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Should a lawyer be blogging or tweeting about their own cases?

By Kevin O'Keefe

I received a call yesterday from a reporter looking for my comments on whether a lawyer should be be blogging or tweeting about their own cases. I thought it an interesting question. I'd welcome your comments, whether here or in the LinkedIn Legal Blogging Group where I'll cross post this question. I analogized to talking to the press, which I was called on to do a fair amount in higher profile cases, especially those that involved political causes ending up in court and on appeal. I reviewed a lawyer's first obligation being to their client, not to do anything that would be contra to advancing the interests of a client. Some lawyers can't seem to resist the limelight of free publicity for themselves, but the client comes first. The same will be true for blogging and tweeting which can draw a lot of public and media attention...continue to full post

Full post as published by Real Lawyers : Have Blogs on March 05, 2011 (boomark / email).