Social Media Ethics

Lawyer Bloggers Beware: “Public” Client Information Is Still Confidential

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Lawyers love to talk about their client success stories and latest wins, particularly on websites, blogs, LinkedIn and other social media.  This form of lawyer self-promotion is particularly pronounced in litigation matters, where the victorious lawyers and their firms routinely, and proudly, announce to the world what wonderful result they achieved for their client. Many […]

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ABA Approves Changes To Attorney Advertising Ethics Rules

1 Comment / ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Advertising, Legal Ethics, Social Media Ethics, Solicitation /

The American Bar Association’s House of Delegates approved on Monday an overhaul to its ethics rules governing attorney advertising and solicitation.  The ABA vote on Monday capped a four-year effort to modernize ethics rules promulgated in the 1980s–long before the Internet forever changed how lawyers market their services and communicate with prospective clients. The ABA’s

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