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Category Archives: Social Media Ethics
Lawyers & Technology: the Case For Competence
A couple items crossed my desk to make me reflect anew on the issue of attorney competence regarding technology. The first is Kevin O’Keefe’s experience presenting a course of social media to law school graduates who feel like they need … Continue reading
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Should Lawyers Connect to Their Clients on Social Media Sites?
This topic generates the most heat when I engage with attorneys about how to ethically use social media. And most of the questions surround connecting with clients on LinkedIn. Some attorneys don’t want to accept anyone as a Linkedin connection. … Continue reading
South Carolina Bar Looks at the Legal Advice Issue
The South Carolina Bar looked at a question I often get ask in its Ethics Advisory Opinion 12-03. Should an attorney disclaim information provided in a public forum as not constituting legal advice? The context of this question for South … Continue reading
Attorneys Must Stay Abreast of New Technology
The ABA Commission on Ethics, 20/20 is making proposals regarding a wide range of issues related to the model rules of professional responsibility. Andrew Perlman who is involved with this effort, blogged extensively about these efforts. Competence Now Expressly Includes … Continue reading
Social Media & What Lawyers NEED to Know
I will be presenting on the above topic next month on March 22nd at the ACBA headquarters. While I have presented on this topic before, I will be including a new section on Google+. Other than Kevin O’Keefe, I haven’t … Continue reading
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No Ethics Violation for NJ Attorney re: Website Misinformation
I mentioned this case back in October where a family member of the attorney who designed his website had placed a New Jersey Bar Certification Seal on his website without the attorney knowing about it. Attorney Wins but at What … Continue reading
Using LinkedIn for BusDev – Beware
One of the reasons attorneys are wary of using social media for business development is that social media experts give advice that could cause ethical conflicts for attorneys. This guest article featured on Larry Bodine’s website is a prime example. … Continue reading
Why Family Members Shouldn’t Design Your Attorney Website
A New Jersey employment firm had one of the lawyer’s cousins design their website. He found a cool certification logo that he thought would be visually appealing so he added it to the website. The problem was that none of … Continue reading
Correction: VA Bar MAYBE Going After Bloggers
Thanks to Carolyn Elefant’s post on MyShingle for clarifying the issue in this case. It isn’t about client confidentiality though that issue was mentioned and it isn’t about blogs needing advertising disclaimers per se but about this attorney posting his … Continue reading
False Alarm: VA Bar Not Going after Bloggers
This article discussing the Virginia State Bar’s bringing a charge of misconduct to an attorney who blogs on his firm’s website about cases he has handled. The Bar Association is claiming that there should be a notice on his website … Continue reading
