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Lawcast 153: With US blogger Walter Olson of Overlawyered and Point of Law
Today I am talking to Walter Olson, who is not a lawyer, but writes two influential law blogs: Overlawyered and Points of Law… Overlawyered is the oldest Law blog in the world and has been running for ten years. These are just a few things people say about Overlawyered…. “Peerless scrutiny of legal insanity” “Reports brightly on the amazing excesses of the litigious society” “I recommend to the strong of heart a visit to Overlawyered.com, a website that will at once amuse, bemuse, and horrify.” “Rarely do I see eye-to-eye with authors Walter Olson and Ted Frank, but darned if they don’t write one interesting blog.” — Robert J. Ambrogi, author, The Essential Guide to the Best (and Worst) Legal Sites on the Web So let’s meet Walter Olson and find out what he does do and what got him into being a scourge for the legal profession… we even talk about anonymity on the web! |
Lawcast 153: With US blogger Walter Olson of Overlawyered and Point of Law
Wednesday, August 5, 2009 by charonqc
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