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1 TOPIC C: ADVERTISING AND SOLICITING P.R. 2016 Prof. Janicke 2016TOPIC C1

2 MEANING OF “ADVERTISING” LOOKING FOR LEGAL WORK BY COMMUNICATING TO A WIDE SPECTRUM OF PEOPLE 2016TOPIC C2

3 MEANING OF “SOLICITING” LOOKING FOR LEGAL WORK BY COMMUNICATING WITH ONLY ONE, OR A SMALL NUMBER, OF PEOPLE IN A PARTICULAR SITUATION (e.g., TRAIN DERAILMENT) – A MORE FOCUSED TYPE OF CONTACT 2016TOPIC C3

4 SOLICITING IS MORE STRICTLY REGULATED THAN ADVERTISING 2016TOPIC C4

5 FOR BOTH TYPES OF COMMUNICATIONS R. 7.1: –SEEKING BUSINESS IS OK, IF TRUTHFUL AND NOT MISLEADING –UNCONSTITUTIONAL FOR A STATE TO PROHIBIT ALL LAWYER ADVERTISING 2016TOPIC C5

6 BY ADVERTISING (WIDE SPECTRUM) R. 7.2 –OK IF TRUTHFUL AND NOT MISLEADING –DETAILS VARY BY JURISDICTION –SEE R. 7.2 C2 FOR MODEL LIST OF PERMITTED INFO 2016TOPIC C6

7 REAL-LIFE PITFALLS OVERSTATING EXPERIENCE OVERSTATING PAST RESULTS OVERSTATING LIKELIHOOD OF SUCCESS IN THE FUTURE IMPLYING AN ABILITY TO INFLUENCE AN OFFICIAL (JUDGE) IMPROPERLY R. 8.4(e) 2016TOPIC C7

8 IMPORTANT RESTRICTIONS RULE 7.2(b): –CAN’T PAY OTHERS TO RECOMMEND EXCEPT A QUALIFIED REFERRAL SERVICE –ADS MUST GIVE AT LEAST ONE LAWYER/FIRM NAME AND ADDRESS [GETTING REALLY TINY THESE DAYS IN TV ADS] 2016TOPIC C8

9 SOLICITING (NARROW SPECTRUM) R. 7.3: THE ONLY PERMITTED TARGETS: –LAWYERS –RELATIVES –CLOSE FRIENDS –PAST CLIENTS 2016TOPIC C9

10 FORBIDDEN MODALITIES: EVEN FOR THOSE PERMITTED TARGETS: IN-PERSON, TELEPHONE, OR WRITING NOT ALLOWED IF: –PERSON HAS INDICATED NO or –“COERCION, DURESS, OR HARASSMENT” 2016TOPIC C10

11 WRITTEN MATERIAL, ETC. FOR THE PERMITTED TARGETS ONLY MUST SAY “ADVERTISING MATERIAL” AT BEGINNING OR END [UNLESS TARGET IS ONE OF THE PERMITTED ONES OF R. 7.3(a)] 2016TOPIC C11

12 SPECIALTIES R. 7.4 CAN COMMUNICATE THEM IF REAL SOME ARE BY OFFICIAL LICENSE: –PATENT OFFICE PRACTICE OR BY CUSTOM: –ADMIRALTY PRACTICE 2016TOPIC C12

13 OTHER FIELDS: TO SAY “SPECIALIST,” LAWYER MUST HAVE A CERTIFICATION BY AN APPROVED AUTHORITY R. 7.4 –APPROVED BY STATE OR ABA 2016TOPIC C13

14 STATING THAT PRACTICE IS RESTRICTED CAN COMMUNICATE THAT A PRACTICE IS RESTRICTED TO CERTAIN FIELDS, IF TRUE R. 7.4(a), AND C1 THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM SAYING “SPECIALIST” IN THOSE FIELDS 2016TOPIC C14


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