Social Networks, Rules of Professional Conduct

Lawyer “Friend Requests” Are Off-Limits for Deposition Witness Research

Esquire Deposition Solutions, LLC on 7/15/2024

This blog post is the first in a series on common ethical challenges that arise when preparing for and conducting depositions. Social media offers such a wealth of details about a person’s circumstances and beliefs that...more

The Impact of Media and Technology on the Litigation Landscape with Sabrina Mizrachi, Deputy General Counsel at Estée Lauder

Furia Rubel Communications, Inc. on 3/18/2024

In this episode, Gina Rubel goes on record with Sabrina Mizrachi, who is the Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of Litigation and Global Product Regulatory at Estée Lauder. Sabrina provides regulatory guidance, manages...more

N.J. Supreme Court Dismisses Disciplinary Charges Against Attorney for Alleged Ethics Violation Involving the Use of Social Media

Saiber LLC on 9/30/2021

The June 4, 2020 Trending Law Blog post discussed the New Jersey Supreme Court’s Disciplinary Review Board (“DRB”) recommendation to the Supreme Court that a New Jersey attorney receive an admonition for instructing a...more

An Attorney’s Consequences for Making Injudicious Comments on Social Media

Saiber LLC on 7/27/2021

In a 28 page decision issued earlier this year, which the Supreme Court of Tennessee described as “a cautionary tale on the ethical problems that can befall lawyers on social media,” the court increased a lawyer’s 60 day...more

Social Media and Practice: Questions Attorneys Should Ask Now

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/4/2015

Social media users number in the billions. Facebook counts over 1.4 billion users, LinkedIn has 347 million members, Instagram has 300 million, Twitter has nearly 290 million, and YouTube reports more than a billion users....more

Proposed California Bar Opinion Seeks to Clarify Advertising Rules for Lawyer Blogs - California Joins Growing Number of States in...

Holland & Knight LLP on 4/1/2015

There has been some confusion in recent years regarding how state disciplinary boards would – or should – treat lawyer and law firm blogs. While commentators and ethics boards have generally agreed that comments by a blogging...more