Avvo Legal Services – Lawyer Beware Recently we wrote about the ethics of Pay for Lead marketing business models. To date, these Pay for Lead models have been approved by numerous courts and have been acknowledged in the Comment to Rule 7.2 of the ABA’s Model Rules for Professional Conduct. Earlier this year, attorney marketing
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The Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes Your estate plan will be a central part of the legacy that you leave to the world. A well thought out estate plan will allow you to pass your assets to named loved ones in an efficient manner and with minimal tax consequences. A poor estate plan, or a
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Does your practice need a Twitter account? No. It really doesn’t, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use Twitter as an effective marketing tool. Twitter is not the ideal place for attorneys to acquire new clients, although the paid ads can be productive. However, the Return on Investment (ROI) is not ideal and I don’t
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Negligent Dog Owners Facing Liability The way in which dog owners are found legally responsible for their dog’s actions are through three legal doctrines, negligence being the third one. If a person is harmed by a dog, and the owner acted negligently, they could face the burden of their dog’s actions. Negligent Behaviors
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CONSTRUCTION INCIDENTS: WHEN DOES WORKERS’ COMP NOT APPLY? That insurance protection known as workers’ compensation (or “workers’ comp”) can be a real godsend for many construction companies, as well as construction workers. Knowing that in a majority of cases, workers’ compensation is there quickly to provide some of the financial aid that an injured party
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Please join me at this Rhode Island Bar Association CLE on either March 2, 2017 or April 4, 2017 SPEAKER: Carl P. DeLuca, Esq. Visit the Rhode Island Bar Association Website to Register Course Overview Over the last 30 years, technology has greatly impacted the practice of law, this CLE will review ethical considerations for
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