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Audit Your Website and Professional Profiles for Ethical Issues

Josh Camson — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:09:39 +0000

The South Carolina Supreme Court recently reprimanded an attorney for flagrant ethical violations on his website. As Professor Alberto Bernabe points out, there are a number of potential ethical issues when writing website content. But are you committing any of the same offenses as this disciplined attorney? The Specialist One of the infractions the South [...]

Audit Your Website and Professional Profiles for Ethical Issues is a post from the law firm marketing blog, Lawyerist.com

Groupons for Lawyers Gain Traction with Ethics Committees

Josh Camson — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:01:03 +0000

Lawyers can use daily deal sites, like Groupon, in North Carolina, South Carolina, and New York, according to ethics opinions in those states. New York was the third state to issue an opinion addressing the potential conflict between Groupon, which takes a percentage of every transaction, and rules prohibiting fee sharing or paid referrals. The [...]

Legal Ethics Tip: Don’t Fabricate Your Job History

Josh Camson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:43:49 +0000

New website CareerExcuses.com allows people to fill their resume with fake information. The website will give you an 800 number, e-mail address, and contact person to list as a reference. Whenever someone calls the number, a live operator will answer, and can take a message. Quite elaborate! They even offer some legal advice: Is misinformation [...]