Free Newsletter
Disabled plaintiffs must be customers to sue over websites
Plaintiffs with disabilities cannot sue credit unions that they are not members of, and cannot become members of, for failing to make their websites accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled. The court affirmed a district court’s ruling dismissing a public accommodations claim brought by […]
A three-year plan for better content marketing
As more and more people search for lawyers online, having no content marketing strategy will eventually put you at a disadvantage. Creating a website is a beginning, but unless you maintain it and add new content, it’s no more effective than hanging a shingle and hoping clients will wander in off the street. A steady […]
Firm seeks to add value via online innovation
The general economic picture in the U.S. may be improving, but there is at least one area where recovery has been slower. During the downturn, companies looking to slash costs cast a more critical eye on their legal bills, pressuring law firms to cut rates and deliver more value. While the economy may have achieved […]
Civil Rights – Plaintiff Can Sue for Website ‘Chilling Effect’
Cooksey v. Futrell A plaintiff who operated a “Diabetes Warrior” website advising on the “Paleolithic” diet for diabetics can sue on a First Amendment claim after a state agency that licenses dieticians sent him a “red-pen” review of “areas of concern” that could be construed as the unlicensed practice of dietetics; the 4th Circuit says the district court erred in holding[...]
Lawsuit claims competitor copied firm’s site, slogan
The website for Raleigh's Kurtz & Blum is sleek and well-designed, complete with photos of the attorneys, easily navigable links and a slogan at the top designed to instill client confidence: "We're in your corner." In a lawsuit, Kurtz & Blum claims that The Wright Law Firm of Charlotte, and its principal, Roderick M. Wright Jr., copied its website design right down to the "We're in your c[...]
From print to pixels, legal ethics struggle with new media
Not only does nearly every lawyer practicing have his own website, but potential clients are much more likely to plug "DWI lawyer" into a search engine than to look in the Yellow Pages. And as legal marketing has morphed into new arenas with ever-changing technology, there's some concern that regulatory agencies and state bars have not kept up. Ryan Blackledge (pictured), who serves on the N.C. Ba[...]
Ethics Committee grapples with pop-ups, Groupon and Google
Watch the pop-ups. That's the word from the N.C. State Bar's Ethics Committee, which is looking into the use of live-chat services on attorney websites - specifically, whether the use of a live-chat button would violate Rule 7.3(a), which provides that an attorney may not solicit business by "in-person, live telephone or real-time electronic contact." A staff opinion discussed at Thursday's Ethics[...]
Web 2.0 adds new ethics twists to legal marketing
By CORREY STEPHENSON, Lawyers USA, the national sister paper of Lawyers Weekly [email protected] While many lawyers are taking advantage of abundant networking and marketing opportunities using Web 2.0 platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter, they should be aware of a number of ethical pitfalls. From concerns about breaching client confidentiality on Facebook to the [[...]
Top Legal News
- JPMorgan to pay $75M on Epstein trafficking claim
- Hunter Biden sues Giuliani over computer data access
- Technology and legal education
- NC Medicaid expansion launches Dec. 1
- Whistleblowers want court to continue Paxton lawsuit
- Attorneys: First Amendment protects Trump in ‘insurrection’ cases
- Cooper allows budget to become law; Medicaid will expand
- Alabama fraternity faces hazing lawsuit
- Judge handling Trump case faces tremendous pressure
- VIDEO: 5 Questions With … Jan E. Pritchett
- Conflicted Appeals Court affirms removal of Superior Court clerk
- NC transgender health case might go to high court
Commentary
- Amotion sees resurgence after almost a decade
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- Court’s term was rough on big business
- Ex-president, bar association have made their choice
- Ruling sharpens boundaries in attorney-client privilege
- Lawyers Weekly debuts new and improved web experience
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- A roadmap to attracting, developing, retaining great associates
