Beepless in Mineola: A firm cracks down on BlackBerry use

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Wall Street Journal (subscription required), April 18, 2008

New York-based law firm Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein & Breitstone is considering banning cell-phone and BlackBerry use during major meetings to discuss issues, such as key law changes, that might affect clients or significant internal developments. The "no-device policy" came about as the steady buzzes and vibrations signaling a new call or e-mail were increasingly interfering with meeting-goers' focus, according to those in the firm.

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