Dustin Ruge speaking on Digitial Marketing trends in 2016 - National Trial Lawyers Summit 2016

Details Link: http://www.thesuccessfulsalesmanager.com/2016/02/dustin-ruge-keynote-on-digital.html

Location: Loews Miami Beach Hotel

Time: Tuesday, February 9th

Are Hoverboards the next big mass tort lawsuit for 2016?

The now famous hoverboard, one of 2015's hottest Christmas gifts has just become even hotter...in legal circles. As linked below, a growing number of accidents ranging from personal injuries to house-fires are linked back to this new device and many attorneys are now taking note. Is this the next big mass tort of 2016?


http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/30/technology/hoverboard-lawsuits/index.html

http://kxan.com/2016/01/01/hoverboard-injuries-spike-after-christmas/

http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Hoverboard-Crashes-Send-Injured-Riders-to-Texas-Hospital-364031401.html

Other breaking new on Hoverboard injuries...

#hoverboard  #hoverboardaccidents #hoverboardlawsuit #miketyson

Estate Planning: What the new interest rate hikes can mean for your clients...

The Fed has raised interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. How could these changes effect your estate planning practice? 

Read more: http://www.wsj.com/articles/estate-planning-how-to-adjust-to-rising-rates-1450866602

#estateplanning 

In as little as 8 years, your smartphone has now replaced...

Read more here...

Upcoming Wyoming Bar Association CLE's: September 9th, 2015 (Jackson Hole Wyoming)

Please join us for the upcoming CLE's hosted by the Wyoming Bar Association.

Faculty Speaker: Dustin Ruge

CLE Credits: 4 (total)

Times:

Social Media for Attorneys

9:45 AM - 10:45 AM (1 Credit)

Time for a Makeover? Attorney Brand Management
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (1 Credit)

Attorney Marketing on the Internet
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM (1 Credit)

LinkedIn Networking for Attorneys
2:45 PM - 3:45 PM (1 Credit)


Location: Snow King Hotel

400 East Snow King Avenue
Jackson, WY 83001

To Register: https://www.wyomingbar.org/for-lawyers/events/programs/?event=15#

#cle  #lawyermarketing #wybar 

Dustin Ruge Speaking at the NACDL Annual Meeting, Friday, July 24th, 2015

Dustin Ruge will be speaking at the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) Annual Meeting on the Top 5 Marketing Facts Every Attorney Should Know on July 24th @ 12 noon. Presentation will be live and available via webcast.

For more information and registration: 
http://www.nacdl.org/Annual/

Date & Time: Friday, July 24th at 12 noon

Location: Westin Denver Downtown Hotel in Denver, CO

Faculty: Dustin Ruge


#cle  #socialmedia #lawyermarketing #nacdl #criminaldefense

The Fate Of The Law School Class of 2010

A recent article in the New York Times chronicled the outcome of the 52,488 law school graduates from the 2010 graduating class. With changes in the legal market and joining the supply of 1.2 million attorneys in US, many ended up here...

• Only 40% are now working in law firms compared to 60% in 2000

• 85% of law school graduates have taken out some type of student loans

• The average outstanding student loans range from $77K - $112K 

• Many of the graduates who are practicing law have started their own practices due largely to the lack of jobs at larger law firms

All of this should be eye-opening for a number of reasons including:

1. The business of law is going through a transformation as is ripe for future disruptions such as private funding and equity ownership. 
2. Many of the younger attorneys joining the market tend to be much more technologically savvy and are more inclined to advertise and compete for business online. 
3. The amount of student debt carried by many of these attorneys can create higher levels of burden on them and their potential for free mobility in the market place. 
4. Many of the practice areas they tend to start out in as solo's are in criminal defense and family law- creating even higher levels of competition in these already competitive practice areas.

#lawyermarketing  #lawschool  #debt  #law  #lawschool