Ethics/Professional Responsibility
May 7, 2025
How to advertise your services without running afoul of the ethics rules?
To ethically reach out to potential clients during a disaster, lawyers must recognize the difference between advertising and solicitation, ensuring their messages are accurate, not misleading, and in line with the Rules of Professional Conduct.
Christine C. Rosskopf
Senior Counsel
Rosing Pott & Strohbehn
501 W Broadway A380
San Diego , CA 92101
Email: crosskopf@rosinglaw.com
Whether it's a fire, landslide, flood or other disaster, there are times when large groups of people could use your legal services. How do you safely reach out to potential clients communicating your availability to assist without running afoul of the rules on advertising and solicitation? Providing others with information about legal services is covered in chapter seven of the Rules of Professional Conduct and in the California Business & Professions Code at sections 615...
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