The New York State Bar Association, Committee on Professional Ethics, issued Opinion 1132 on August 8, 2017 stating that a lawyer may not pay the current marketing fee to participate in Avvo Legal Services, because the fee includes an improper payment for a recommendation in violation of Rule 7.2(a) of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
The full opinion can be found here: http://www.nysba.org/EthicsOpinion1132/
Avvo's response of August 15 , 2017 can be found here:
http://lawyernomics.avvo.com/avvo-news/avvos-response-new-york-state-bar-associations-advisory-opinion.html
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