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The Ethics of Attorney Advertising: Some Basics

This piece by David Keyko, a litigation partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, which was published recently on NYLawyer.com, focuses on what Keyko calls the two basic principles of compliance in lawyer advertising: First, ads should be "designed to educate the public …"  and, second, "they should not include false, deceptive or misleading statements.”

What’s Next? A Lawyer Calendar?

Gerry Riskin reported the “incredulous” news on his blog, Amazing Firms, Amazing Practices that Richard Dearden, media manager of Irwin Mitchell, a top 10 U.K. firm, sent an internal email which was basically a casting call for “photogenic” lawyers for “potential models.”  We assume—hope!—this had to do with the firm’s marketing materials.

Spending on Internet Advertising Continues to Grow

According to new data just released by TNS Media Intelligence, spending on Internet display ads grew by 13% to $8.3 billion during 2005. Spending on traditional print media held its own, but spending on radio and television advertising has declined slightly since 2004. This story appeared in eMarketer Daily.