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15 Jun, 2007 12:49 am
... other case documents, as they are filed, can be found on our Avvo case (Browne et al v. Avvo
Inc et al) tracking page . You can then ... to make adjustments. It looks the current Western Washington Federal District Judges are no longer
Avvo rated. In fact it looks like there has been a large purge of judge ratings. ... what happens. UPDATE 1: Eric Goldman also has some
interesting commentary on the Avvo case, and how it relates to the current Roomates.com case and the "additional layer of information" ...
20 Apr, 2007 1:55 pm
Avvo, Inc. says its focus is helping consumers navigate the legal industry … And that means what,
exactly? Avvo representative Minou Nguyen wouldn't say. I spoke with her - mum's the word. One thing they will ... supports our belief that we
have the right solution for helping consumers navigate the highly confusing legal industry," said Mark Britton, Avvo's Chief Executive Officer
… [this is a] game-changing idea in the legal vertical … It looks like the company will be involved with enabling legal ...
23 Apr, 2007 12:34 pm
... "stealth mode," Mark could not tell me all that much, but confirmed that Avvo is on track to launch this summer. Here is what I managed to
find out. Ed. Note: To me, ... that would shake things up! Me: First things first - why the name "avvo?" Is is short for something? Mark: It's
a derivation of the Italian word for lawyer. Me: How do ... investor like Ignition validates the business model that we have in mind, and are excited about the possibilities. Good luck
Avvo. Let us know how it all works out.
19 Dec, 2007 10:23 am
... D. Wash. motion to dismiss granted Dec. 18, 2007) The lawsuit against Avvo for lawyer ratings has been dismissed without leave to amend.
This is a big win ... ruling turns on two legal conclusions. First, the judge says that Avvo's ratings, even if generated through automated
algorithms, are opinions, not facts, and ... likely be fruitless. Other comments on the case: * Mark Britton of Avvo tells the story from his
perspective. The official Avvo press release. * John Cook of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer ...
13 Mar, 2008 11:33 pm
... in my neighbor across the river. New Jersey, it seems, won't give up its lawyers. At least not for free. Avvo Inc. petitioned the state Supreme Court on Wednesday to release names and basic information about a lawyers licensed in New ... Records Act does not apply to
the judiciary, and that its records are governed by Supreme Court rules, according to correspondence provided by Avvo. According to the clerk,
New Jersey's reason for refusing to give up its lawyers is simple: "Generally speaking, bar ...
19 Dec, 2007 5:20 pm
"Judge rules in favor of Avvo's online rankings; Attorney ratings protected under First Amendment": The Seattle Post-Intelligencer contains
this article today. The Seattle Times reports ... Press provides an article headlined "Federal judge: Web site is free to rate lawyers." Avvo,
Inc. issued a press release headlined "U.S. District Court Dismisses ... 's First Amendment Right to Express Opinion." Via the "Avvo blog," you can access yesterday's ruling of the U.S. District Court for the Western District ...
24 Apr, 2007 1:37 am
... Clifford Carlsen, The Deal Internet legal service startup Avvo Inc. raised $10 million in a
second round of venture capital led by Bellevue, Wash.-based Ignition ... tight-lipped about what the Web site will feature. Former Expedia Inc. executive vice president Mark Britton founded Avvo, helping spin off the travel Web site ... offer lawyer
referrals as part of its content or business model, but he said Avvo will pursue a variety of revenue models. For the complete article, click
here. Source: Legal ...
10 Jun, 2008 8:02 pm
Mark Britton is the founder and CEO of Avvo, Inc. He was interviewed by Ed concerning the novel
approach to rating lawyers. Mark talks about the objectives of Avvo: to help consumers enter the legal community with confidence, to help
lawyers differentiate themselves and increase their revenues. They do this, in part, by rating lawyers by three separate modalities: Peer review; Client review; and Avvo review. Avvo is now moving beyond just ...
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8 Jun, 2007 12:50 am
From the press release:Seattle-based Avvo, Inc., today launched www.avvo.com, the only website that rates and profiles every lawyer so consumers can choose the right lawyer. Consumers have never before had access to the level
of information and guidance Avvo provides,...
16 Jul, 2008 11:00 am
... to a Seattle-based company that publishes online legal directories. The court did not provide an explanation for its order. Avvo
Inc. requested the data to help complete its online directory for Illinois, which also includes lawyer ratings and client ... The company's
original request was denied by the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission, which maintains the list. Avvo then made a
request to the Supreme Court, which owns the list. Jim Grogan, deputy administrator for the state ...
