ON AVVO

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NYSBA V. AVVO

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

ON ATTORNEY RATINGS

This is the age of ratings. Of the two largest I know, I rank very high:

Avvo:  https://www.avvo.com/attorneys/11756-ny-jon-probstein-808277.html

Martindale-Hubbell: http://www.martindale.com/Jon-Michael-Probstein/144480-lawyer.htm

But what do these really mean? In December 2015, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Attorney Professionalism issued a Report on Attorney Ratings to address certain aspects of the use of attorney - ratings services. The purpose of this Report was to highlight various relevant considerations that may be applicable to the use of ratings and set forth some suggested guidelines concerning their use and sought to identify important considerations and recommended practices regarding the use of attorney - ratings services by attorneys and by potential and existing clients.

To read the full report, see https://www.nysba.org/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=60562

ON AVVO

There are many sites that list, etc. attorneys - regarding Avvo, I have heard a range of opinions.

Personally, I enjoy answering questions from people seeking some legal advice - they are either submitted to me through this site or are listed and responses are posted.

But some attorneys are not pleased with Avvo for various reasons:

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/lawyer_sues_avvo_says_unauthorized_use_of_professional_info_violates_right/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email