BP Oil Spill Law Suits Simmer, Ready to Boil
By Andy Gillin Jun 3, 2010
If you thought Toyota's unintended acceleration problems prompted a legal whirlwind, the aftermath of the BP oil spill in the Gulf will blow your mind. Lawsuits are already popping... Read More
Memorial Day Weekend Accident Checklist
By Andy Gillin May 26, 2010
GJEL Accident Attorneys Asks Motorists to be Prepared Memorial Day Weekend with Accident Checklist Everyone driving on holiday-weekend roadways is encouraged to carry GJEL Accident Attorneys on-the-scene accident checklist... Read More
Ford Wins, Toyota Loses in New Safety Survey
By Andy Gillin May 20, 2010
A national survey conducted by Consumer Reports and the National Research Center found that Americans' faith in the quality and safety of Toyota vehicles has evaporated, while confidence in... Read More
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Toyota Sequoia Added to Recall Blitz
By Andy Gillin Apr 28, 2010
Toyota's in damage control mode. Feeling the backlash from their delayed recall of on vehicles with faulty brakes, the company now seems to be pulling any model with... Read More
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Earth Day Environmental Law Shout-Out
By Andy Gillin Apr 22, 2010
In honor of Earth Day (today!), we wanted to bring you some big picture developments from the world of environmental law. At any moment, there are dozens of legal... Read More
Lawmakers Challenge University Law Clinics
By Andy Gillin Apr 15, 2010
This Tuesday, a New Jersey state appeals panel heart arguments on whether the Rutgers University's state-funded environmental law clinic must disclose client names and finances. Developer Sussex Commons claims... Read More
Interview with Matt McGee
By Andy Gillin Mar 10, 2010
This post is the third in a series of interviews with the professionals who live at the intersection of law, the internet, and social media. Today I’m switching gears... Read More
Interview with John Day
By Andy Gillin Mar 8, 2010
This post is the third in a series of interviews with the professionals who live at the intersection of law, the internet, and social media This week brings with... Read More
Interview with Mark Britton of Avvo
By Andy Gillin Mar 3, 2010
This post is the second in a series of interviews with the professionals who live at the intersection of law, the internet, and social media. Today I’m happy to... Read More
Google Faces Lawsuit over Buzz
By Andy Gillin Feb 23, 2010
I’ve written quite a bit about how the practice of law has changed and is continuing to change because of the growth of the internet, and specifically the growth... Read More
Toyota’s Troubles Multiply
By Andy Gillin Feb 9, 2010
We’ve been following the Toyota recalls here at GJEL for the past several months. We’ve reported on the recalls that were in response to runaway vehicles, and about the... Read More
A Helping Hand for Haiti
By Andy Gillin Feb 1, 2010
Last Monday morning when I walked into the office, I saw Amy and Kimberly, two of the assistants to our attorneys, counting out large amounts of cash into piles.... Read More
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Driving a Bus or a Truck? Then Stop Texting!
By Andy Gillin Jan 28, 2010
The Transportation Department announced on Tuesday, January 26th, that it is prohibiting bus and truck drivers from texting while driving commercial vehicles, according to National Public Radio. The ban... Read More
Do Drivers Need Another Distraction?
By Andy Gillin Jan 12, 2010
There’s no doubt that drivers are constantly bombarded by distractions. At any given time on the highway, you can see someone eating, applying make-up, fiddling with an iPod or... Read More
Virtual CLE from Virtual LegalTech
By Andy Gillin Dec 2, 2009
This post is the second in a series that will continue over the next couple weeks in which I’ll be taking a look at how technology is impacting the... Read More
Expect More Traffic this Thanksgiving
By Andy Gillin Nov 19, 2009
This post is the second in a series of Thanksgiving posts. Stay tuned from now until Thanksgiving to read about how you can keep yourself and your loved ones... Read More
Quiz: Does Your Insurance Cover Your Teen Driver?
By Andy Gillin Nov 11, 2009
It’s no secret that teen drivers aren’t always the safest. Automobile accidents involving 16-year-olds occur nine times more than those involving 20-year-olds, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway... Read More
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How Much Do You Know About Your Car Insurance?
By Andy Gillin Nov 2, 2009
Over the years, GJEL has seen its cases involving uninsured motorists increase by roughly 20 percent. Add to that underinsured motorists, unlicensed motorists, aging drivers, and teens with their... Read More
Motorcycle Fatalities Finally Decreasing
By Andy Gillin Oct 29, 2009
It’s commonly said that there are two types of motorcyclists: those who have been in an accident and those who will be. For the past eleven years, motorcycle fatalities... Read More
Ignition-Interlock Devices Approved for Trial
By Andy Gillin Oct 12, 2009
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed two bills Sunday that will require or encourage convicted drunk drivers to install ignition-interlock devices in their vehicles. The devices allow a car to be... Read More
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There’s an App for That
By Andy Gillin Sep 28, 2009
I don’t have an iPhone, but if I did, I’m not sure if  I’d be too crazy about all the applications available for them (applications are “apps,” for short).... Read More
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Election or Appointment of Judges?
By Andy Gillin Sep 24, 2009
Being a Wisconsin native, I’ve been following the case surrounding State Supreme Court Justice Michale Gableman for the past several months. Of course, it wasn’t a case, exactly, when... Read More
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Legal Ethics and the Internet
By Andy Gillin Sep 14, 2009
There’s been some uproar on the internet this weekend after the New York Times published an article about what legal professionals can and can’t say on the internet. The story... Read More