Committee on Professional Ethics Topic: “Whether using the phrases “I KNOW HOW TO WIN FOR YOU” or “unsurpassed litigation skills,” violates Rule 7.1.” Digest of the Committee: “Neither the statement “I KNOW HOW TO WIN FOR YOU” or “unsurpassed litigation skills” in lawyer advertising is permissible under Rule 7.1 because the statements are misleading, and neither statement can […]
ABA Journal (April 2014 issue) The full text is available at: http://www.abajournal…
Law firms cyber security has been under scrutiny recently. Many corporate clients (for example banks) are worried that law firms (even the Biglaw firms) might not have the same level of cyber security that they have and may be attacked as the weakest link in a company’s data security chain (especially from Russia and China). […]
Author discusses recent statement asserting that e-mail marketing is three times more effective than social media. The full text is available at: http://kevin.lexblog…
Author discusses some tips to get followers on twitter. The full text is available at: http://kevin.lexblog…
In 2013 Florida adopted new rules on lawyer advertising that impose restrictions on websites and blogs. In particular, statements in these media must be “objectively verifiable.” A lawsuit filed December 10 challenges the constitutionality of the rules under the First Amendment. The complaint includes a detailed history of Florida’s broad restrictions on lawyer advertising. Follow us on& […]
The Florida Bar Standing Committee on Advertising, Tenth Edition, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction When the Lawyer Advertising Rules Apply When the Lawyer Advertising Rules Do Not Apply Prohibited Forms of Solicitation Regulations Governing Content Additional Regulations for Direct Mail & Email Communications to Prospective Clients– Rule 4-7.18 19 Lawyer Referral Services – Rule […]
Author discusses the impact of hashtags coming to Facebook. The full text is available at: http://kevin.lexblog…
Consiglio Nazionale Forense, sentenza del 6 giugno 2013, n. 89 Topics: Unethical advertisement, services offered at a symbolic price, accaparramento di clientela (“ambulance chasing”) Consiglio Nazionale Forense* (Italian National Bar Council) held that it is unethical for lawyers to advertise in the internet that their services are offered for free, at a symbolic price, or […]
On February 28, 2013, the Supreme Court of Virginia found that a lawyer’s blog can be considered potentially misleading commercial speech – and thus lawyer advertising – and be regulated by the Virginia State Bar. The posts predominately described cases handled by the lawyer himself where he had received a favorable result for his client. […]