Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 9, 2010
Communications With Judges, Jurors And Potential Clients
Wendy Patrick of the San Diego District Attorney's Office explains how communicating on social networking sites can violate professional conduct rules.
Wendy L. Patrick
Wendy is a California lawyer, past chair and advisor of the California State Bar Ethics Committee (Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct), and past chair of the San Diego County Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee. Any opinions expressed here are her own, and do not reflect that of her employer. This article does not constitute legal advice.
As we saw with bloggers, frequent Facebook users or Twitterers sometimes can't resist the temptation to carry on a stream of consciousness-like play by play of their day in court, sometimes sending these messages to recipients they shouldn't be communicating with during the pendency of the case. Communicating with others involved in the court process on social networking sites can potentially violate the California Rules of Professional Conduct. California Rule of Professional Conduct 5...
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