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North Carolina Defeats First Amendment Defense to UPL
North Carolina – which has one of the most specific definitions of “the practice of law” going – has just won an unlicensed practice of law victory over an association that wanted to provide…
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SF “Soda Warning” Law Nixed
Sugar-water-purveyors and nanny-state-haters alike can cheer: San Francisco’s disclaimer requirement for soda advertisers has been killed off by the Ninth Circuit. What kind of disclaimer? A prominent box containing this text: WARNING: Drinking beverages…
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No, the Facial Validity of Ad Rules Doesn’t Get Ethics Committees Off the Hook
As I’ve often noted, I take a dim view of ethics opinions that don’t consider the First Amendment implications when dealing with lawyer advertising. I mean, it’s a pretty important thing, the First Amendment,…
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August Notes: All About the Judges
Judges: Social Media on Their Minds. As social media gets both more commonplace and mature, it’s natural that even judges will be using the stuff. I mean, it’s not like we’re going to require…
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More Ethics Opinions on Avvo Legal Services
I recently returned from lovely Asheville, North Carolina, where the North Carolina State Bar moved to adopt an ethics opinion favorable to Avvo Legal Services. The Bar also proposed changes to the fee-sharing and…
