If anyone on BLN has experience working with barter/exchange companies, I would like to chat with you. I can be reached at 781-676-1900 x2.

Business Lawyers Network - Boston **Signup**
Topic: "How small firms can benefit from hiring even in a down economy"
Speakers: Wendy Duffey of The McCormick Group
Hosted by: Birnbaum & Godkin, 280 Summer Street, Boston, MA (Directions)

The Blackberry Pearl has been a tremendous help to my law practice, improving both communications and productivity. I just posted a blog explaining why I like this new cell phone at:

http://thevirtuallawyer.blogspot.com/2009/06/working-out-of-your-pocket....

Business Lawyers Network - Wellesley **Signup**
Topic: "Web 2.0 for Lawyers"
Speakers: Victoria Merriman of Digital Loom, Inc. and Erik Heels of Clock Tower Law Group
Hosted by: Baystate Financial Services
Place: 55 William Street, Wellesley, MA (Directions)

Looks like it could be an interesting webinar, with some written materials available too. Sponsored by one vendor, so there may be a certain slant, but I expect Dave Szabo to give a good presentation.

http://www.zixcorp.com/info/comply/

Business Lawyers Network - Wellesley **Signup**
Event: BLN Social Hour
Topic: "New Ways to Think About Business Transactions"
Hosted by: Baystate Financial Services
Place: 60 William Street, Suite 350, Wellesley, MA (Directions)

A BLN member would like to start accepting credit cards as payment for legal services and asked whether I could recommend a merchant processing vendor. Our firm does not accept credit cards, but this is a topic that seems to be coming up more often. I thought other BLN member may be able to make some recommendations, which I can post on the LEXpertise website.

Do any of you accept credit cards for professional services? Are there vendors you would recommend?

[RPG: Excellent list of responses. Be sure to read James Bolan's comment and the article on ethics issues relating to gredit card payments]

HealthCampBoston and SocialPharmerBoston present a joint un-conference that will be looking at the use of Social Networks, Open Standards and the latest Internet and Mobile Technologies in the transformation of Health Care.

This is a collaborative meeting that seeks to bring together interested people from all sectors of the Health Care, and Pharma industries - and beyond - to consider how all parties involved in Health Care can transform the industry and create a more inclusive, participatory structure that focuses on health, wellness and disease prevention.