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Ethics Opinions

Avvo Advisor’s Lawyer Referral Service Takes Another Hit

On September 27, 2017, Utah joined the growing list of states1 condemning Avvo Advisor’s lawyer-referral service. The Utah Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee concluded that Avvo Advisor’s service “violates Rule 5.4’s …

Ethics Opinions

Yet Another State Condems Avvo Advisor Lawyer Referrals

On August 8, 2017, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics joined New Jersey, Ohio, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania and said “no” to Avvo Advisor, a pay-for-service lawyer …

Ethics Opinions

Avvo Lawyer Referral Service Ruled to be Unethical

On June 21, 2017, the New Jersey Supreme Court joined Ohio, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania and said “no” to Avvo Advisor, a pay-for-service lawyer referral plan that is available in Louisiana. See …

Ethics Opinions

Can a Lawyer Respond to a Client’s On-Line Criticism?

Two recent bar association advisory opinions address whether a lawyer can disclose confidential information when responding to a client’s on-line criticism. See New York State Bar Assoc. Ethics Op. 1032 (Oct. 30, …

Professionalism

Should Louisiana’s Labyrinthian Lawyer Advertising Rules be Junked?

In 2008, the Louisiana Supreme Court adopted some of the most complex and indecipherable advertising rules in the country.  Have these rules, which were the subject of costly federal litigation …

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