Recent Articles from Scott MacMullan
Practical and effective social media use for lawyers: Snapchat edition
Snapchat is this generation's campfire, the perfect platform for storytelling lawyers to hone their craft, develop business and unleash their creativity.
This lawyer’s day on the set of ‘House of Cards’
The career actors asked me what I did. "Assault cases in Annapolis," I replied.
‘Fitbarrister,’ not ‘Fatbarrister’
How was I maintaining my practice bringing home the bacon while simultaneously burning it off?
How to get my referral
Marketing a mile wide and an inch deep isn’t effective. Go a mile deep and an inch wide.
What a jury can tell us about marijuana laws
I’m writing this the day after I tried a case where my client was charged with distribution of marijuana and conspiracy to distribute marijuana. This case seemed way over-charged and […]
Practical and effective social media for lawyers: LinkedIn edition
The key to LinkedIn is leveraging it to stay on people’s minds when the time comes for them to hire an attorney or to refer you work.
Practical and effective social media use for lawyers: Facebook edition
The magic in Facebook is in the relatively cheap and precise targeting.
Practical and effective social media use for lawyers: Twitter edition
I wanted to talk about how lawyers use social media in comparison to how I think lawyers should use social media to leverage relationships and, most importantly, build friendships. I […]
A podcast conversation with a familiar face
I had the pleasure recently to interview Steve Lash, The Daily Record's appellate court reporter, for The Annapolis Podcast, my weekly show where I discuss all things related to Maryland's capital city.
Some Ocean City legal “Seacrets” through the years
Even in paradise, the possibility of legal action is not that far away.
On judging judges and potential judges
With Gov. Larry Hogan soon making his first judicial appointments of his administration, I wanted to expand upon some of my previous thoughts on what to do now to become a judge later.
Disbarred for being a luddite? It could happen.
“I’m not a technology person.” “I have someone in my firm that handles that technology stuff.” “I remember the times when pencils were technology.” “I just learned how to fax!” […]






