My colleague Craig Williams was recently (and justly) noted as one of the ten most widely read law blogs.  He challenged me to list my ten favorites.  Many of my favorites already appeared on Craig's list or on the lists of the other winners.  For that reason, I'm listing several worthy blogs that don't get as much attention as they deserve.  I also want to make a point.  Many law blogs are specialized.  If you are interested in or work in a legal specialty, I am sure there is at least one well-written blog devoted to that exact specialty.  If there isn't, you have a great opportunity to contribute to the profession.  I periodically check the blogs of those specialized areas of law that I encounter in my own practice.  This blog research often uncovers blog articles directly relevant to the issue in my own case.  It's relatively easy to check a well written blog article's original sources to verify the accuracy of information and then develop that information into a useful argument on behalf of a client.  Blog searches can save you time and your client money. 

Here' my list, spanning academia, the bench, real practice and even humor:

University of Chicago Faculty Blog

Becker Posner: Two great legal minds in unique legal format, each posting on the same subject allowing readers to get two perspective for the price of one giving us The Becker Posner Blog.

I love real estate fraud cases. The sheer ingenuity and brazenness of the participants is impressive. Natalie Dollar, keeps us informed of the latest creative scams and reinventions of old ones at The Mortgage Fraud Blog

It's probably best to analyze First Amendment and religious issues from a distance First Amendment law. Canada is far enough.  Howard Friedman's The Religion Clause
 does a great job makign sense out of a diffcult subject.

How Appealing
Condolences to Howard--the Phillies will be back next year. A prolific nationwide round up of legal news.  A daily visit.

Mirror of Justice
Natural law, social justice and philosophy generally from a group of Catholic law professors

Anonymous lawyer.
Unreal (or too real) humor, depending on your point of view.  If Dilerbert's pointy haired boss went to law school and became a partner, he'd write this blog.

Overlawyered and Point of Law
Names suggest the viewpoint.

Blog 702.  A great resource for Daubert/expert witness issues orgainzed by state and subject matter.

Ernie the Attorney   One of the original law blogs, written by an attorney just doing his job. Just what a law blog ought to be: the trials, tribulations and successes of a sole practitioner in Louisiana.

Posted by Joseph R. McFaul on Friday, October 12, 2007 at 00:00 Comments Closed (0)

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