Thursday, September 14, 2017 | 9 am – 12 pm
Program Chair
Rosangely Frick
Commerzbank AG
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In keeping with the times, lawyers are turning to social media sites to enhance their professional presence. These on-line activities have ethical implications. During this program, panelists will discuss both the “how to” and ethical implications of using social media in your legal practice.
Topics will include:
•The use of social media and the ethical implications for lawyers – including permissible tweets and posts, how posts may constitute lawyer advertising, avoiding pitfalls, i.e. the unauthorized practice of law, protecting confidential information, and law firm “ownership” of the individual attorney’s publications
•Ethics opinions, case studies and current case law
•APRL/ABA recent proposal to revise the advertising rules, on the path to simpler and uniform rules
•The latest trends in social media as they relate to practicing attorneys
•How to effectively integrate social media into your practice
•New mediums on the horizon and their potential effect on how attorneys practice and advertiseLive Program: $199 Member | $299 Nonmember
In-House Counsel: $119 Member | $219 Nonmember
Small Law Firm: $99 Member -
Jennifer Bergenfeld
Adjunct Professor of Business Ethics
NYU Leonard N. Stern School of BusinessBoris Brownstein
Rosner Nocera & Ragone LLPDaniel E. Lust
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP -
9:00 am – 9:15 am Introduction of Topic and Panelists 9:15 am – 10:30 am Crafting Ethical Guidance for the Next Big Thing in Social Media - Impermissible communication and user’s expectation of privacy on different social media platforms (Facebook, Snapchat, Periscope)
- Q & A
10:30 am – 10:45 am Break 10:45 am – 11:15 am APRL/ABA Recent Proposal to Revise the Advertising Rules, on the Path to Simpler and Uniform Rules 11:35 am – 12:00 pm The Use of Social Media, Ethical Implications for Lawyers & Ethics Opinions, Case Studies and Current Case Law - Ethical implications and a how-to guide for Twitter, LinkedIn, and other forms of social media
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NY: 3.0 ethics
NJ: 3.0 professional responsibility
CA: 3.0 professional responsibility
PA: 2.5 professional responsibility -
Sponsoring Association Committee:
Women in the Legal Profession | Melissa Colon-Bosolet, ChairSponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Maricela Alfonso, Membership and CLE Relations Associate | (212) 382-6608 | MAlfonso@nycbar.org
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