Federal Judge Rules Against Deceptive Lawyer Ads
August 6, 2009
Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled that the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board could keep its new rules “designed to curb deceptive ads.”
The deceptive tactics that will be banned include “ads that employ client testimonials, portray a judge or jury, ‘promise results’ for clients or use mottos that imply a lawyer’s ability to ‘obtain results.’” For some examples of some unseemly lawyer ads, see the “Absurdity In Action” page on the new AmericanJusticePartnership.com.
It is good to see Louisiana and the federal judge using this kind of common sense to keep people from having false perceptions of trial lawyers. As I blogged about today, the Washington Post only woke up to the reality this week that many trial lawyers are profiteers, not saintly defenders of victims.
Posted by Dan Pero in the categories: Trial Lawyers
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