Socially Awkward Law Blog – Social Media + The Regulation of Professional Speech

NY Refuses to Reveal Identity of Anonymous Reviewer

July 7, 2014

Despite the fact that I almost always post things online using my real name, and despite the fact that attorneys can get themselves into trouble when commenting anonymously, I’m a big believer in the…
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Is “Ghost Blogging” Unethical?

June 24, 2014

Jayne Navarre has a post on “ghost blogging” today, but it conflates the practice with two other types of writing that are less of an issue. Let’s break them apart: Ghost-blogging. Professionally written posts…
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What Do Lawyers Need to Know About NY’s Social Media Ethics Guidelines?

June 19, 2014

That they shouldn’t be reading hand-wringing fluff like this recent piece in the National Law Review. Look, I realize not every attorney wants to be the test case for the constitutionality of their state’s…
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NC Attorney Goes 0-4 on Ad Claims

June 9, 2014

In a classic example of Eric Turkewitz’ famous aphorism, “outsource your marketing, outsource your ethics,” a North Carolina attorney has just been disciplined for a number of sloppily-worded claims on her website. The…
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Forget the “Right to be Forgotten”

May 13, 2014

Earlier today, The EU Court of Justice ruled that Google must remove “excessive” and “irrelevant” links to otherwise-public and truthful information about individuals. Sounds great, right? After all, who needs a bunch of digital…
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Critiquing New York’s Social Media Ethics Guidelines

April 26, 2014

Last week, the New York State Bar Association came out with a comprehensive set of “social media ethics guidelines.” The creators take pains to point out that what they’ve created is more like the…
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NY Refuses to Reveal Identity of Anonymous Reviewer

Is “Ghost Blogging” Unethical?

What Do Lawyers Need to Know About NY’s Social Media Ethics Guidelines?

NC Attorney Goes 0-4 on Ad Claims

Forget the “Right to be Forgotten”

Critiquing New York’s Social Media Ethics Guidelines