Avvo
Avvo In Colorado and Oregon Now
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Solos in Colorado and Oregon can now take advantage of the marketing opportunity Avvo presents: the algorithm-driven lawyer rating site has expanded its presence into those states as of this week.
Some in the legal commentary blogosphere got mighty up in arms over Avvo when it debuted, with arguments that generally boiled down to “I [...]
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Friday, December 21st, 2007Pardon the test of the doppelganger bypass system …
TIS Podcast #1: Mark Britton, CEO of Avvo
Thursday, December 20th, 2007Update - 12/22/2007: You can read more about the lawyers involved in the Avvo suit, as well as download the entirety of Judge Lasnik’s opinion, in this post at the Avvo blog from Conrad Saam, the Avvo marketing manager.
Update: Upload’s successful, after some intermittent internet outages in our area. The link is at the bottom [...]
Avvo: Is the Problem In The Program, Or In The Rules?
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Greg Beck, writing for Public Citizen’s Consumer Law and Policy blog, has this to say about Avvo’s ratings:
The complaint contends that, because the website omits relevant information about lawyers it rates and asks users to fill in the missing information, it is misleading.
The problem with this line of argument is that it means lawyers may [...]
Avvo Files Motion To Dismiss
Saturday, June 30th, 2007From Carolyn Elefant’s Law.com blog comes the news that Avvo’s filed a Motion to Dismiss - there’s a link on that post to the document itself.
The motion seems to focus on the constitutional underpinnings of ratings systems, a theme echoed by GC Bruce Johnson in this press release:
Americans have the constitutional right to rate everything [...]
Avvo Speaks! A Conversation With Conrad Saam, Avvo Senior Marketing Manager
Friday, June 15th, 2007This is Part 1 of what’s going to be a two-part series. Look for part 2, an interview with Avvo CEO Mark Britton, sometime later today or this weekend, Mr. Britton’s schedule permitting. Also, since this is a topic of great interest, I’ve given it and previous related posts a unique category of “Avvo.”
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Update on Avvo: Complaint Filed
Friday, June 15th, 2007John Henry Browne has in fact filed suit against Avvo, and it is a class action. Here’s the complaint. I’m currently reviewing it and will comment later. It’s 25 pages, and fascinating reading. Basically, the causes of action appear to rest on traditional defamation (injury to commercial reputation), misrepresentation, and consumer protection (my playground!). The [...]
Avvo’s Impact on Solos
Wednesday, June 13th, 2007I promised a post about Avvo’s impact on solos in my earlier post this week but it looks as if Susan Cartier Liebel’s ably taken care of that perspective in her post on her Build a Solo Practice, LLC blog. So, I’ll refer you to that post.
Susan calls it FICO scoring for lawyers. The analogy [...]
Avvo: Legal Services Boon or Boondoggle?
Sunday, June 10th, 2007If you haven’t heard of Avvo yet, just hang on. Once it expands into your state, no doubt you will. The recently launched service aims to provide “free ratings and profiles for every lawyer so you can choose the right lawyer.” And if you had heard of the service, and were wondering idly, perhaps, [...]
