Lawyer advertising reaches new pinnacle (Jack Bog's Blog)

Detail, Fremont Bridge photo, courtesy Miles Hochstein / Portland Ground.

Meter updates every 30 seconds. Click here for
an instant update.
Our complete Portland debt series linked here.

Clearance sale
The bojack bumper sticker -- only $1.50!

To order, click here.

Search this site

... or let Google look around our site -- including comments:

Custom Search

Excellent tunes -- free! And on your browser right now. Just click on Radio Bojack!

E-mail us here.

About

This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on May 11, 2007 7:37 AM. The previous post in this blog was For Wyden and Murray, budget committee meetings. The next post in this blog is Roundup will not kill them. Many more can be found on the main index page or by looking through the archives.

Clippings

E-mail, Feeds, 'n' Stuff

E-mail me

[What is this?]

« For Wyden and Murray, budget committee meetings | Main | Roundup will not kill them »

Friday, May 11, 2007

Lawyer advertising reaches new pinnacle

I understand that the neighbors quickly made them take this one down:

Posted at 7:37 AM | Permalink

Comments (14)

Lawyers have almost no class. It's great!

Posted by Justin | May 11, 2007 8:25 AM

Common!

Posted by David E Gilmore | May 11, 2007 8:58 AM

I think they have a point.

There was a TV series a few years back with Stacy Keach as the grandfather(?)

His grandson asked him "why do divorces cost so much?"

His reply: "Because they're worth it."

Posted by Dave Lister | May 11, 2007 9:02 AM

what, no toll-free number? hacks.

Posted by ecohuman.com | May 11, 2007 9:03 AM

It's almost predictable that their protest of the removal of the sign involved the word "art", as opposed to "commercial speech". I suppose they will appeal the action and be crying about freedom of expression.

Portland had such an issue arise a while back, but I can't recall exactly what it was about. Anyone remember?

Posted by john rettig | May 11, 2007 9:11 AM

I don't think I'd entrust my divorce to lawyers who didn't even know they needed a city permit to put their sign there.

Posted by b!X | May 11, 2007 10:27 AM

Blimy, I never get to see billboards like that around here. All I ever see is Providence trying to get me to eat green beans and some other group worried that I'm spending too much time gambling. Let's hope they fight it and open a Portland office.

Posted by Sherwood | May 11, 2007 10:34 AM

The word 'tram' is nowhere to be found.
Why take it down?

Posted by got logic? | May 11, 2007 11:39 AM

if only we could divorce the Tram. it's like a mate that got the children, the house and all the money--but we're still married.

Posted by ecohuman.com | May 11, 2007 12:21 PM

and whaddya got when there are 100 lawyers at the bottom of the sea? A good start....badda bing!

Posted by kathe w. | May 11, 2007 1:44 PM

It was removed, but only because they didn't have a permit for the billboard. Chicago's great.

Posted by Kyle | May 11, 2007 2:34 PM

Actually, these are very unusual lawyers. They apparantly know something about marketing. Their billboard got them mention on several national radio shows (Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity to name two where I heard the discussion) and an interview on at least one other (Tom Leykis). Their website was overwhelmed with traffic. It was out of commission for a time (which wasn't such good marketing). The "controversy" caused by the requirement to take the billboard down got them even more attention. And of course, like the tram roof sign, some gasbag local politician had the sign removed, violating at least the spirit of the first amendment, on a sign law technicality. The whole thing actually improved my view of the legal profession (and would have further reduced my opinion of local politician-types, other than that it couldn't be lower than it already was).

Bob

Posted by Bob W | May 11, 2007 2:49 PM

Ditto to Bob's comments.

Posted by R.J. | May 11, 2007 8:57 PM

It makes you long for the day, that I am still old enough to remember when Professionals, Doctors, Lawyers, Accountants, Engineers, Architects, etc, felt it was unethical to advertise at all, and relied on professional reputation and standing and participation in Civic and Professional socieites and organizations to bring work in the door. Back when the Bars and Boards truely did police the profession and get rid of the bad apples before the whole barrel was tainted. When whistle blowers were lauded by their profession as for protecting the greater public interest, for telling the truth, not rewarded for lying to the public ala Enron, Tram Costs, Boob Billboards, Cronie Appraisals, etc.

Posted by swimmer | May 12, 2007 11:14 AM

In Vino Veritas

Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
Stevenot, Cabernet, Sierra Foothills, "Stanford" 2000
Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
Franciscan, Cabernet, Napa 2006
Chaparral de Vega Sindoa, Garnacha 2008
Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
E. Guigal, Cotes du Rhone Blanc, 2007
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Noir 2008
St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2005
Pavin & Riley, Merlot 2006
David Hill, Estate Pinot Noir, Barrel Select 2006
Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
Magnificent, Cabernet, Steak House 2008
Conundrum 2008
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1998
Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
Monte Antico, Toscana 2006
Vieux Papes, Blanc de Blancs

The Occasional Book

Jack London - The House of Pride, and Other Tales of Hawaii
Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 54
At this date last year: 50
Total run in 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269