We just published the first episode of The RocketLawyer Podcast, where we discuss legal issues in the news, and ask legal experts for their take on the law and their practice. Get the inside scoop, learn about new trends, and find out how the law affects your life.
This week’s episode looks at the passing of George Steinbrenner, longtime owner of the New York Yankees, from a business and estate planning perspective. We also talk to New Orleans attorney Jeffrey Berniard about the effect of the BP oil spill in the Gulf, and how he uses the web to connect with clients and prepare claims.
00:00- It’s the inaugural episode, so what better way to get started than with introductions. Meet Charley Moore, lawyer and founder of Rocketlawyer.com, Matt Kaufman, also a lawyer, and Juliana Olsson, who is… not a lawyer, but asks lots of questions. We go over the topics for this episode.
00:48- Longtime Yankee’s owner George Steinbrenner passed away this month, and just as “the Boss” was a role model for entrepreneurs during his life, his passing left us with plenty of great lessons for succession planning and estate planning. Some of us learn a little Yankees history.
05:35- We switch topics, and get Matt to tell us how lawyers are using the web and social media to respond to class action cases. Yes, lawyers like Facebook too.
07:19- We interview Jeffrey Berniard of the Berniard Law Firm in New Orleans to find out what’s going on in the Gulf, how BP claims are started and processed, how the Feinberg fund will work, and how lawyers are connecting with clients through the web. The well’s been capped, but the issues are just as relevant now, and will be for years. Read his blog to stay on top of the issues and find out the kinds of claims that are being files.
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