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Hardly a day goes by without another bar opinion or court decision dealing with ethical issues in the use of technology, particularly social media.  Lawyers need help in assimilating and digesting this deluge of information.  Of course, that is why we created www.technethics.com, where we strive to post major pronouncements dealing with ethics and technology. […]

Committee on Professional Ethics Topic:  Advertising; solicitation; press releases and tweets regarding shareholder litigation Digest of the Committee: “Press releases and tweets directed to potential clients in shareholder suits constitute advertising and solicitation. They are thus subject to retention requirements, and, if directed to New York recipients, are also subject to filing requirements. The tweets […]

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            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 […]

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 […]

State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Formal Opinion 2012-186 Topic: Social media and attorney advertising Digest of the Committee: “Material posted by an attorney on a social media website will be subject to professional responsibility rules and standards governing attorney advertising if that material constitutes a ‘communication’ within the meaning of […]

Committee on Professional Ethics  Topic: Attorney advertising Digest of the Committee: “An advertisement that an attorney can “stop” a foreclosure proceeding is prohibited as false, misleading and deceptive.  If the advertisement were modified to make it accurate, it would have to be accompanied by a disclaimer that prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.” […]

Florida Bar Standing Committee on Advertising Topic: Attorney Advertising through Chat Rooms Digest of the Committee: An attorney may not solicit prospective clients through Internet chat rooms, defined as real time communications between computer users. Lawyers may respond to specific questions posed to them in chat rooms. Lawyers should be cautious not to inadvertently form […]

Committee on Professional Ethics Topic: Attorney Newsletters; Advertisement Digest of the Committee: Whether a publication by a lawyer or law firm is an ‘advertisement’ depends on its content, its intended purpose, and the targeted audience. With certain exceptions, if a publication is an advertisement, it must be labeled ‘Attorney Advertising,’ and if it makes certain […]

  On June 20, 2019, the UK Data Protection Authority, the Information Commissioner Officer (ICO), published an update report into adtech and real time bidding. The ICO is waiting for the adtech sector response to the report and will then undertake a “further industry review in six months’ time”. The report focuses on Real-Time Bidding (RTB). […]