November 24th, 2014
I’m not a fan of lawyer advertising. Likely because so much is dreadful (though not all). Or ethically challenged. But when The Fishtown Lawyers, Leo Mulvihill and Jordan Rushie, were contacted by the Philadelphia Eagles about advertising during their games, I think they missed the boat by saying “no” too quickly. Maybe going over the top is OK — no, not … Continue reading …
November 10th, 2009
Traditional lawyer advertising may be branching out in very nontraditional ways. The Buffalo-based personal injury firm of Cellino & Barnes is known for its very extensive advertising campaign in western New York, with billboards and TV commercials galore (as well as ethics troubles, Matter of Cellino). But in trying to make inroads downstate, they’ve invaded one of the local hockey … Continue reading …
February 1st, 2008
Two prominent New York bloggers are headed to New York’s Court of Appeals as a result of an appellate decision yesterday. One is the defendant. The other is his counsel. And the decision from New York’s high court may impact attorney advertising and its relationship to the First Amendment for years to come. Andrew Lavoot Bluestone, who writes the New … Continue reading …
April 5th, 2011
I broach the subject of lawyer advertising every so often, because there seems to be so many different things to write on the subject. It covers constitutional law, ethics and plain old good (bad) taste. Ethics and constitutional issues butted heads in recent years over New York’s new attorney advertising rules, which went up to the Second Circuit in Alexander … Continue reading …
March 7th, 2017
You may think that there is too much ” advertising or marketing by trial lawyers. And in one sense you are right if you think in terms of subway ads, or worse (ads over urinals or at funeral home web sites). But you know what? There is one group that does a pretty lousy job of getting its message out, … Continue reading …