Expand 30-day ban on attorney solicitations, says NJSBA

Submitted by New Jersey Truck Crash Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Following a yearlong examination of the onslaught of attorney solicitations following motor vehicle accidents and violations, the New Jersey State Bar Association’s ad hoc committee has issued recommendations to address the issue. In a letter to Chief Justice Stuart Rabner, then-President John E. Keefe Jr. urged…

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Legal Advertising and the Impact on Client Expectations

Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Potential clients who hear about a lawyer’s past successes (without hearing qualifying disclaimers about the relevance of those past successes) are likely to misjudge the likely outcome of their case with that lawyer. An overly optimistic client will guess that her case will succeed if prior cases…

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