http://lawyerist.com/facebook-ethics-it%e2%80%99s-not-about-facebook/ the lawyering survival guide Tue, 16 Mar 2010 03:30:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lawyerist.com/facebook-ethics-it%e2%80%99s-not-about-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-11088 CStrusz Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:24:30 +0000 http://lawyerist.com/?p=2665#comment-11088 What if the client has the idea of using a Facebook entry first, and brings it to the lawyers attention... Can the comment or entry be used as evidence in a civil case? What if the client has the idea of using a Facebook entry first, and brings it to the lawyers attention… Can the comment or entry be used as evidence in a civil case?

]]> http://lawyerist.com/facebook-ethics-it%e2%80%99s-not-about-facebook/comment-page-1/#comment-7782 Josh Camson Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:57:36 +0000 http://lawyerist.com/?p=2665#comment-7782 I don't think anyone is arguing that Facebook or any other social media site is the cause of these potential ethical violations. Instead, it is the attorneys' casual approach to those sites. The mindset is often more relaxed when tweeting than when e-mailing a client. It's that kind of relaxed or casual mentality that can lead to attorneys inadvertently advertising, forming unintentional attorney-client relationships, or misstating the law. I don’t think anyone is arguing that Facebook or any other social media site is the cause of these potential ethical violations. Instead, it is the attorneys’ casual approach to those sites. The mindset is often more relaxed when tweeting than when e-mailing a client. It’s that kind of relaxed or casual mentality that can lead to attorneys inadvertently advertising, forming unintentional attorney-client relationships, or misstating the law.

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