Attorney Marketing

From the category archives:

Legal Ethics and Internet Advertising

Cloud Computing and Client Confidentiality – An Ethics Clearing on the Horizon?

February 24, 2011

By now it should be no secret that cloud computing, the storage of digital data offsite in the network “clouds,” is one of the technological waves of the future for individuals, small businesses, and corporations alike. But what about for legal offices and law firms? Lawyers, of course, owe their clients the utmost confidentiality when [...]

Read the full article →

Ethical rules in legal advertising

June 22, 2010

The ethical rules that govern legal advertising and marketing were developed at a time when the Yellow Pages was the dominant place for legal advertising. The rules have not changed much since then, but legal advertising has. That presents a challenge for law firms that attempt to apply antiquated rules to an electronic [...]

Read the full article →

NY Lawyer Advertising Rules Unconstitutional

April 8, 2010

The 2nd Circuit has upheld a decision by the U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York, that certain rules governing attorney advertising in New York violated the First Amendment. The rules that have been affected include those prohibiting testimonials from clients relating to pending matters, portrayals of judges or fictitious law firms, attention-getting [...]

Read the full article →

Losing Face on Facebook – A Lawyer’s Perspective

November 17, 2009

Brian Dinday, an attorney in San Francisco, writes about the challenges of keeping a professional image in the age of social networking.
Businesses everywhere are discovering the astounding exposure on social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace and others. Many are tempted to join and network themselves into a web of desired client referrals. Some are already [...]

Read the full article →