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Law Practice

Aug. 3, 2013

Social media, a double-edged sword for attorneys

A study found that 56 percent of people seeking an attorney in the past year used social media during their search.

Caitlin Maurer

Hager & Dowling

Email: cmaurer@hdlaw.com

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It is essential in this technology-obsessed era that attorneys are aware of the impact of the Internet and social media on the legal field. This topic may be obvious to most people; however, there is a conspicuous gap between what many attorneys know about the Internet and how they choose to execute that knowledge when handling a case. The amount of information that is available about plaintiffs and attorneys on the Internet is surprising.

What this means for plaintiff attorn...

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