Watch the TV Ad the Florida Bar Doesn't Want You to See

Steven Miller says his message issimple and direct: If you want out of your marriage, his flat-fee, no-frills divorce law practice is the answer. It's a message Florida BarAssociation apparently doesn't want Floridians to hear.

Miller, founder of DivorceEZ, a Plantation, Fla., law firm, submitted language for a new 30-second television commercial to the Florida Bar for mandatory review. Within weeks, the answer came back: The ad is a "verbal depiction" whose language promises a particular result -- both of which are banned in legal services advertising.

Miller disagrees. The ad reveals the realities of many married couples seeking divorce. "If you and your spouse hate each other like poison and want to get out of the hell hole you call a marriage, you've come to the right place," the ad begins.

"You and your spouse are reasonable people. You agree on how to divide your property and debts. DivorceEZ can help..."

Florida consumers can view the banned commercial here.

"Sure it's a tongue-in-cheek jab at the process, and the bar doesn't like that. But I simply want to inform people about an affordable alternative to greedy, billable-hour lawyers," says Miller, a 22-year veteran Florida and Massachusetts trial lawyer who launched the service in 2006. "The Florida Bar is supporting lawyers who get $300 or more an hour to create and perpetuate an acrimonious situation."

DivorceEZ.com counsels clients and files divorce papers in Florida's 67 counties. Unlike divorce attorneys who bill more the longer a divorce lasts, or self-help centers, paralegals or document preparers who aren't attorneys and legally are not allowed to provide advice or represent clients, DivorceEZ.com's $249 service provides a fast path to an amicable split. In most cases, no court appearance is required, Miller says.

"Our message is poignant, direct and the honest truth about divorce," he says. "We take the hassle out of divorce and set you free to get on with your life."

Bookmark http://universeeverything.blogspot.com/ and drop back in sometime.

Lawyers Come To Cyberspace

Attorneys can join the bar in all 50 states. In the District of Columbia. There's even a bar reserved just for those lawyers who argue cases before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Now there's a bar in cyberspace, too.

Calling itself the world's first online bar association, InternetBar.org says it was established to serve as a catalyst for advancing the rule of law in cyberspace and altering substantially current legal practice paradigms in the virtual world.

“We have founded InternetBar.org because we believe that an internationally networked community of lawyers, jurists and policy makers can effectively address emerging questions of the administration of justice, security and conflict resolution. We will be working on the internet in a trusted online space. We are creating a new, virtual form of self-governance,” says attorney and InternetBar.org President Jeffrey Aresty.

InternetBar.org says it seeks to create ethical ways for lawyers, jurists and courts to collaborate in cyberspace and harmonize the rule of law in the evolving virtual world. As a virtual bar association, InternetBar.org is dedicated to fostering widespread global collaboration, providing the highest quality education and training and undertaking sophisticated outreach.

Founded in 2005, InternetBar.org believes that an internationally networked community of lawyers, jurists and policymakers operating in trusted online forums can effectively address emerging questions of justice, security and conflict resolution through a new form of virtual self-governance.

InternetBar.org says it is dedicated to supporting individuals and businesses which are seeking access to legal information, cross cultural knowledge and alternative dispute resolution online.

Membership in InternetBar.org is free to anyone who shares its mission through 2007 and members will have the opportunity to be trained in in something called Online Dispute Resolution (ODR).


Bookmark http://universeeverything.blogspot.com/ and drop back in sometime.

Enter your Email





Preview Powered by FeedBlitz