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Running Head: Security Protocols Security Protocols in the Law Office Kaplan University PA230: Introduction to Legal Technology Professor Kristin Johnson March 12, 2012 To: Supervising Attorney From: Re: Security Protocols in the Law Office Date: March 12, 2012 I have received your request to research information concerning ethical rules and what is permissible to include on a website. After doing some research I found that there are ethical rules all attorneys must abide by the Rules of Ethics or the Rules of Professional Responsibility. “Each state has a committee or board created by the Supreme Court or legislature Some to enforce the rules of responsibility” (Goldman, 2010). With the …show more content…

The only way an attorney can list famous clients or well-known cases on their website is if the clients give their permission. The ABA model rules (2012) 1.6(a) provides information concerning former clients. Model Rule 1.6(a): Confidentiality Of Information (a) A lawyer shall not reveal information relating to the representation (b) of a client unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized in order to carry out the representation or (c) the disclosure is permitted by paragraph (b) Getting clients in how to have a successful law practice and advertising is a way of attracting clients. Attorneys have different methods of advertising available to them, such as the yellow pages and the internet. However, an attorney is not allowed to pay someone to recommend them. Model Rule 7.3 is the rule attorneys have to follow before advertising. 7.3 Advertising Model Rule: (a) Subject to the requirements of Rules 7.1 and 7.3, a lawyer may advertise services through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media. (b) A lawyer shall not give anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer 's services except that a lawyer may (1) pay the reasonable costs of advertisements or communications permitted by this Rule; (2) pay the usual charges of a legal service plan or a not-for-profit or

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