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Ohio Allows Text Message Solicitation; Will Prospective Clients Assume the Costs?

by Mike Kranzler in Advertising Rules. Posted October 22, 2013

Can you solicit new clients via text message? A new opinion from the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline (“Board”) says “yes,” albeit with a number of caveats. Ohio

New Jersey Limits Use of Judicial Testimonials on Law Firm Websites: First Amendment Violation or Valid Disclosure Requirement?

by Mike Kranzler in Advertising Rules, First Amendment, News. Posted October 10, 2013

Depending upon a state’s guidelines, attorneys may feature positive reviews from clients and colleagues on their firms’ websites; so why not share similarly glowing remarks from judges? As one New Jersey law firm learned, that is where an ethics committee may draw the line. judicial

Yelp Bites Back: Website Sues Law Firm for Allegedly Posting Fake Reviews

by Alexandra Friz in Advertising Rules. Posted October 8, 2013

On August 20, 2013, Yelp, Inc., an online consumer-review website, sued a San Diego-based law firm for allegedly posting false testimonials and reviews about itself on its Yelp page.

Faster than a Speeding Bullet! More Annoying than an Unsolicited Fax!

by Mike Kranzler in Advertising Rules, News. Posted September 17, 2013

Chief Judge Frank H. Easterbrook of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit affirmed an earlier class action summary judgment ruling against Illinois Attorney Greg P. Faster

New York: Attorney Blogs and Advice to Clients on Social Media Posts

by RossMilitello in Advertising Rules, Facebook, Featured, First Amendment, News, Other, Social Media. Posted July 25, 2013

On June 5, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics tackled the issue of lawyer blogs and advertising in Opinion 967.

Solicitation of Clients: SCOTUS Holds DMV Records Are Off Limits

by RossMilitello in Advertising Rules, Featured, First Amendment, Legal Services, News. Posted June 22, 2013

Lawyers may not use state DMV records to locate potential class members for a potential class-action lawsuit. clients

Groupon or Groupoff? Arizona Opines on the Ethics of Attorney Advertising on Groupon

by Danielle Singer in Advertising Rules. Posted May 15, 2013

Arizona has joined several other states that have issued opinions on the validity of Groupon or discount coupon attorney advertising.

Texting For Clients? Ohio Opines on the Ethics of Texting & Attorney Advertising

by Sean Holas in Advertising Rules. Posted April 29, 2013

The Supreme Court of Ohio recently ruled that attorneys may use text messages to advertise, but emphasized that the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct must be followed regardless of space limitation or advertising vehicle. Texting

Use a license plate to drive business to your law firm? North Carolina says “go ahead!”

by Danielle Singer in Advertising Rules, News. Posted April 10, 2013

A lawyer who wants to promote her firm with a non-state issued novelty license plate on the front of her car does not need to comply with the North Carolina lawyer advertising regulation that requires the use of an office address on attorney advertisements. Click here to read the opinion.

[…] of a non-binding advisory opinion, as has been the case with other jurisdictions such as, Florida, San Francisco, and Delaware, it is important to note that Ohio went a step further and amended its rule regarding […]

Remote Lawyering: New Jersey and Ohio On Board - Legal Ethics Advisor on Remote Work: San Francisco Bar Association Advice in Ethics Opinion 2021-1
Not all jurisdictions have adopted the Model Rule version of the choice of law rule; seems like there might be a different result in at least some of those states. See, e.g., NY RPC 8.5(b)(2)(i) ("If the lawyer is licensed to practice only in this state, the rules to be applied shall be the rules of this state").

Art Lachman on ABA Opinion 499 Green Lights Lawyers’ Passive Investment in Firms with NonLawyer Ownership

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