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Florida Bar files notice of issuance of Proposed Ethics Advisory Opinion 20-1 on lawyer responses to online criticism by non-clients

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Bar notice in the Florida Bar News that The Florida Bar’s Professional Ethics Committee (PEC) has issued Proposed Advisory Opinion (PAO) 20-1, which provides guidance to … Continue reading

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ABA Formal Opinion 496 addresses ethics issues related to lawyer responses to online criticism and provides guidance

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which discusses recent American Bar Association (ABA) Formal Opinion 496, which addresses ethics issues related to lawyer responses to online criticism and provides guidance.  ABA Formal Opinion 496 is here:  https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/aba-formal-opinion-496.pdf As … Continue reading

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