A Virginia State Bar discipline committee rejected First Amendment defenses and distinctions about public information to find misconduct on the part of a lawyer who blogged about his cases without client consent and without a disclaimer saying case results can be unreliable.
The eight-member district committee ordered Horace Hunter of Richmond to yank from his website [...]
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Blogging lawyer admonished, ordered to post disclaimers
October 18th, 2011 · Comments Off · Discipline, First Amendment, Lawyer Advertising, Technology
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P.I. law firm mocks exaggerators
January 20th, 2010 · Comments Off · Lawyer Advertising
One New York personal injury law firm is stepping out from the crowd by running TV ads making fun of people who exaggerate their injuries. Maybe they’re even mocking some of their competitors’ ads. Here’s an example:
Another video from Trolman, Glaser & Lichtman:
By Peter Vieth
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Wii gesture aimed at client base
July 27th, 2009 · Comments Off · Lawyer Advertising
Appomattox nursing home liability lawyer Bob Carter is no doubt making friends with some regional nursing home residents with a gift of 18 Wii gaming stations. Carter said he donated the video game consoles last week to residents councils at 18 different nursing homes in the Lynchburg and Roanoke area.
As Carter explained in his letters [...]
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A real “Super Lawyer” would be ready for trial
March 1st, 2009 · 1 Comment · Criminal Law, Lawyer Advertising
As a lawyer, you have the right to advertise your accolades — but they may be used against you in a court of law.
That’s what McLean attorney David G. Barger (right) found when federal prosecutors opposed his continuance motion with a brief that noted his listing as a “Super Lawyer.”
Barger had moved to postpone the [...]
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Chicago ‘divorce’ billboard yanked down
May 11th, 2007 · Comments Off · Lawyer Advertising
The Chicago divorce law firm’s billboard that advised viewers, “Life’s short. Get a divorce,” is no more (See item below).
City workers yanked it down earlier this week.
But not on account of taste and not on account of objections by other lawyers.
The local alderman determined that Corri Fetman’s law firm didn’t have the proper [...]
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Billboard: ‘Life’s Short. Get a Divorce’
May 8th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Divorce, Domestic Relations, Lawyer Advertising
It hasn’t been a good month so far for the image of lawyers.
First there was the judge in DC who filed the $67 million lawsuit over a lost pair of pants. Amazingly, his claim is going forward, with a June trial date. The latest on that story: Supporters have rallied around the Korean couple that [...]
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