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  • 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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