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The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Advertising met today to address the issue of what Florida lawyers can and cannot do on LinkedIn.  (The official action of the Standing Committee on Advertising appears below.)  The impetus for the meeting was the staff opinion holding that Florida lawyers cannot list areas of practice under the “Skills […]

The Standing Committee on Advertising is scheduled to meet on October 29 to address the issue of what lawyers can and cannot post on LinkedIn. The topic is the subject of an article in the Nov. 1 issue of The Florida Bar News. Click here to read the article online.

The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Advertising met earlier this week to discuss the staff opinion mentioned in my blog post from last week which held that Florida lawyers cannot list areas of practice under the “Skills & Expertise” Section of LinkedIn unless they are Board Certified (or the equivalent).  During yesterday’s meeting, the Committee […]

Update 10/2/2013: The Opinion discussed below is being appealed. The Standing Committee is meeting next week to make recommendations regarding how the rules should apply to Florida lawyers using LinkedIn. Stay tuned! On September 11, The Florida Bar released a Staff Opinion stating that Florida lawyers cannot list areas of practice under the “Skills & […]