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Social Media Marketing: Keeping Ethics Front and Center

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New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.2 Total
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Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
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West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
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58 minutes
F. David Rusin
With F. David Rusin from William Mattar, P.C.
Recorded April 07, 2025
Product ID 100236

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Overview

How Top Attorneys Ethically Promote Legal Services While Reducing Liability

In today's legal landscape, it's near impossible to grow your practice without advertising your services online. However, engaging with current and prospective clients in electronic communications introduces a whole new host of risks. Are you doing everything in your power to minimize the ethical hazards of social media and Internet use in legal practice? Join our experienced faculty as they discuss the ethics of social media marketing. Get the knowledge you need to balance effective advertising with ethical compliance - register today!

  • Differentiate between solicitation and ethical social media advertising.
  • Examine best practices for safeguarding attorney-client confidentiality online.
  • Discover the ethical dos and don'ts of “friending” clients and opposing counsel.

*Any mention of specific products in this program is intended as part of a general overview and does not constitute NBI's endorsement or recommendation of any specific product or provider. This program is not sponsored by any technology or electronics provider.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Ethical Social Media Advertising vs. Solicitation: Your Ethical Rulebook
  2. Confidentiality on Social Media: What You Can and Cannot Say
  3. Client Recommendations, Testimonials, and Endorsements
  4. Ethical Issues With Using “Expert” or “Specialist” in Legal Marketing
  5. Think Before You Friend: Ethics of Connecting With Clients and Opposing Counsel
  6. How to Prevent Inadvertent Attorney-Client Relationships and UPL

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Product ID 100236

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1 Total
Alabama CLE Approved 1 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1 Total
California CLE Approved 1 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 1 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1 Total
Florida CLE Approved 1 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1 Total
Iowa CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Idaho CLE Approved 1 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 1 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1 Total
North Carolina CLE Approved 1 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1 Total
New Jersey CLE Approved 1.2 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1 Total
New York CLE Approved 1 Total
Ohio CLE Approved 1 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 1 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1 Total
South Carolina CLE Approved 1 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1 Total
Texas CLE Approved 1 Total
Utah CLE Approved 1 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.2 Total
Wyoming CLE Approved 1 Total
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Agenda

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  1. Social Media Marketing: Keeping Ethics Front and Center

    1. Ethical Social Media Advertising vs. Solicitation: Your Ethical Rulebook
    2. Confidentiality on Social Media: What You Can and Cannot Say
    3. Client Recommendations, Testimonials, and Endorsements
    4. Ethical Issues With Using “Expert” or “Specialist” in Legal Marketing
    5. Think Before You Friend: Ethics of Connecting With Clients and Opposing Counsel
    6. How to Prevent Inadvertent Attorney-Client Relationships and UPL

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

F. David Rusin
F. David
Rusin
William Mattar, P.C.
Speaker bio
F. David Rusin

F. David Rusin

William Mattar, P.C.
F. David Rusin

is a trial attorney and serves as the attorney manager of William Mattar, P.C. As a civil trial lawyer for over 40 years, he has handled a variety of cases including serious personal injury, automobile liability, premises liability and civil rights violations cases. Mr. Rusin is listed as a New York Super Lawyer, and has been chosen by his peers to be included on a Western New York Legal Elite Attorney list. He is admitted to practice before all courts in the state of New York, U.S. District Court for the Western and Northern districts of New York, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of New York and the District of Arizona, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court. Mr. Rusin is a frequent lecturer on a wide variety of topics, including issues related to personal injury and automobile liability litigation, no-fault issues, lien issues, insurance coverage, ethics, and social media. He earned his B.A. degree from The State University of New York at Buffalo and his J.D. degree from the University of Dayton School of Law.

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