So the jurors could not believe that Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling were telling the truth when they claimed they didn't realize that something was rotten at Enron. As one article states, "In the end, it came down to responsibility."

Read more about it at the Chron.com Web site.

The New York Times recently identified that although lawyers make up only 1 percent of the population, a survey of 17,000 bloggers by a leading blog ad network found that 6.1 percent of bloggers are lawyers.

Some of the reasons Inherent recommends a law firm enter the blogging world include:

* The ability to show firm expertise in one or more practice areas
* The potential to be quoted in the press (exposure and expertise)
* Improved ranking in search engines, which can draw in people to not only your blog, but your main site as well

Overall, blogs are a very simple, cost-effective way to show off your firm's expertise and to gain exposure.

Read more about it on the Law.com Web site.

Lawyers should never ask a Mississippi grandma a question if they aren't prepared for the answer.

In a trial, a Southern small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, a grandmotherly, elderly woman to the stand. He approached her and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?"

She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy, and frankly, you've been a big disappointment to me. You lie, you cheat on your wife, and you manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you."

The lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney?" She again replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster, too. He's lazy, bigoted, and he has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the entire state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. Yes, I know him."
The defense attorney almost died. The judge asked both counselors to approach the bench and, in a very quiet voice, said, "If either of you idiots asks her if she knows me, I'll send you to the electric chair."