There are many moving parts to creating a law firm website, including potential legal implications for a lawyer’s website content, design, behavior, and more. Check out this post for information on five legal concerns you...

Many legal professionals struggle with the appropriate response to negative comments or poor online reviews. The American Bar Association Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently released an ethics opinion addressing the ethical implications...

As health and safety concerns mandate social distancing and other precautions due to the coronavirus outbreak, lawyers and law firms can turn to technology for efficient and ethical practice solutions that serve to promote public...

The American Bar Association periodically publishes a document that describes legal marketing rules for every state, detailing how they deviate from the corresponding ABA Model Rule. This document covers everything from restrictions on client testimonials...

The Florida Bar Board of Governors has issued an opinion that attorneys contacting prospective clients by text must follow the same rules that apply to other written communications in this context. While most states have...

Most states regulate attorneys' use of the words "expert," "specialist," and other terms that could be misleading or suggest a guaranteed outcome in their clients' cases. Although it is a relatively new area of regulation,...

With the advent of online review websites, many lawyers are finding that they benefit from having positive client reviews on each site where their name appears (and suffer from having negative reviews). Lawyers should be...

Whether a lawyer or law firm may ethically bid on other attorneys' or law firms' names among the keywords in their pay-per-click campaign depends on the state(s) in which they practice. Although the practice, also...

When using a website or blog to market your law firm, you should be careful to avoid using language or portrayals that your state bar considers "misleading." Three areas in which attorneys should be particularly...

Embedded contact forms are an efficient way for lawyers to allow their website visitors to contact them. Like other aspects of attorney advertising, contact forms may be subject to regulation. In many jurisdictions, certain disclaimers...