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On “Lawyer Referral Services”
One limitation on lawyer advertising, found in ABA Model Rule 7.2(b)(2) and the rules of nearly every state bar, is the prohibition on anything but bar-sanctioned “lawyer referral services.” What’s a “lawyer referral service?”…
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Regulate or Permit?
As someone who has worked in tech for nearly my entire career, it’s natural for me to think a lot about innovation. Innovation – or at least the aspiration to innovate – runs in…
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Lawyer, be Interesting
At a recent talk, a young lawyer asked what lawyers in competitive practice areas (he, I later learned, was a PI lawyer) could do to stand out from the competition.One answer – an answer…
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Sometimes, Occasionally, Regulation is OK
As frequent readers of Socially Awkward know, I often rail against regulation. Usually lawyer speech regulation, but there are parallels across the regulatory board. It’s not that regulation is inherently evil; it’s just that…
