Advertising as a ‘specialist’ 
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: March 16, 2012
Tags: ABA, American Bar Association, attorney advertising, ethics, lawyer advertising, practice management
To stand out from the crowd, lawyers in some states can advertise themselves as “specialists” in a given practice area, but they must be sure to follow state ethics rules.
Top news in legal ethics in review
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: December 27, 2011
Tags: attorney advertising, blogging, cloud computing, ethics, ghostwriting, legal ethics, metadata, referrals, technology, Total Attorneys
News in legal ethics in 2011 ran the gamut from high-tech – can I friend the employee of an opposing party? – to more traditional challenges, like attorney advertising and judicial recusal.
Blogging lawyer disciplined
By:
Peter Vieth
Published: October 24, 2011
Tags: attorney advertising, attorney misconduct, client confidentiality, First Amendment, Virginia
A Virginia State Bar discipline committee rejected First Amendment defenses last week to find misconduct by a lawyer who wrote about his cases on the Internet without client consent and without a disclaimer saying case results may vary.
Court declines to hear New York advertising law case
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: December 21, 2010
Tags: attorney advertising, First Amendment, Supreme Court
A key ruling earlier this year invalidating several portions of New York’s legal advertising rules as unconstitutional will stand after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to take up the case.
Manufacturer can’t sue lawyer over advertisement
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: May 18, 2010
Tags: anti-SLAPP law, attorney advertising, class action, defamation, libel, product liability
A state law protecting free speech insulates a product liability lawyer from liability for running an advertisement notifying consumers of potential claims against particular manufacturers, the California Supreme Court has ruled.
Ethics Opinion: Virtual law office may violate state rules
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: April 7, 2010
Tags: attorney advertising, ethics, virtual office
A virtual office does not qualify as a bona fide office pursuant to New Jersey state rules, according to a joint opinion of the New Jersey Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics and the Committee on Attorney Advertising.
Attorney solicitation rule violates First Amendment
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: March 29, 2010
Tags: attorney advertising, client solicitation
A state law prohibiting an attorney from soliciting clients within 30 days of a person’s arrest or being served with a summons violates the First Amendment, a U.S. District Court in Texas has ruled.
2009: A year of high-tech ethical pitfalls
By:
Correy Stephenson
Published: January 8, 2010
Tags: attorney advertising, billing, blogs, ethics, instant messaging, legal marketing, legal research, legal websites, metadata, technology, text messages, virtual law practice
Ethics got high-tech in 2009. From texting clients to virtual law practice to posting questions on a listserv, lawyers struggled with the collision of professional responsibility and the ever-expanding world of technology.
Are lawyers debt relief agencies?
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: December 1, 2009
Tags: attorney advertising, Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, legal advice, Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a case that could clarify the limits on what bankruptcy attorneys can advertise and what advice they can give their clients.
Lawyer can’t be disciplined for television ads
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: October 16, 2009
Tags: attorney advertising, marketing
A lawyer couldn’t be disciplined for violating rules governing attorney advertising because the charge was based on a flawed market survey indicating that his television ads were misleading, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in dismissing a complaint.
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