Online Lawyers: Starting to Click
Entrepreneur Dmitry Shubov says shopping for legal advice online helps both clients and lawyers. Some in his profession aren't so sure
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By Ted Popper
It's no secret that the Internet is revolutionizing America's shopping habits. With everything from banking to deals on cars and medical advice now available online, why have lawyers been slow to hang their shingles in cyberspace? True, many law offices now have their own Web sites, but for plaintiffs shopping for counsel, those store windows on a particular firm's skills and specialties offer little opportunity for comparison shopping.