Author: Garry J. Wise, Wise Law Office, Toronto

In taking a well-deserved 2012 Clawbie victory lap, Trial Warrior Blog’s Antonin Pribetic made an good point that got me thinking: Whether you blawg for fun or profit, remember to always share link-love and promote others, especially those with whom you disagree; this is the key to building a lasting online reputation

‘Tis that ClawBie time of year again, and the Canadian legal blogosphere continues to evolve. I have to be honest. Most of the new Canadian law blogs  I’ve encountered (and many of the old) are more information-heavy than readable. Many of these blawgs are really wonderful when they turn up on a Google

Merry Christmas and seasons greetings to our clients, colleagues, readers and friends from all of us at Wise Law Blog.   Wishing you and yours a safe and happy holiday season. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

I am now officially bored by Darwin the Ikea Primate. I believe your fifteen monkey minutes are mercifully drawing to a close, little friend. And your Toronto Real Estate Lawyer mama’s too, one can only dream… – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

A few photos from last night’s Toronto Law Blogger Meetup, with special guest, LexBlog’s Kevin O’Keefe: Pictured:  Anatoli Dworkin, Kevin O’Keefe, Joshua Slayen, Omar Ha-Redeye, Adam Goodman, Mitchell Kowalski, Simon Fodden, Bob Tarantino, David Hyde. – Garry J. Wise, Toronto Visit our Toronto Law Office website: www.wiselaw.net Visit our website: www.wiselaw.net

Hello once again, Toronto law bloggers, tweeters, and legal
scribblers.

As previously announced on Twitter, the next Toronto Law Blogger Meetup will
be tomorrow, Tuesday December 4, 2012, 6:30 p.m. at P.J.
O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 39 Col…

While I certainly didn’t favour the Articling Task Force’s majority recommendations that were adopted by the Law Society’s Benchers at Convocation yesterday, I don’t think it was a terrible outcome.

Some good may well come of it, yet.

As clumsy and …

I had the pleasure of sitting down for a recent chat on the state of the legal universe with Mitch Kowalski, Toronto lawyer, Legal Post blogger and author of Avoiding Extinction: Reimagining Legal Services for the 21st Century.

Inevitably, our d…

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Friday, November 9, 2012:

Man Who Shot Rep. Giffords, Killed Chief Judge Roll & 5 Others Is Sentenced to Life in Prison
Ontario employer sentenced to 90 days in jail for failing …

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Thursday, November 8, 2012:

‘Diamond and Diamond’ case offers window into widespread Ontario lawyer referral fee use
Judge Barred from Courthouse Wins Re-Election, Presses Insanity D…

On November 22, 2012, the Benchers of the Law Society of Upper Canada shall once again convene to address the province’s so called “articling crisis.”

I am not convinced there is any crisis at all. And I’m certainly not convinced that either of the s…

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Wednesday, November 7, 2012:

Barack Obama: Four more years
Donald Trump: “This election is a total sham and a travesty. We are not a democracy!”
History Made in Colorado: Marijuana R…

Here are the leading legal headlines from Wise Law on Twitter for Tuesday, November 6, 2012:

US: Election Lawyers Are Ready to Pounce
US Election: The Judicial Races You Need to Know About
Canadian lawyers stumping for Obama in Philly ‘hood – Calga…