* The amount of money lawyers are willing to spend on advertisements to reel in new clients is now estimated at $890 million. [Forbes]
* The holiday season is fast approaching, you guys. So maybe try and be nice. Yes, even especially to lawyers. [Law and More]
* Some courts do find they have the authority to mandate specific CLEs for underperforming attorneys. [South Florida Lawyer]

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* This is how farms get excluded from workplace safety regulations. [Lawyers, Guns & Money]
* Check out this event tomorrow night in D.C. on the criminal justice system featuring Judge Alex Kozinski, Senator Mike Lee, noted criminal defense lawyer Stephen Bright, and Dahlia Lithwick. [Eventbrite]