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Ethics Opinions / FAQs

May I “Clean Up” My Client’s Social Media Pages in Advance of Litigation?

Yes, but don’t destroy any evidence. A 2015 Florida State Bar Association ethics advisory committee addressed whether a lawyer may advise a client to “clean up” social-media pages in anticipation of …

Technology

Cloud Storage, Social Media, and Lawyer Websites: What Lawyers Need to Know

Want to store client files in the “cloud,” use social media, and have a firm website? You should, but using this Internet technology presents a host of ethical issues for …

Ethics Opinions / FAQs

“Facebook Friends, This Lawyer is The Best”

If your client posts a favorable review or comment about you on a social media platform that you control, must you take it down if it does not comply with …

Ethics Opinions / FAQs

May a Lawyer Advise a Client to Take Down Harmful Facebook Posts?

In Formal Ethics Opinion 5 (July 25, 2014), the North Carolina State Bar addressed a lawyer’s obligation to advise a civil client about social media use. It concludes that a …

Ethics Opinions / FAQs

Social Media Ethics Guidelines for Lawyers

The New York State Bar Association has issued Social Media Ethics Guidelines to help lawyers comply with the rules of professional conduct when using media such as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and …

Recent Cases

Lawyer Suspended for YouTube Post of Client’s Drug Dealing

On March 14, 2014, the Illinois Supreme Court suspended Mt. Sterling lawyer Jesse Raymond Gilsdorf for a period of five months. Adopting a report and recommendation from a disciplinary commission …

FAQs / Recent Cases

Is it Unethical for a Judge to “Friend” a Lawyer on Facebook?

A January 2014 opinion from a Florida court suggests that there’s nothing wrong with it. See Chance v. Loisel, No. 5D13-4449 (Fla. Ct. App. 5th Dist. 2014). In 2012, another Florida …

FAQs / Technology

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 …

Ethics Opinions / FAQs / Technology

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 …

Ethics Opinions / FAQs / Technology

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 …

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