http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/11/articles/law-firm-marketing/connecticuts-legal-ethics-attack-on-total-attorneys-a-step-backward-for-consumers/ This week the State of Connecticut began hearings on whether five attorneys violated state ethics rules by participating in an Internet advertising program run by Total Attorneys. Cast in the light of protecting consumers, Connecticut's action is another step backward... en-us Copyright 2012 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:29:47 -0800 Sun, 08 Jan 2012 10:52:23 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss tracy@pluggedinlawyer.com (Tracy Thrower Conyers) A step backward for consumers and a black eye for lawyers. There is already a perception that we are techno-neanderthals. Any interpretation by a governing body that says this form of internet marketing violates lawyers' rules of ethical conduct highlights exactly how antiquated our rules are (if indeed, the State ultimately finds for the complainant). Let's hope good sense prevails.

]]> http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/11/articles/law-firm-marketing/connecticuts-legal-ethics-attack-on-total-attorneys-a-step-backward-for-consumers/#6006197 http://kevin.lexblog.com/2009/11/articles/law-firm-marketing/connecticuts-legal-ethics-attack-on-total-attorneys-a-step-backward-for-consumers/#6006197 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:29:47 -0800