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Nov. 8, 2019

Attorneys should exercise caution when using social media

Many attorneys still treat social media as a personal outlet that is distinct from their professional identity. Attorneys may sometimes maintain a “professional” social media presence either separately or though her or his firm and thus believe that they are drawing a line between that identity and their personal identity on social media. It can be difficult to maintain such a separation.

Shari L. Klevens

Partner
Dentons US LLP

Phone: (202) 496-7500

Email: shari.klevens@dentons.com

Alanna G. Clair

Partner
Dentons US LLP

Email: alanna.clair@dentons.com

Many attorneys still treat social media as a personal outlet that is distinct from their professional identity. Attorneys may sometimes maintain a “professional” social media presence either separately or though her or his firm and thus believe that they are drawing a line between that identity and their personal identity on social media. It can be difficult to maintain such a separation.

A much-discussed ethics opinion issued by th...

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