Yelp Sues Lawyer for Posting Fake On-Line Reviews
Rule 7.2 contains the most fundamental principle governing lawyer advertising: a lawyer may not make a “false or misleading” statement about the lawyer’s services. A California lawyer is facing a …
Why You Should Cool Down Before Responding to That Internet Post
An Illinois lawyer was disciplined last month for improperly disclosing confidential information in responding to an unfavorable Avvo.com post by her client. See In re Tsamis, No. 6288664, Illinois Disciplinary Commission (Aug. 26, …
Federal Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to New Trial in NOPD Danziger Bridge Shooting Case
In an astonishing 129-page opinion, Judge Kurt D. Engelhardt of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana granted a new trial to five former New Orleans …
Why Lawyers Should Stop Worrying About Using Public Wi-Fi
Rule 1.6 of course requires a lawyer to maintain the confidentiality of client information. But does it require a lawyer who digitally stores and communicates information to use über-security measures like encryption or …
What Should I Think About When Setting Up a Website for My Firm?
Many Louisiana lawyers have created websites to have an “internet presence” on the World Wide Web. While this is undoubtedly good marketing practice, it can be bad law practice if …
What Should I Consider Before Using Social Media?
Introduction Weblogs and social networking sites (such as Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn) are increasingly[1] a part of the everyday lives of lawyers as well as the clients, witnesses, opponents and judges …
May I List My Practice “Specialty” on LinkedIn?
I sure wouldn’t. The New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics advised in a Summer 2013 ethics opinion that a lawyer may not list the lawyer’s services under …
May I Share Office Space with Nonlawyers?
Technological improvements have allowed lawyers to practice in nontraditional settings. From homes to beaches to shared office suites, lawyers can get more and more work done without secretaries, dictaphones and …
May I “Friend” an Unrepresented Person on Social Media to Gather Information to Help My Client?
A June 2013 ethics advisory opinion from the New Hampshire Bar Association Ethics Committee advises against a lawyer “friending” a nonparty witness if the lawyer “omit[s] identifying information” from the …
May I Advise My Client to Take Down Harmful Social-Media Content?
Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and countless others are a pervasive part of modern life. We are distracted by it. Our children are addicted to it. Our …