Switching Law Firms and Switching Sides
For most lawyers, the days of spending your entire legal career at the same law firm are over. Indeed, many lawyers move law firms at least once or twice during …
ABA Calls for Comments on Proposed Amendments to Lawyer Advertising and Anti-Solicitation Rules
The ABA Standing Committee on Ethics & Professional Responsibility has called for comments on a comprehensive proposal by the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers to standardize lawyer advertising rules …
Does a Lawyer Who Targets Ads with Geofencing Make Impermissible Contacts with Prospective Clients?
When a lawyer sends a targeted, unsolicited written communication to a prospective client whom the lawyer knows to need legal services in a particular matter, the lawyer’s communication must prominently …
Professional Responsibility Lawyers Recommend Revisions to Anti-Solicitation Standards
In late April 2016, the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (“APRL”) recommended changes to the anti-solicitation provisions of the ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct. See APRL, Regulation of Lawyer Advertising …
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 …