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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 [...]

Non-profit Files Disciplinary Complaints Against Torture Memo Lawyers

Josh Camson — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 19:43:52 +0000

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 [...]