Injustice News Twitter Feed :.Mark Bennett | June 30, 2008
From the website of Andy Nolen, who practices in the Harris County Criminal Justice Center:
RATED BY GOOGLE AND YAHOO AS ONE OF HOUSTON’S:
BEST CRIMINAL ATTORNEYS
BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS
BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS
BEST CRIMINAL LAW FIRMS
BEST CRIMINAL DEFENSE TRIAL LAWYERS
I suppose he would say that his name pops up in a search for “best criminal attorneys Houston” [...]
Mark Bennett | June 3, 2008
There’s a criminal attorney in Houston (I’ll call him “Ollie”) who is a really busy guy. Ollie reportedly has a cab driver who waits outside the jail in the wee hours of the morning when people are released on bond and refers them to Ollie for representation. Ollie charges a nominal fee ($500 or so [...]
Mark Bennett | May 22, 2008
Hello there!
Your blog is great! I wonder if you’d be interested in placing a post about http://www.SomeOntarioBankruptcyLawyer.com (the website I am working on)? I am trying to develop some buzz around this site and touching base with quality online publishers like yourself who write about lawyers. If we can work something out please let me [...]
Mark Bennett | May 10, 2008
From the solicitation letter sent to Bennett & Bennett by Transperfect, “the leading provider of international communications services to the world’s top intellectual property practices”:
In fact, more than 25% of our revenue comes from assisting clients with international litigations.
I’m sure they do that work with honesties and integrities.
Mark Bennett | April 11, 2008
Kevin McHenry has called nine times to try to sell me something. Unfortunately for him, he doesn’t have my office number; he keeps calling directly to my answering service number.
Here’s his first message:
3/14/08 11:47A
“to”::MR. BENNETT
“first;::KEVIN
“last”::MCHENRY
“phone”::800-333-0401 EX 1121
“re”: INFO ON PERSONAL INJURY CASES
3/14/08 11:47A
Okay: I’m a criminal defense lawyer. I don’t want “info on personal injury [...]
Mark Bennett | July 8, 2007
New York Criminal Defense Lawyer Scott Greenfield writes about lawyer advertising:
Before I finally succumbed to creating my own website, I googled to see what others had done. It was, to be kind, shocking. The first half dozen lawyer websites I stumbled across were worse than patently offensive; they were flagrantly false and deceptive. [...]
Mark Bennett | March 29, 2007
I still see criminal defense lawyers who used to be prosecutors advertising their time with the DA’s office as though it provides a benefit to their clients. Their argument runs something like this:
First, it’s better to have someone defending you who knows what attack to expect. Second, former prosecutors generally have more trial experience. [...]
