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Brave New World10 Tips to Understanding and Ethically Capitalizing On the Evolving Legal Marketplace
• Dan Lear, Director of Industry Relations Avvo Inc
• @rightbrainlaw
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• Why unbundle?• ABA Model Rule 1.2 (c)
adopted in every state• No opinion: AR, GA, HI,
ID, IN, MD, LA, MN, NH, ND, OH, OK, RI, SD, TX, VT, WY
Unbundling/Limited Scope in the US
• Ethics• Have opinions: AL, AZ,
CA, CT, FL, IA, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NV, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, VT, VA, WA, WI
• A cautionary tale
The Cloud
How lawyers market themselves:
22%
12%
12%10%
9%8%
8%7%
6%6%
LitigationReal EstateBusinessPersonal InjuryCriminal De-fenseFamilyEmployment / LaborEstate Planning
Source: Avvo Research – practice areas selected on Avvo
What consumers are looking for:
Source: Avvo Research – practice areas selected on Avvo
29%
19%
11%
9%
7%
6%
6%
5%4% 3% Criminal Defense
Immigration
DUI / DWI
Landlord / Tenant
Employment / Labor
Child Custody
Speeding / Traffic Ticket
Divorce / Separation
Car / Auto Accident
Family
Comment 8 ABA Model Rule 1.1
[8] To maintain the requisite knowledge and skill, a lawyer should keep abreast of changes in the law and its practice, including the benefits and risks associated with relevant technology, engage in continuing study and education and comply with all continuing legal education requirements to which the lawyer is subject.
• Arizona• Arkansas• Connecticut• Delaware• Idaho• Kansas• Massachusetts
Adopted in14 States*
• Minnesota• New Mexico• North
Carolina**• Ohio• Pennsylvania• West Virginia• Wyoming
*Current as of March 2015**Differs slightly from ABA version