Is ethics ruling on legal referral websites good for small firms? 
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: February 16, 2010
Tags: ethics, Internet advertising
A ruling from a state ethics committee giving the green light to attorneys participating in a popular form of Internet legal advertising has reignited a debate over whether the ad model is good for small firm lawyers.
State issues ethics opinion on legal referral website
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: February 11, 2010
Tags: ethics, Internet advertising
A written opinion dismissing an ethics complaint against five attorneys who participated in a legal referral website was issued by the Connecticut Statewide Grievance Committee.
Another state dismisses Internet ethics complaint
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: January 20, 2010
Tags: ethics, Internet advertising
Another state has dismissed ethic complaints against attorneys who participated in the legal referral website totalattorneys.com.
Date set for ethics hearing over legal website
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: November 2, 2009
Tags: ABA model rule 7.2, Internet advertising, legal ethics
Connecticut will begin hearings on November 12 over an ethics complaint against five attorneys who participated in a legal website, totalbankruptcy.com
Ethics complaint tests Internet advertising
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: September 8, 2009
Tags: ethics, Internet advertising
An ethics complaint looming over hundreds of attorneys nationwide will test the boundaries of lawyer advertising on the Internet.
The complaint, filed in 47 states against 550 attorneys, targets not only the owner of a website that offers free consultations with attorneys, but all of the attorneys who participate in the site.
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