Committee on Professional Ethics
Topic: Permissible Information on a Law Firm Website
Digest of the Committee:
A lawyer may accurately list, on his firm’s web site, his former positions in other firms. The web site may also accurately quote bona fide professional ratings or comments from any ratings publication if the ratings or comments are factually supportable when published, and the lawyer obtains and confirms in writing the client’s informed consent to any testimonial or endorsement with respect to a matter still pending.
Rules: New York Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1(a),(b),(d)&(e), 7.5(a)&(b)
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