Category Archives: manhattan

Another Law.com Article-Attorney Video Tips-Cameras

So you want to jump on the video bandwagon and start creating video? Well, here you go. Just click “Record” on your webcam and start talking about what a great attorney you are. Then click “Upload to YouTube” and you’ll be an instant celebrity, overnight. To read the full article about video cameras and equipment…

Gerry’s Video Tip of the Day (or night)

Don’t shoot your video in front of your beautiful office window. Why not? Your camera doesn’t know what to focus on. It doesn’t know what’s light or dark. When you have a bright source of light from outside, it makes everything inside look extremely dark. The better practice is to close your window shades and…

Gerry’s Video Tip of the Day (or night)

Get your secretary or paralegal to do a video too. Transparency on the internet is very important. Show a viewer how your secretary helps get your work done. Show their work space. Have your secretary explain why she likes working at your firm and how she interacts with your clients. Viewers eat this up! They…

Gerry's Video Tip of the Day (or night)

Get your secretary or paralegal to do a video too. Transparency on the internet is very important. Show a viewer how your secretary helps get your work done. Show their work space. Have your secretary explain why she likes working at your firm and how she interacts with your clients. Viewers eat this up! They…

Another Law.com Article To Help Lawyers Create Their Videos

Just published article #4 in a series of tips to help lawyers understand how to create online video. Importantly, in these series of articles, I discuss not just what to put in your lawyer videos, but more importantly, what not to do. Today’s article discusses how long to make your videos and also what type…

Did This Firm Hire the Godzilla Film Crew?

Another YouLaw review by Gerry Oginski! “Read My Lips (Since My Video Didn’t Sync Properly) Military criminal defense attorney Michael Waddington of Gonzalez & Waddington serves up some heady practical advice in his straight-talking video that turns to mush. Attorney Michael Waddington is the brute squad (see The Princess Bride) with a smile. I like…

The difference between a show and a story

Here’s a great simple post by internet blogger Seth Godin. It’s a short but important story for all lawyers looking to create video to attract potential clients to their office. “The Super Bowl hype is blissfully long gone, and lazy media outlets can no longer reprint press releases and dissect multi-million dollar wastes of time…

Lawyer Videos-An Interview on the Legal Broadcast Network

Listen in as Gerry Oginski, an experienced New York medical malpractice, wrongful death and accident trial lawyer is interviewed by Scott Drake on the Legal Broadcast Network. The key to using video is to educate consumers to make them a better, more informed consumer of legal services.

Video Marketing Tips for Lawyers: No. 3 @ Law.com

Just published article #3 in a series of tips to help lawyers understand how to create online video. Importantly, in these series of articles, I discuss not just what to put in your lawyer videos, but more importantly, what not to do. “What 99 percent of attorneys do not include in their videos: Information! [This…

ANNOUNCEMENT! Gerry Oginski is now a Faculty Member of Solo Practice University