Kevin O’Keefe, Hashtags coming to Facebook, may wish to change privacy settings
Author discusses the impact of hashtags coming to Facebook. The full text is available at: http://kevin.lexblog…
Blogs
Francesca Giannoni-Crystal, When the devil is in the details … LinkedIn endorsements
Let me say that something from the start: a LinkedIn profile of an attorney IS attorney advertisement and I am surprised to see that many attorneys do not treat it as such. Because, as the NY Rules of Professional Conduct express the issue, “any public or private communication made by or on behalf of a […]
Rachel M. Zahorsky, Do LinkedIn endorsements violate legal ethics rules?
ABA Journal, News The full text of the article is available at http://www.abajournal.com/news…
Carla R. Walworth, Mor Wetzler, Social Media: Threats to Confidentiality and Privileged Communications
American Bar Association, The Young Lawyer, Vol. 16 No. 9 (July/August 2012) Excerpts from the Article: “Technology has recently transformed communications between lawyers and their clients and poses unique problems for preserving the attorney-client privilege, the work product doctrine, and lawyers’ ethical duty to maintain client confidences. […] Social media sites provide a potential forum […]
Tags: ATTORNEY WORK PRODUCT, ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE, LAWYERS' USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS
Kansas judge causes stir with Facebook ‘like’, The Associated Press
From the Article: “A Kansas judge has caused a stir by doing something millions of people do every day _ ‘liking’ a post on a Facebook page.” The full text is available at http://www.realclearpolitics.com… and http://www.kwch.com…
Should Judges Recuse Themselves Because of a Facebook Friendship?, J. Ellis
From the Article: “In my home state of Pennsylvania an important issue might start to wind its way through the courts: whether a judge must recuse himself simply because he is friends with a defendant on Facebook.” The full text is available at http://www.jlellis.net…
D. Lithwick & G. Vyse, ‘Tweet Justice’ – Should judges be using social media?
From the Article: “Judges are people too. They have spouses and children and long-lost high-school boyfriends. They have egos and ambitions, and some of them also have expensive election campaigns to finance. They are bombarded by requests to join Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter. And why shouldn’t they? The judiciary is the only branch of the […]
For Judges on Facebook, Friendship Has Limits, John Schwartz, N.Y. Times
From the Article: “Judges and lawyers in Florida can no longer be Facebook friends. In a recent opinion, the state’s Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee decided it was time to set limits on judicial behavior online.” The full text is available at http://www.nytimes.com… Related Documents: Florida Supreme Court Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee Opinion 2009-20 available at […]
Why You Shouldn’t Take It Hard If a Judge Rejects Your Friend Request, Ashby Jones, Wall St.J. Law Blog
From the Article: “We’re not sure how many judges out there are avid Facebook users. But those that are might want to think twice before hitting the ‘confirm’ button on all those friend requests from lawyers in your districts. At least, we should add, in Florida.” The full text is available at http://blogs.wsj.com… […]