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Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Professional Responsibility, Susan B. Spielberg
Annual Survey Of Virginia Law: Professional Responsibility, Susan B. Spielberg
University of Richmond Law Review
This year, 1989, may become known as the Ethics Year as accounts of questionable behavior of public, governmental and leading business figures, many of whom are lawyers, proliferate in the media. Questionable ethical behavior leads to the erosion of public confidence in the legal profession and demonstrates the need for increased scrutiny of the conduct of lawyers in both their professional and private capacities.
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.
Lawyer Advertising: Permissibility Of Indicating The Nature Of Legal Practice In Advertisements, Kenneth J. Alcott
Lawyer Advertising: Permissibility Of Indicating The Nature Of Legal Practice In Advertisements, Kenneth J. Alcott
University of Richmond Law Review
Canon 27 of the ABA Canons of Professional Ethics, adopted by the American Bar Association in 1908, provided that it was "unprofessional" for lawyers to advertise or solicit professional employment. This prohibition made sense in a time when most lawyers were general practitioners and communities were small, so that a lawyer's reputation was well known. However, the increasing size and complexity of both society and the law have made it necessary for lawyers to select certain areas of law in which to practices in order to develop the expertise necessary to deal with today's complex legal issues. A corresponding need …