legal ethics

Audit Your Website and Professional Profiles for Ethical Issues

February 15, 2012

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 [...]

Join the Lawyerist LAB!

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

Read the full article →

Groupons for Lawyers Gain Traction with Ethics Committees

February 8, 2012

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 [...]

Read the full article →

Non-profit Files Disciplinary Complaints Against Torture Memo Lawyers

December 2, 2009

On November 27th a group of lawyers filed complaints with the Washington, D.C. Board of Professional Responsibility to disbar William Haynes II, John Choon Yoo, and Alberto Gonzales for their participation in the torture memos. Haynes was the former General Counsel for the Department of Defense, while Yoo was the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for [...]

Read the full article →