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super lawyer

Gig’s Up in NJ: Are You Really a #1, Super, Duper, Top-Rated, Best Lawyer?

by in Attorney Advertising. Posted May 11, 2021
The New Jersey Supreme Court’s Committee on Attorney Advertising Demands Verifiable “Super” Awards and Honors Last week New Jersey’s Supreme Court Committee on Attorney Advertising issued a notice cautioning lawyers that terms like “super,” “top,” “best,” and “rising star” that may be awarded to lawyers by various organizations may only be used in advertising if ...
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Online vitriol

Dealing with Online Vitriol: Florida Bar to Consider Amending The Confidentiality Rule 4-1.6

by in ABA Opinion, Advisory Opinion, Bar Opinion, client confidentiality, electronic communication, Ethics Opinion, negative online reviews, online comments, social media. Posted May 4, 2021
Online Vitriol: Amending Confidentiality Rule 4-1.6 and Proposed Opinion 21-1 on Third Party Criticism At its recent meeting, The Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee approved an amendment to Florida Bar Rule 4-1.6 Confidentiality that would provide a limited exception to permit lawyers to respond when they suffer an online vitriol attack from a former client ...
Tags Client confidentiality Negative online reviews online vitriol responding to negative online reviews
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Lawyer Well-Being

What Does Lawyer Well-Being 2021 Have to Do With Legal Ethics?

by in Lawyers, legalethics. Posted May 1, 2021
Explore Lawyer Well-Being Week, May 3rd, for the Answers Lawyer Well-Being and Legal Ethics The answer to the question falls into the category of “everything.”  Why? It has been well-documented that not only does the legal profession suffer a disproportionately high statistical evidence of stress, depression, suicide, substance abuse, and other mental well-being challenges, but ...
Tags Lawyer Well-Being Legal Profession Mental health
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judges

Judges on Facebook 2.0—California Offers New Advice

by in judges on Facebook, judicial canons, judicial ethics, Social Media. Posted April 29, 2021
California Opinion 2021-42  Provides Advice for Judges Commenting on Law Related Topics The California Supreme Court Committee on Judicial Ethics Opinions (“Committee”) issued Expedited Opinion 2021-42 yesterday to provide additional guidance to judges who want to make statements on Facebook concerning “legislation related to the law, the legal system, and the administration of justice.” The ...
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Geo-fencing

Geo-Fencing: Abusive or Astute Attorney Advertising?

by in Advertising, Advertising Rules, Attorney Advertising, electronic communication, legal ethics, New Jersey, Uncategorized. Posted April 20, 2021
New Jersey Opinion 46 Addresses Geo-Fencing Lawyers have discovered the electronic marketing techniques referred to as geo-fencing or geo-targeting and have inquired about the propriety of their use in attorney advertising.  The New Jersey Committee on Attorney Advertising has recently responded in Opinion 46 with guidance that permits geo-fencing with specific limitations. A bit of ...
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venmo

Venmo Your Lawyer? New Freedom with Opinion 21-2

by in Attorney Client Relationship, Attorney Fees, client confidentiality. Posted April 15, 2021
Florida Bar Proposed Advisory Opinion 21-2 Advises on Venmo, PayPal, and Other Payment Apps The Florida Bar recently released Proposed Advisory Opinion 21-2 that provides guidance for lawyers that want to accept payment for legal fees through a web-based payment processing system like Venmo or Pay Pal. The Opinion advises that use of a web-based ...
Tags Technology Web-based payments
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Client communication

New Jersey OP.739: Reply All by Opposing Counsel Does Not Violate Direct Contact Rule

by in Client Communication, electronic communication, email. Posted April 9, 2021
Reply All Caution! New Jersey’s Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics recently considered the impact of reply all email and released ACPE Opinion 739 in which the Committee responding to an inquiry by advising that lawyers who copy their clients on emails to opposing counsel will not be able to fault opposing counsel who replies all ...
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Virtually Speaking…New ABA Formal Opinion 498 Provides Guidelines for Virtual Practice

by in ABA Opinion, Attorney Client Relationship, Legal Services, Remote Work, virtual law office. Posted April 7, 2021
Virtual Practice Here to Stay…? The Pandemic sent most of us home and the legal profession embraced technology with a gusto previously unseen.  As the world slowly reopens, there is much discussion about which aspects of remote work may be long lasting. No doubt, technology and the virtual practice of law has made a permanent ...
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