20 Twitterers Lawyers Should Follow on Twitter

In my blog post To friend or Not to Friend – Social Media for Lawyers, Part 4: Twitter for Lawyers, I explained what Twitter is, when and why you should Tweet, and what the experts are saying about Twitter for attorneys. Since then, I have received a slew of e-mails, Tweets, followers and calls about social media and, in particular, Twitter.

So, if you’re just getting started or you’re already an avid user of Twitter, here is a list of some of my favorite Tweople to follow on Twitter. These are just some of the people who have something to say – and for purposes of this blog – they have something to say of value to those in the legal community using social media.

Caveat: This is just a partial list sorted in alphabetical order with each Twitterer’s self-proclaimed description in 140 characters or less. Since I currently follow more than 1,000 sources on Twitter, I highly encourage you to check them all out at @ginarubel. I tend to follow lawyers, legal marketers, social media experts, members of the media, business consultants and experts, best selling authors, legal service providers, people talking about life and business in Philadelphia, public relations and marketing experts and a few others in categories of particular interest to me. 

 @22twts – Helping lawyers tell their stories, one tweet at a time.

@ABAjournal – Continuous news updates from the United States’ most-read and most-respected legal affairs magazine and Web site.

@amlawdaily – The source for daily legal business news and analysis of leading law firms.

@aricpress – Aric Press is editor-in-chief of The American Lawyer, an Incisive Media publication.

@barrettdavid – The LinkedIn Lawyer; solid content and links in all Tweets mostly about social media with a few potential client referrals.

@dougcornelius – Chief compliance officer for a real estate private equity company trying to stay in touch and up to date with the world. GeekDad.

@jdtwitt – JD Supra. Ex Yahoo! Writer. Editor. Poet. All-around word guy.

@justiacom – Justia Web site and Lawyer Directory Announcements.

@kevinokeefe – Lawyer, dad to 5, husband to saint, Cubs-Packer fan. CEO of LexBlog, provider of professional blogs to law firms; operator of LexTweet; LexMonitor.

@lancegodard – International legal business development and marketing consultant. I help law firms grow and prosper.

@legalblogwatch – Blawgers Robert Ambrogi and Carolyn Elefant track, discuss and parse the latest developments in the legal blogosphere.

@mashable – The hottest Twitter news, Twitter tips and Twitter help. Plus, the best social media links around!

@mbeese – Leadership, Biz Dev and Marketing Consultant that works with lawyers and other professionals.

@michaelport – Bio father, friend, lover, revolutionary, big thinker... and best selling author.

@nancyfox – Business Development; Networking Specialist and Connector.

@nancymyrland – Professional Marketing Adviser: Are you ready to grow?

@neenjames – International Productivity Expert.

@philacourts – Philadelphia Court News.

@taxgirl – Mom, tax lawyer, coffee drinker, manic blogger, iPod addict - not a sleeper.

@thelegalintel – The Legal Intelligencer is the nation's oldest daily legal newspaper.

Some other articles that may interest you on who lawyers should follow on Twitter include:

JD Scoop’s 145 Lawyers (and Legal Professionals) to Follow on Twitter

David Barrett’s 10 People All Lawyers Should Follow on Twitter

Social Media Fish’s Who to follow on Twitter for Social Media & SEO tips

And there is a blog dedicated to the top “Follow on Twitter Lists” that claims to highlight the top lists of who to follow on Twitter, in order of Google PageRank.

Another tip for following on Twitter is that every Friday, you can also Tweet using the “hashtag” #followfriday and then add those people you think others should follow on Twitter. It is a great way of sharing resources with your followers. Then, take a look at the “Trending Topics” on the right hand side of your Twitter homepage and check out who others are recommending for #followfriday.

Happy Tweeting.

Gina F. Rubel, Esq.
Furia Rubel Communications, Inc.
http://www.furiarubel.com/

Comments

[Neen James]

Gina, this list is fantastic and will be such an exceptional resource for anyone keen to follow the thought leaders on Twitter, thank you for doing the research for us! I can't wait to follow some of them also. Your blog entries are fantastic.

[Rich Klein]

Thanks, Gina. I'm now following some on your list.

[Angela Brown]

I would add @heathermilligan, who runs the legal watercooler. She is a former colleague of mine and really knows her stuff.

[Korbi]

Great List. I have now started to follow the missing ones! Thanks so much!

[Deidre' Kirkland]

This was definitely a worthy article. I got started with the awesome wisdom of David Barrett after a social networking crash-course in Atlanta a few weeks ago, but now I'm expanding! Thanks for the insight.

[Gunhar]

A very good news site, a nice lay-out! I wish you a lot of succes!