Watch out for Reciprocal Social Media Endorsements
I’ve said before that reciprocal endorsements might be a problem in Virginia under Rule 7.2(c):
A lawyer shall not give anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer’s services except that a lawyer may…
(exceptions are for advertising costs, non-profit lawyer referral services, and buying a law practice)
I decided to contact our ethics folks to see if I was crazy. Here’s my email to them:
Hi guys,
With the rise of Facebook, and now Google’s “+1”, there’s a temptation for attorneys to ask each other to “Like” (Facebook) or “+1” (Google) our websites. In return, the attorney says they’ll reciprocate.
Is it …
A Day in Andrew’s Practice
Have you ever looked back at a day and wondered what you actually did? I’ve had a crazily busy day today, so I decided to figure out where my 13 hours of work went.
Here’s my day:
49 email conversations
44 phone calls
4 hours and 14 minutes on the phone
13 new potential clients
4 newly hired clients
1 in-person client meeting
Now it’s bed time.
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