Nolo Recruits Texas Lawyers for Online Directory.BERKELEY, Calif. -- Nolo, the publisher that pioneered in showing people how to make informed legal decisions, will soon begin helping Texans find qualified Texas lawyers. The Nolo Lawyer Directory (Lawyers.Nolo.com) currently serves lawyers and consumers in California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). , Oregon Oregon, city, United States Oregon, city (1990 pop. 18,334), Lucas co., NW Ohio, a suburb adjacent to Toledo, on Lake Erie; inc. 1958. It is a port with railroad-owned and -operated docks. The city has industries producing oil, chemicals, and metal products. , Washington and Arizona Arizona (âr'əzō`nə), state in the southwestern United States. It is bordered by Utah (N), New Mexico (E), Mexico (S), and, across the Colorado R., Nevada and California (W). . In Texas, the online service is recruiting lawyers in Dallas-Ft. Worth and Houston. The service will be available to Texas consumers in April. "We're building on our long history of providing great legal information," says Emily Doskow, an attorney and editor at Nolo. "Our goal is to offer the best legal information possible, whether it comes from a book or an attorney." Nolo should know something about hiring Texas attorneys. Ten years ago the publisher was the subject of a lawsuit lawsuit: see procedure; tort. from the Texas Bar Association's Unauthorized Practice The performance of professional services, such as the rendering of medical treatment or legal assistance, by a person who is not licensed by the state to do so. The unauthorized practice of a profession is prohibited by state laws. of Law committee. The subject of the lawsuit was whether Nolo could sell its products in Texas. "Although we employ a lot of lawyers on staff," said Doskow, "we knew that to best protect our interests in Texas, we needed representation from a reliable Texas firm. We were fortunate to hire a great firm and achieve a favorable fa·vor·a·ble adj. 1. Advantageous; helpful: favorable winds. 2. Encouraging; propitious: a favorable diagnosis. 3. result." The Nolo Lawyer Directory operates on the principal that both participating lawyers and consumers are better served by a relatively short list of qualified attorneys under each category (business law, real estate, etc.), with lots of information for side-by-side comparisons. Participating lawyers must be in good standing with the state bar association. They are required to complete all parts of a uniform profile that includes a photo and information on qualifications, work history, personality, philosophy, fees, and type of cases typically handled. "It's important that consumers have complete profiles, so they can compare attorneys and get a fit that's comfortable," says Doskow. Consumer use of online lawyer directories is likely to grow in the future, according a recent national survey by Nolo of more than 5,000 U.S. adults age 19-60. Among the 61 percent of respondents In the context of marketing research, a representative sample drawn from a larger population of people from whom information is collected and used to develop or confirm marketing strategy. who had previously hired a lawyer, only 2 percent had used an online directory in their search -- but when all respondents were asked how they would go about hiring a lawyer in the future, 12 percent included an online directory. Your Legal Companion Founded in 1971, Nolo produces and regularly updates nearly 200 books and software on a wide range of legal and business topics. Nolo creates products to guide you safely and easily past the legal tangles tangles, n.pl brain lesions that occur between nerve cells. of life's big events. We provide reliable, understandable answers to all kinds of everyday legal questions, whether they involve personal or business matters. |
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