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Litigation

Feb. 19, 2016

State Bar panel updates opinion on attorney blogs

A bar committee's draft opinion highlights when an attorney's blogging becomes subject to ethics rules.

By Lyle Moran
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A State Bar committee has issued an updated draft opinion specifying when an attorney's blogging becomes subject to legal ethics rules regarding advertising.

Much like the original draft put out last year, the opinion states that a lawyer's blogging may fall under the Rules of Professional Conduct for advertising when the posting expresses an attorney's availability for emp...

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