Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Oct. 4, 2018
Internet advertising and the criminal law mill
In the early 90s, the California Supreme Court ruled that the contact information for persons arrested could be released. This gave rise to the still-thriving “jail mail” industry.
Like "puppy mills" and "gin mills," the phrase "criminal law mill" conjures images of exploitation of the vulnerable and defenseless -- and the watering down of legal advice, not unlike the watering down of gin to boost profits.
Some decades ago, after legal advertising was found to be a form of commercial speech protected by the First Amendment, lawyers quickly discovered that a law practice could be built through advertising. Sinc...
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