American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility
Topic: Confidentiality Obligations for Lawyer Blogging and Other Public Commentary
“Lawyers who blog or engage in other public commentary may not reveal information relating to a representation, including information contained in a public record, unless authorized by a provision of the Model Rules.”
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Model Rule of Professional Conduct: 1.8; 1.6(a)(b); 3.5; 3.6
Referenced Ethics Opinions:
- ABA Formal Opinion 98-411;
- ABA Formal Opinion 479 (2017);
- ABA Comm. on Ethics & Prof’l Responsibility, Formal Op. 04-433 (2004);
- State Bar of Cal. Comm’n on Prof’l Responsibility & Conduct Op. 2016-196 (2016)
- C. Bar Op. 370 (2016);
- State Bar of Nev. Comm’n on Ethics and Prof’l Responsibility Formal Op. 41;
- State Bar of Ariz. Comm. on the Rules of Prof’l Conduct Op. 92-04 (1992);
- Formal Op. 2011-182 (2011);
- State Bar of Ariz. Op. 2000-11 (2000);
- Colo Formal Op. 130 (2017);
- Bar Ass’n Formal Op. 2014-300 (2014).