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  • Washington Expands Protection for Anonymous Reviews

    July 6, 2015

    Just over a month ago, I wrote about the fight Avvo has found itself in over defending online anonymity. The decision is now in, and we’ve prevailed – the Court of Appeals affirmed the…

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  • Another Call to Gut the Ad Rules

    June 26, 2015

    The Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers is a reputable, some might even say conservative, bunch, made up of law professors, bar counsel, law firm GCs, and attorneys who represent those facing disciplinary proceedings. It’s…

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  • New York Issues Social Media Guidelines

    June 24, 2015

    The New York State Bar has issued a set of “Social Media Ethics Guidelines.”  As New York’s is not a mandatory bar, and these are mere guidelines, and not rules, one might pause and wonder…

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  • Protecting Anonymity in Client Reviews

    June 3, 2015

    The ABA Journal and several newspapers have picked up the news that we’ve got a legal issue brewing here in Washington over anonymous online reviews, so I thought I’d provide a little context. I’m…

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  • Florida: Text Messages are Direct Solicitation

    June 1, 2015

    Oh, Florida. Let me get this out of the way first: I don’t think lawyers soliciting clients via text message is very effective. It probably comes across as amateurish and cheesy. And if a…

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  • How Much Does Your Profile Photo Matter?

    May 20, 2015

    I’m back from Las Vegas, where Avvo hosted it’s biggest and best “Lawyernomics” conference ever last week. Between catching up with our customers and partners and listening to some terrific presentations (and giving one…

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