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The Virginia Code Of Professional Responsibility, Roderick B. Mathews
The Virginia Code Of Professional Responsibility, Roderick B. Mathews
University of Richmond Law Review
The purposes of my comments are to: (1) outline the historical development of the Code of Professional Responsibility (CPR) in the organized bar in the United States; (2) summarize the important differences between the Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility (Virginia CPR) and its predecessor in Virginia; (3) discuss the reasons for the most significant of those changes; and (4) compare the important differences between the American Bar Association model adopted in August 1983 (the Kutak Model) and the Virginia CPR. For the sake of brevity, I will make no reference to the multiple editorial revisions in the Virginia CPR which …
The Status Of Lawyer Advertising In Virginia: What Is Good Taste?, Carol Anne Weiss
The Status Of Lawyer Advertising In Virginia: What Is Good Taste?, Carol Anne Weiss
University of Richmond Law Review
When Abraham Lincoln wanted to attract clients to his law practice in 1837, he ran a simple advertisement announcing his services in an Illinois newspaper. Despite the precedent set by "Honest Abe," fifty years later the American Bar Association banned legal advertising and solicitation. Today, there is no absolute ban on legal advertising. A need exists for information regarding legal assistance, and in today's commercially-oriented society, it is not surprising that members of the legal profession want to advertise the availability of their services.