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$500 Visa cards for clients? Maybe not, State Bar says

A drawing for a grand prize to lure in customers is something more often associated with car dealers than law firms. But a firm in North Carolina has plans to do exactly that. Those plans are the subject of an inquiry before the N.C. State Bar’s Ethics Committee. The filing before the committee says the [...]

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A divorce? I think I’ve got a Groupon for that

Ever seen those e-mailed “deals of the day” that offer discounts on everything from manicures to margaritas at businesses in your area? You’ve probably never seen one offering 50 percent off an attorney’s services, but one N.C. family law firm wants to advertise through Groupon, the company that puts together the discount deals and forwards [...]

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Testimonial: Descriptive firm website addresses work

Ever wondered whether descriptive website aliases work – you know, the ones that say something like “www.ncworkerscomplaw.com,” but redirect to a firm’s site? I can attest that they do. On me, at least. The other weekend I encountered some minor legal trouble of the traffic law variety while spending some time with my extended family [...]

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