Answers to So You Think You Know The Law

October 2013

1.  Can a posting on an attorney’s personal page on a social media website be considered an advertisement subject to professional responsibility rules? True of False? True.  If the post falls within the definition of a “communication” under California Rule of Professional Conduct 1-400(A), it will be subject to rule 1-400’s standards for advertisements. State Bar of California Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct Formal Opinion No. 2012-186. Return to Newsletter.

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