3 St. Mary’s Journal of Legal Malpractice & Ethics 204, 225, 228-29 (2013) The full text is available at: http://www.stmaryslawjournal…
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 […]
ABA Journal, News The full text of the article is available at http://www.abajournal.com/news…
In this disability discrimination case, the defendant filed a motion to compel the plaintiff to release records from her social media accounts. Defendant’s motion to compel is limited to three categories of information: (1) postings about Plaintiff’s emotional and psychological well-being; (2) postings about Plaintiff’s physical damages; and (3) any accounts of the events alleged […]
From the Guidelines: “The SCA has reviewed the networking media, and issues the following guidelines for lawyers using them. Pages of individual lawyers on social networking sites that are used solely for social purposes, to maintain social contact with family and close friends, are not subject to the lawyer advertising rules. Pages appearing on networking […]
19 Rich. J.L. & Tech 11 (2013), available at http://jolt.richmond.edu/v19i3/article11.pdf From the Article: “As the newest pillar of communication in today’s society, social media is revolutionizing how the world does business, discovers and shares news, and instantly engages with friends and family. Not surprisingly, because social media factors into the majority of cases in some […]
36 Am. J. Trial Advoc. 597 (2013) The full text is available at: https://litigation-essentials.lexis… (with subscription)
Oregon State Bar Formal Opinion No. 2013-189 Approved by Board of Governors, February 2013 Topic: Lawyers’ Use of Social Networks Oregon lawyers may access publicly available information on social networking sites, can request access to non-public information if the person is not represented by counsel in the matter, and may in very limited circumstances advise or supervise […]
In these combined appeals (Lester v. Allied Concrete, 2013 Va. LEXIS 8 (Jan. 10, 2013)), Virginia Supreme Court confirmed the trial court’s decision to deny a new trial based on the misconduct by plaintiff and its attorney. The Court reversed the trial court’s order of remittur, though. The most interesting part of the case for us […]
Topic: Jury Research and Social Media Question: “What ethical restrictions, if any, apply to an attorney’s use of social media websites to research potential or sitting jurors?” Digest of the Committee: “Attorneys may use social media websites for juror research as long as no communication occurs between the lawyer and the juror as a result […]