Frankly, I don't think this billboard is nearly as bad for the legal profession as many
other lawyer ads that are out there.
The portion of the Internet that is not entirely occupied by pictures of cats is apparently populated only by intentionally cheesy or accidentally
awful lawyer ads.
The Yellow Pages are filled
with lawyer ads, all of which basically say the same thing.
Bans on self -
laudatory lawyer ads are paternalistic, overly broad and elitist — not to mention unconstitutional.
Restrictive advertising rules for NY are under review by the 2nd Circuit, and a plan to implement a program for pre-publishing approval
of lawyer ads in Louisiana is still winding its way through Federal court (as tweeted by La. ethics attorney Beth Alston).
How can a lawyer stand out in a sea of competitors while still remaining G - rated (unlike this risque
divorce lawyer ad, for example) and not offending people and otherwise making themselves the butt of jokes forevermore?
«
Plaintiff lawyer ads targeting prescription drugs are frightening people out of taking prescribed medicines, and in some cases, even scaring them to death,» said ILR President Lisa A. Rickard.
Justice Antonin Scalia apparently couldn't bother to act to protect
pitbull lawyer ads, but he's certainly willing to act like a tasteless gumbah in public — and right outside of a church.»
Blackmun found that the absence of
lawyer ads hurt the legal profession, holding that «the absence of advertising may be seen to reflect the profession's failure to reach out and serve the community,» and that many people in need of legal services do not contact an attorney because they worry about pricing or finding a competent lawyer.
One is from CurrentTV's infoMania, which caters mainly to an under - 30, media savvy audience who has seen multiple local business and
lawyer ads before:
After the ban was lifted by a Supreme Court decision in 1977, there wasn't a rush to
spread lawyer ads everywhere.
Either ban lawyers from using the Super Lawyers designation in ads, or, as a pallid backup, require
Super Lawyers ads to disclose that they are in fact paid advertising, as professor Michael Ambrosio suggests in this recent article, «A Disclaimer Would End Hubbub Over Super and Best Lawyers.»
Instead, I am going to discuss the need for
young lawyers ad law students to be aware of these technologies, since the likelihood is that even if you won't be using some of these things right off the bat, you very likely will be shortly thereafter.
For a little fun, I took the liberty of scouring the web for some other
great lawyer ads.
Lawdingo walks right up to what we're now officially calling the flaming - sledgehammer -
lawyer ad line, but they don't stomp over.
In the following days the Staten Island Advance was flooded
with lawyer ads.
But to the extent states place categorical bans on self -
laudatory lawyer ads, they are probably at odds with Supreme Court doctrine regarding the permissible limits on commercial speech, Stern says.
What I find most revealing is that Martindale - Hubbell is targeting television
for lawyer ads.
Assuming that this «
lawyer ad» does resonate with the consumer, will it motivate them to fill out a contact form or call the law firm?
In addition, the Bar has reiterated that animal images such as «sharks, wolves, crocodiles and piranhas» are inappropriate for
lawyer ads (as well as pit bulls)-- but the American eagle can be used.
It's not just
the lawyer ads that pop up on Google under the headline «Madoff Ponzi Victim?»
The Internet is loaded with
lawyer ads.
There is a laundry list of requirements in some states that range from preapproval filings of
all lawyer ads to clumsy disclaimers.
Right now, there's an arms race of sorts, where some lawyers are actually trying to make the most ridiculous and over-the-top ads, which got us to wondering whether we could find ten
lawyer ads that were actually good (not «oh god that's so bad it is hilarious» good).
Maybe you've looked at
some lawyer ads or visited some websites, but, because most lawyer ads don't provide any useful information (they just want to get you in for a free or paid «consultation») you probably