12 Jun, 2008 10:47 pm
... that wants to post the names of lawyers on the Internet and assign grades based on performance, awards, experience and disciplinary records. Avvo (listen to our podcast interview with Mark Britton, CEO and Founder of Avvo, Inc.) has posted information online about lawyers in more than a dozen states. The company, which started its Web site a year ago, says it has received lists
of lawyers from 30 states. Illinois, however, has ...
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12 Jan 10:24 pm
... history, professional achievements and industry recognition. Consumers can also write a "lawyer review" that is appended to an attorney's Avvo profile. Would this be considered a "testimonial" from a state bar perspective? Interesting question, since Florida for one state does ... a free $500
advertising credit to attorneys who transfer their listings from Martindale to Avvo by January 31, 2009. Details at [www.avvo.com].(c) Legal Expert Connections, Inc., 866-417-7025 www.legalexpertconnections.com
10 Aug, 2007 12:27 am
... of the case. In case you're just joining Coderights, here's a quick review of the events to date. Avvo is a new service with offices near
Seattle's International District that aggregates and applies a mathematical algorithm to data ... as merely an exercise in free speech. Indeed, Avvo opened this line of argument in its motion to dismiss with a quote from the U.S. Supreme Court in Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc: "Under the First Amendment, there is no such thing as a false idea." (Citing 418 U.S. 323, ...
23 Dec, 2007 2:01 pm
... our colleagues on the WSJ editorial board took note of, and poked fun at, the litigation surrounding Avvo, the new lawyer-rating site.
We're also grateful that they read footnotes, for they picked up on one in last week's Avvo ruling hat we had missed. We hate to say it, Judge
Squatrito (see below), but your Pearl ... footnote: Ratings and reviews are, by their very nature, subjective and debatable. See Aviation Charter, Inc. v. Aviation Research Group/US, 416 F.3d 864, 870 (8th Cir. ...
14 Apr 9:47 am
... April 1, 2009 against The Florida Bar. Boca Raton attorney Joel B. Rothman is the plaintiff in the matter. Rothman was informed by the Bar that his use of Avvo - particularly his request that clients post reviews to his Avvo listing - violated the Bar's rules ... the
implementation of the state's advertising rules, which had been scheduled to take effect in December. This will definitely be an interesting case to watch.(c) Legal Expert Connections,
Inc., 866-417-7025 www.legalexpertconnections.com
3 Jan, 2008 3:00 am
U.S. District Chief Judge Robert S. Lasnik in Seattle, WA, declared in a 10-page opinion that lawyer ratings are "nonsense" and "ludicrous." Specifically criticizing Avvo, the judge said, "the rating itself cannot be proved true of false." John Henry Brown v. Avvo, Inc., No. C07-0920RSL (Dec. 18, 2007). The judge railed against Avvo, adding, "Consumers who were misled by the
information and ratings provided by ...
7 Aug, 2008 3:53 pm
... the list of eleven and was California's Top-Rated Attorney. "We are honored that Business Week relied upon Avvo for their feature on top
foreclosure lawyers. However, we are even more honored to have these great lawyers participating in Avvo. When we help consumers find great
lawyers, everybody wins," according to Mark Britton, CEO of Avvo, Inc. "It is an honor to be
considered in this group," Mr. Stein said. His slogan, "Protecting Consumers' Rights," is indicative of his ...
12 Jun, 2008 10:00 am
... the plaintiffs' appeal challenging the government's policy". WEB-ONLY | Lawyer-rating service presses for names in Illinois "Avvo
Inc., a company that provides an online ratings directory of U.S. lawyers, has petitioned the Illinois Supreme Court to ... licensed from the
state's Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission after the commission in April rejected a request. Avvo argued in a June 10 petition
that the commission had erroneously denied its request because the court's rules allow for ...
15 Aug, 2008 10:27 am
Earlier this week, Avvo, Inc., a free consumer-focused website that provides ratings and profiles of
lawyers, announced that it has expanded its database to include every attorney in the states of Minnesota and Arkansas. According to a press release announcing the expansion, attorney
profiles are now available in 20 states and the District of Columbia, and cover approximately 80 percent of licensed attorneys across the country. The site claims to include
descriptions of ...
16 Feb 7:45 am
From the web page of the District of Columbia under the header "Important Notice to the Membership about Avvo":D.C. Bar members have inquired
about the nature of the D.C. Bar's relationship with Seattle-based Avvo, Inc., an Internet-based
for-profit attorney marketing...
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