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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.