Topic: Plan to solicit bids by lawyers to perform legal services on internet website; advertising, solicitation, and participation in a referral plan; duties with regard to advertising fees, client confidentiality, unauthorized practice of law, and conflicts of interest Digest: “Lawyers may respond to an invitation to bid on legal projects through an internet website where […]
Topic: Answers to Questions Received on Web Digest of the Committee: Opinion rules a lawyer may respond to an inquiry posted on a web page message board provided there are certain disclosures. Rules: North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1; 7.3(a) The full text is available at http://www.ncbar…
Topic: Advertising a Verdict Record Digest of the Committee: Opinion rules that, in the absence of a full explanation, advertising a lawyer’s or a law firm’s record in obtaining favorable verdicts is misleading and prohibited. Rule: North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1 The full text is available at http://www.ncbar…
[WARNING – CPR Opinion-provides advice under the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility which is superseded by the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, eff. 2/1/2007.] Topic: On-Line Legal Representation of Clients Through E-Mail Questions and Answer Syllabus of the Board: It is proper for an attorney to place an on-line intake form on the law firm […]
[WARNING – CPR Opinion-provides advice under the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility which is superseded by the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, eff. 2/1/2007.] Topic: Lawyers Listing on Online Membership Directory SYLLABUS of the Board: It is proper for an Ohio attorney to be listed in the online membership directory of a professional association. An […]
[WARNING – CPR Opinion-provides advice under the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility which is superseded by the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, eff. 2/1/2007.] Topic: Law Firm Web Site Domain Syllabus of the Board: Although it is preferable for an attorney to use his or her law firm name as part of the domain name […]
The Conclusion of the Article: “The information superhighway may be fraught with dangers for attorneys, particularly those who are apt to skirt the rules. Unwary lawyers may risk losing their license for inadvertently betraying client confidences, by soliciting clients on list serves and in chat rooms, or by passing over unclear ethical lines with a […]
Committee on Professional Ethics – Opinion No. 709 Topic: Use of Internet to advertise and to conduct law practice focusing on trademarks; use of Internet e-mail; use of trade names Digest of the Committee: “Attorney may operate and advertise a trademark practice over the Internet, as long as attorney complies with (a) the Code’s obligations to […]
Committee on Professional Responsibility of the Vermont Bar Association Topic: Communications with clients by unencrypted e-mail; Webpage advertisement and soliciting Digest of the Committee: “A lawyer does not violate DR 4-101 by communicating with a client by e-mail, including the Internet, without encryption. The use of an Internet web site to communicate with clients and prospective […]
Opinion No. 249 of the District of Columbia Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee Topic: Lawyer Advertising Summary of the Committee: “Rule 7.1(a) permits truthful claims of lawyer specialization so long as they can be substantiated. Claims that a lawyer can help a client ‘when others cannot’ are inherently incapable of substantiation and are prohibited by Rule […]