I think the source of the rumor is an article on page 41 of the June
issue of the ABA Journal. The article begins, "The more than 800,000
attorneys in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory are getting something
new added to their listings: electronic mail addresses that are
accessible through the Internet." The article claims that the new e-mail
addresses appeared in the 1995 index, but I have been unable to find
them.
Joanne Dugan
Pierce, Atwood, Scribner, Allen, Smith & Lancaster
One Monument Square
Portland, ME 04101
(207)791-1229
On Fri, 16 Jun 1995, Anne Washburn wrote:
> Rumor had it among the attorneys last week that Martindale Hubbell was
> going to assign all attorneys an Internet email address. They got all
> excited. No one has talked about who was pay for this, by the way. I
> suspected that LCC was involved, because why not? They're all the same
> company. I wanted some more information, as did our comptroller and
> executive director! Our rep. at MH didn't know anything about everyone
> getting an email address, but did offer the information that they would
> be providing space in their form for EXISTING email addresses sometime.
> (It's not in this year's form).
>
> Anyway, I just got my Lexis Update and it says: " An example of increased
> user-friendliness is the recent collaboration of Lexis-Nexis,
> Martindale-Hubbell and Lexis Counsel Connect (LCC) to create an electronic
> mail and information system linking all US laywers listed in the
> Martindale Hubbell Law Directory with an LCC email address accessible
> through the Internet."
>
> What does this mean, exactly? Our firm is definitely NOT interested to
> letting the attorneys loose on the net, especially at LCC prices. I sent
> an email to LCC on Tuesday, asking about this, but we know they don't
> talk to librarians, and I have had no response. Does anyone know what
> this all means, who's supposed to pay, how it's supposed to work, etc.? I
> know LCC has been giving out software right and left....I doubt seriously
> they are giving away email or Internet access!
>
> I await.....
> Anne Washburn, Librarian
> Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore, LLP
> Greensboro, NC
>
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