A study of Americans showed that 14% of us have more than 10 credit cards. Not everybody is in this minority, but the average American does have upwards of 4 credit cards.

As a professional legal business, should your firm accept credit cards? If you decide to do so, some smart choices can help you save a lot of cash.

In a speech to the Equal Justice Initiative, Retired Justice John Paul Stevens raised serious questions about municipal liability under Section 1983.

A response to a recent decision that overturned a $14 million jury award to a man who wrongfully spent 14 years behind bars, Stevens urged Congress to take action.

Have a favorite local court? Practice exclusively in a specialty court? FindLaw has just made tracking new caselaw a lot easier.

FindLaw's new RSS caselaw feeds provide the solo or small firm lawyer with targeted, practice-specific links to new cases in over 80 courts around the country. If you want to see only Ninth Circuit cases, or only cases from the California Supreme Court -- we've got the feed for you.

Would you ever file a lawsuit based on allegations that are generally recognized as "fantastical" and part of a conspiracy theory?

While you mull that over, consider the case of Attorney William Veale.

He's been instructed by the 2nd Circuit to show cause for why he should not be sanctioned after filing a lawsuit on behalf of a client claiming that the 9/11 attacks were part of a larger Bush Administration conspiracy.

The website of solo practitioner Giovanni Rosania recently came to the attention of the blogosphere--and with much derision.

While it certainly is something to poke fun at, the website is actually a great learning tool. It's the perfect example of what not to do.

As any family law lawyer will tell you, divorce law can be one of the most challenging of practices. Just ask the Florida lawyer who witnessed a "surreal," savage attack on his client in a judge's chambers.

An ex-Marine viciously attacked his wife during a final divorce hearing in a judge's chambers last Friday and had to be subdued with a stun gun.

Starting your own legal practice involves a lot of hard work and dedication, which is why you'll want to take advantage of every possible opportunity you have to succeed.

Perhaps the biggest part in any firm's success is its ability to market itself, ensuring a steady income and stream of clients.

If you're not sure exactly where to begin when it comes to law firm marketing, here are a few suggestions to get you started.

Soon, a business card with just your name and phone number on it might just be a dinosaur.

For one Virginia firm, it has taken its business card digital.

Beginning this month, the 50-plus attorneys at Odin Feldman Pittleman have the option of adding a Quick Response barcode that can transmit information via bar code scanners and camera phones.

In a move that has surprised many in the Pennsylvania legal community, a group of court-appointed death penalty attorneys led by Marc Bookman has filed suit against the Commonwealth for the lackluster rates it pays in homicide cases.

Surprisingly, the suit isn’t actually about attorneys’ fees and unwanted court appointments.

No, it’s about clients and their constitutional rights.

Facebook now has half a billion (with a "b") users worldwide. New lawsuits and evidence are born on the website every time someone posts to a Wall online.

Here's another example of how Facebook litigation is fast becoming the wave of the future.

After Lucinda Williams outfitted her 7-year-old daughter with Jolly Rancher hair, she sent her off to Chicago's Overton Elementary for its scheduled picture day. Unfortunately, the girl's computer teacher was amused by the look, taking a photo to share with her Facebook friends.