Will Law Firm Blogs Be Regulated as Advertising? Many states are in the process of revamping their attorneys' ethics rules, and part of that process involves the prickly issue of whether blogs should be regulated as advertising.
On one hand, states want to protect consumers from unscrupulous lawyer advertising presented under the guise of an online diary. On the other, they want to preserve the free flow of ideas -- and valuable legal information presented in a public forum -- that the new technology has fostered.
