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Bay Area Blawgers 2.0

My friend Joe told me about this event, and I emailed Prof. Goldman and got on the mailing list for future meetings. Alas, I won’t be able to make it because I have an evening class, but if you have a blog, write about law, and are in the Bay Area, you should definitely check this event out. Prof. Goldman’s announcement follows, after the jump:

High Tech Law Institute at Santa Clara Law School and Six Apart are pleased to announce Bay Area Blawgers 2.0, the second gathering of legal bloggers in the Bay Area. See a recap of the first gathering. This time, we’ll spend an hour in a structured discussion starting around 6:15 (see some possible discussion topics). We’ll spend the rest of the time schmoozing/chit-chatting.

When: November 5, 6-8 pm.

Where: San Francisco office of Fenwick & West, 555 California Street, 12th Floor, San Francisco, CA. Directions.

Who: Everyone is welcome, but this event principally will cater to active legal bloggers. People who have indicated they plan to attend: Tsan Abrahamson, Harry Boadwee, Brian Crossman, Robert Eisenbach, David Friedman, Sujatha Ganesan, Cathy Gellis, Eric Goldman, Joe Gratz, Beth Grimm, Chris Hoofnagle, Kimberly Kralowec, Matthew Lasar, David Levine, Tom Levis, Ethan Leib, Susan Nevelow Mart, Cathy Moran, Amy Morganstern, Deborah Neville, Dana Nguyen, Bruce Nye, Kevin O’Keefe, Jay Parkhill, Bertrand Pautrot, Aaron Perzanowski, Benjamin Reyes, Colin Samuels, Jason Schultz, Peter Smith, Tim Stanley, John Steele, Stacy Stern, Victoria Stodden, Gene Takagi, Chris Vail, Colette Vogele, Fred von Lohmann, Julia Wei and Cicely Wilson.

Cost: Admission is free, but parking is not!

CLE: This event qualifies for 1 hour of general CLE credit. Santa Clara University School of Law is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider.

RSVPs: RSVP are ESSENTIAL for this event because of security procedures at 555 California Street. RSVP to Eric Goldman (egoldman@gmail.com ).

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Supernatural Law

I’ve always liked seeing media depictions of things I’m involved with, partly because I find it interesting to see how others view groups I know from the inside and partly because of plain narcissism. Since I’ve started law school, I’ve been viewing legal fiction in a new light. From Phoenix Wright to Atticus Finch, it’s fascinating to see how the profession I’m learning shows up in the media.

With Halloween around the corner, I think it’s just the time to link to , featuring Wolff and Byrd, Counselors of the Macabre. The author, , was inspired by the old buildings on Court Street in his native Brooklyn, and decided to start doing a strip about a small law firm that helped clients with supernatural problems: monsters, ghosts, that sort of thing. After runs in the Brooklyn Paper and the National Law Journal, it’s now appearing in comic books and online.

The art has a classic, mid-20th century feel to it, which meshes well with the storytelling and occasional . Check it out; I’ve been quite pleased.

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