As many of my readers here know I do not take well to threats of suit. The newest one also alluded to possible jail!! (%#!#) I did an article a while back about an attorney’s website. What prompted me to do this article is after a phone call with Billy Reid Zeh III. I contacted his office to inquire about representation for a pending legal matter and I offered a trade out of services. The trade out would of consisted him representing me and me helping fix his abysmal online marketing efforts. This proposition was met with arrogance and contempt by Mr Zeh as he reinforced that he was doing a great job in his online marketing efforts.
The article I wrote was based on a online marketing 101 overview of B. Reid Zeh’s website. It really does sucks from a conversion standpoint and basically lies to consumers. (Read the article if this interest you.) Needless to say Mr Zeh was not impressed when he read the article.
Reid Zeh responded to this article in a fashion that would work with most. He called my office and threatened me with a lawsuit if I did not remove the blog entry. He also said that he would file for an injunction to have it taken down and if I did not comply I would be jailed. (%#!#) For me that was the straw that broke the camels back. If he would of came to me amicably and professionally and asked me to take the article down I would of probably done it. Instead he resorted to threats and denigration, both of which I do not cotton well to.
I am a fairly reasonable person. The blog post in question provides value to those that read it and basically gave Mr Zeh a free online marketing analysis of his website, which he should of acted upon. If he wanted me to take it down he should of had his hat in his hand and not include the phrase “lawsuit” in his first sentence of the conversation we had yesterday. I have dealt with bullying like this before based on things I have written about ill advised online marketing by others. That original article still stands.
If Reid Zeh is dumb enough to sue me over a blog post about how his website sucks it will be very comical to defend. I will have the opportunity in open court to show other attorneys how they can improve their online marketing efforts and how Reid Zeh is doing it wrong. I cannot think of a better marketing proposition for my business..
Update 11/27/2010 (10 days after the threat of suit and 7 days past the day he said he would do it) - Reid Zeh’s threats were nothing more than idle words. He has failed to act upon his threats of suing me. This has a lot to say about his competency as a litigator. If he fails to follow through on threats of suits like the one he made to me it is doubtful he will represent clients with any type of zeal. If you are considering hiring him to represent you I would keep looking for a lawyer who can show you how aggressive they are versus telling you how good they are. All Mr Zeh is capable of producing is hot air, not much else.
I’d say the would-be plaintiff got it the other way around…
Anyone with a site as ugly as Zeh’s should go to jail.
I hired mr. zeh for a criminal matter, after he got my money, he didn’t do a damn thing, and i still went to jail for 20 months. Rieid Zeh is a douchebag !!!