Cal. Finalizes Opinion on Regulation of Lawyers’ Blogs

California lawyers can blog outside their law office website without worrying about lawyer advertising standards unless the blog touts the lawyer’s availability for employment, according a finalized opinion from the California state bar’s ethics committee (Cal. State Bar Standing Comm. on Prof’l Responsibility & Conduct, Formal Op. 2016-196).

Lawyers in California can use the new opinion as a road map for ensuring that their blogs aren’t subject to regulation as attorney advertising.

The new opinion is very similar to an interim version that the committee floated for public comment last year, except for extra discussion ...