I like to think that I’m a pretty good multitasker. While typing this post on my laptop, for instance, I’m also checking my emails on my iPhone, and sometimes surfing the Internet on my iPad. All at the same time. Pretty good huh? Oops, I just sent an unfinished message that won’t go over well.
ethics
Marketing Ethics: The Rules Still Matter
Over on Attorney at Work there is an article entitled “Legal Marketing Ethics Pointers” that is a compilation of various posts by Will Hornsby, the ABA’s ethics guru. He basically points out that ethics rules might not be given the consideration they should in today’s Internet and social media marketplace. He covers emails, domain names,…
Counterpoint Re ABA Commission Issue Paper on Internet Marketing
A couple of weeks ago I blogged about the “ABA’s Issues Paper Concerning Lawyers’ Use of Internet Based Client Development Tools” when Larry Bodine first raised his “Red Alert” about the ABA Issue Paper. My first reaction was that the ABA isn’t out to help the little guy or smaller firms, which have gained at…
ABA May Destroy Internet Marketing Advantage for Solos and Small Firms
There has been a bit of a stir over the recent the ABA memo calling for comments on their “Issues Paper Concerning Lawyers’ Use of Internet Based Client Development Tools.” I became aware of the issue thanks to an email from Larry Bodine, who also raised the matter in a blog post.
Then, Brian…
NJ Supreme Court Restores Advertising Sanity – Sorta
Since it may have implications on the ethics rules relating to marketing in many other states, and having covered Opinion 39 of the NJ Committee on Attorney Advertising here in several posts, I’m happy to report that the New Jersey Supreme Court struck down the ban on attorneys advertising their selection and listing in…