California Bar Opinion No. 12-0006
What’s the difference between a blog on your firm website, and a stand-alone blog? According to the California State Bar, there’s a big difference. The first constitutes a “communication”, subjecting attorneys to the rules regulating attorney advertising. The second is not a communication, and therefore not subject to the Rules of Professional Conduct. Are you in compliance?
Read the entire Opinion here:
http://www.calbar.ca.gov/Portals/0/documents/publicComment/2016/2016_12-0006AttyBlogging020416.pdf