Author: Josh King
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What the Bars Need
No, not more liquor – though that might help, too. I’ve been talking with quite a few state bar leaders recently, and there’s a lot of angst out there: concern about the growing inability of…
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FTC Comment on North Carolina’s “LegalZoom Law”
In June of 2016, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice sent a detailed letter in response to an inquiry from North Carolina Senator Bill Cook. The subject? The impending enactment of…
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Pay-per-Action, Legal Edition
Lawyers can advertise, and they can pay to do so. We’ve known that since Bates v. Arizona, in 1977; this principle is basically the driving force behind this blog. And this right exists notwithstanding…
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Embrace Mediocrity
Why are lawyers stuck when it comes to thinking about expanding the legal marketplace? It’s not as if there’s no opportunity here; it’s widely accepted that most people don’t avail themselves of legal help,…
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“Getting” Commercial Speech
The Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression is a program at Yale law; yesterday it put on a symposium in New York City on “Commercial Speech and the First Amendment.” It was a…
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Florida Continues the Over-Regulatory Spiral
Last week, I wrote about the decision of the New Jersey Committee on Attorney Advertising doubling down on compelled speech (around attorney “accolade” advertising), despite a recent Third Circuit decision noting that such regulation…
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New Jersey – Still Wrong on Lawyer “Accolade” Advertising
The New Jersey Supreme Court Committee on Attorney Advertising recently released a “Notice to the Bar” regarding attorney “accolade” advertising: the touting by attorneys of various awards they might have received (including, presumably, their…
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Oregon Bar Walks Back Bogus Ethics Charges Over Bundy Lawyers
I love Oregon. I grew up in Bend, went to college in Eugene, and go back to spend time in and on Oregon’s mountains, beaches, and forests every chance I get. It is –…
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The Clarifying Power of “No”
One thing that new in-house attorneys have drilled into their heads is the importance of the legal department not being seen as a roadblock. This brings with it the avoidance of saying “no” –…