New York State Ethics Committee imposes restrictions on use of LinkedIn by lawyers and law firms.

In Opinion 972 issued June 26, 2013, the Committee advised that under New York Rules a law firm could not list its services under the heading “Specialities” and an individual lawyer could not do so unless the lawyer was certified as a specialist in New York.  The Committee did not “address whether the lawyer or law firm could, consistent with Rule 7.4(a), list practice areas under other headings such as ‘Products & Services’ or ‘Skills and Expertise.’” Full opinion at http://www.nysba…

 

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