Wayne Pollock

August 29, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

More and more, attorneys are drawing scrutiny from the media, the general public and each other for the work they do for their clients.

By Wayne Pollock

7 minute read

July 25, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Any settlement discussions an attorney has with opposing counsel, or directly with an unrepresented party, are admissible and can be used against the attorney's client—and the attorney—in the court of public opinion.

By Wayne Pollock

6 minute read

May 02, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

When you threaten adversaries with negative publicity, you are playing with fire.

By Wayne Pollock

8 minute read

March 07, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

We are rarely at a loss for words when it comes to advocating for our clients. For them, we rarely leave any stones unturned or inconsistencies in their adversaries' arguments unhighlighted.

By Wayne Pollock

7 minute read

January 10, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

Facebook took heat for employing this public relations tactic. But the tactic is being used more and more by attorneys and their clients.

By Wayne Pollock

6 minute read

November 01, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

In case you haven't noticed, we are living in an increasingly divisive society. Everything is up for debate, and we are expected to pick a side in those debates.

By Wayne Pollock

8 minute read

August 30, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Law firms should treat their newsletters like the potential revenue generators that they are.

By Wayne Pollock

11 minute read

May 03, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Online newsrooms are powerful and versatile marketing tools for law firms. They are powerful because lawyers can use their firms' newsrooms to build their authority and credibility with website visitors simply by talking about themselves and the work they've done for their clients.

By Wayne Pollock

10 minute read

March 08, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

For the longest time, the life of a lawyer's cease and desist letter was an unpleasant one. For one, the letter was typically written too quickly to allow for important considerations such as, oh, readability and persuasion.

By Wayne Pollock

8 minute read

January 05, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Throughout 2017, I was riveted by developments in three high-profile criminal prosecutions that were covered extensively by this publication and other media outlets in the region: former Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams; Amtrak engineer Brandon Bostian (who was at the helm of an Amtrak train on May 12, 2015, when it derailed), and the members of the Penn State fraternity facing criminal charges in connection with the death of sophomore pledge Timothy Piazza. Whenever there were developments in these cases, I consumed as much media coverage as I could. I checked out what people were saying on social media.

By Wayne Pollock

10 minute read