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Florida Supreme Court Adopts New Attorney Advertising Rules

by Danielle Singer in Advertising Rules, First Amendment. Posted February 12, 2013

On January 31, 2013, the Florida Supreme Court adopted the Florida Bar’s proposal for a complete overhaul of the advertising rules.

Jurors Getting “Friendly” on Facebook

by Adam Fischer in Facebook, First Amendment, News, Other, Social Media, Software, Technology. Posted January 26, 2013

A recent case from the Supreme Court of Kentucky provides insight into how courts view social media and the legal process. Jurors

LinkedIn Endorsements…An Ethical Dilemma?

by Jan Jacobowitz in Advertising Rules, First Amendment, LinkedIn, Professionalism. Posted January 9, 2013

Andrew Perlman over at Legal Ethics Forum poses this query and initiates a lively discussion as to whether a LinkedIn endorsement creates an issue under the attorney advertising rules as being potentially misleading. See his post and the comments here.

Ethics Complaint Accuses Judge of Using His Position as a “Bully Pulpit”

by RossMilitello in First Amendment, News, Professionalism. Posted December 31, 2012

The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (FJQC) has brought formal charges against Judge Barry Cohen of Palm Beach County. Ethics

Poster Beware

by Matan Scheier in Facebook, First Amendment, LinkedIn, News, Other, Social Media, Software, Technology, Twitter. Posted December 11, 2012

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) requires covered employers to provide employees unpaid leave for qualified medical and family reasons. Poster

“LOL” lands Kentucky teen behind bars

by Garrett Lorentz in Facebook, First Amendment, LinkedIn, News, Other, Social Media, Twitter. Posted December 9, 2012

After she was charged with a DUI and possession of a controlled substance, a Kentucky teen leaving the scene of an accident, posted “My dumb*** got a DUI and I hit a car LOL.” lands

Naughty Tweets End in the Firing of a Kansas Attorney

by Amanda LeCheminant in Facebook, First Amendment, LinkedIn, News, Other, Professionalism, Social Media, Twitter. Posted December 3, 2012

As technology becomes a larger and more crucial part of providing legal services, lawyers and law students have been inundated with warnings and horror stories of what not to do. Naughty

Update to the New Orleans Prosecutor Saga: Target of Investigation Discovers Prosecutor’s “Extracurricular Commentary” on Local News Website

by Kamal Sleiman in Facebook, First Amendment, LinkedIn, News, Other, Professionalism, Social Media, Technology, Twitter. Posted December 2, 2012

Jan Mann, a first assistant United States attorney in New Orleans (“essentially the office’s second in command”) has been “exposed for participating under an alias in the rancorous comments section” of nola.com, a local news outlet for the city of New Orleans. Update

[…] 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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