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On “Ambulance Chasing”
This article from former Georgia Bar President Ken Shigley is illustrative of how tough an issue client solicitation can be. As Shigley notes, the days following the loss of a loved one, already grief-filled and…
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Competitive Keyword Advertising: Ethical, But Dumb
Santa Clara lawprof Eric Goldman is coming out with an academic paper on the ethics of competitive keyword advertising. If you wonder what “competitive keyword advertising” is, check out my post from last October.…
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Checking for Conflicts on the “Legal Hotline”
As a brand-spanking-new lawyer in San Mateo, CA back in the early ’90’s, I was super-anxious to learn anything and everything about the practice of law. I defended every deposition I could. I argued…
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Advice, and “the Practice of Law”
After posting about occupational licensing and the first amendment, and the Texas court decision regarding the dispensing of veterinary advice online, I’ve distilled a few thoughts on where I see the (uneasy) line between…
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NY Ethics Opinion Whiffs on LinkedIn
I wish more authors of ethics opinions would pay attention to the Constitution. But NOOOOO – here’s yet another ethics opinion, this time from the New York County Lawyers’ Association, that completely ignores the…
