{"id":59223,"date":"2025-12-06T14:32:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T19:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/lawyer\/?p=59223"},"modified":"2025-12-23T17:34:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T22:34:37","slug":"s-your-website-in-compliance-with-florida-bar-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jgmleonard.com\/lawyer\/s-your-website-in-compliance-with-florida-bar-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Is your website in compliance with Florida Bar rules?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"59223\" class=\"elementor elementor-59223\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc2b120 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bc2b120\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cfd653 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cfd653\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is your law firm website in ompliance with florida Bar Association rules?<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-209c05c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"209c05c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-608fd2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"608fd2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBelow are some of the points made in a talk given by Mark Weinstock, senior regional director, and John Shinkle, Internet marketing consultant with Martindale Hubbell, presented a seminar on complying with the proposed website rules and Internet marketing at the Florida Bar Association\u2019s Annual Convention on March 10, 2020.\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabar.org\/the-florida-bar-news\/getting-it-right-is-your-website-in-compliance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LINK<\/a>\n\n<span style=\"color: #4d4d4f; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;\">\u00a0<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-597f95e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"597f95e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88a03f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88a03f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">SUMMARY<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4078256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4078256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Testimonials and Results must be confirmed by the viewer if you have them on your website. 85% of all lawyers are NOT in compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3f9bec e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3f9bec\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83a5057 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"83a5057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7306aa5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7306aa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ce6052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ce6052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Legal clients expect you to have a <strong>website<\/strong>, as well as an office, an email address, and a telephone.<\/p><p>And that assumption makes complying with the Florida Bar Association new website rules all the more important.<\/p><p>The Florida Bar Association rules now require lawyers and law firms to segregate their websites. Information, such as testimonials and references to past results, as well as other information that does not comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabar.org\/ethics\/etad\/advertising-filing-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Bar Association Rule 4-7.2.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501a187 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"501a187\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e364020 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e364020\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>People expect you to have a website, an email address, and a telephone.<\/p><p>And that assumption makes complying with the website rules all the more important.<\/p><p>The new Florida Bar Association rule requires lawyers and law firms to segregate their websites. Information, such as testimonials and references to past results, as well as other information that does not comply with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabar.org\/ethics\/etad\/advertising-filing-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Florida Bar Association Rule 4-7.2.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-701c076 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"701c076\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51101b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51101b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>These must be in a separate section of the website<br \/>and potential clients must confirm.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-385f6a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"385f6a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55eba4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55eba4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To access that section, any viewer must take an affirmative action, such as clicking on a button after reading a disclaimer.<\/p><p>Those accessing such information, under this rule, would be told that the information has not been reviewed or approved by the Bar. If past results are mentioned, the site must say that each case is different and those provided may not be representative of results obtained by the lawyers.<\/p><p>If testimonials are used, the site must say those cases may be different from the client\u2019s, whether testimonials from all clients are provided, and that the testimonials may not be representative of all clients\u2019 experiences with the lawyer.<\/p><p>He estimated when the Supreme Court issued its initial ruling last year on website rules, probably 85 percent of lawyer and law firm websites were not in compliance. Since then, some law firms have updated their sites, but many are unaware of the pending rules or are waiting until the court takes final action.<\/p><p>\u201cThere\u2019s not supposed to be anything on your website that talks about past performance or something that could be construed as a judgment, as opposed to factual,\u201d Shinkle said.<\/p><p>His advice: \u201cIt\u2019s a good rule of thumb for the majority of law firms to connect with somebody who does know two things \u2014 Florida Bar rules to make sure the website in compliance, and the Internet and what the Internet is looking for.<\/p><p>\u201cEverything has become very complex for a solo practitioner to understand all of the marketing rules and be able to practice law.\u201d<\/p><p>As for bringing a website into compliance, Shinkle said, \u201cTestimonials and past results need to be removed from the website. There is a proposal on putting those behind a disclaimer and what we\u2019ve done is put a popup window where someone would click, where someone would have to react and acknowledge those things. If they do not, it returns them to what they were reading. If they do acknowledge, they would be allowed to read the additional information.<\/p><p>\u201cThe majority of firms have somebody that they are working with in some capacity [on Internet issues],\u201d Shinkle said.<\/p><p>He said \u201cThere is not a day that goes by that I don\u2019t find a site not in compliance. There are a lot of firms out there who have not addressed this at all.\u201d<\/p><p>And, Shinkle and Weinstein said, websites are important for law firms.<\/p><p>\u201cOver 85 percent of law firms now have websites,\u201d Weinstein said. \u201cA lot feel that any site will do. But there\u2019s a science to the website. Some of the top lawyers are overlooked because they\u2019re ignoring advertising and marketing.\u201d<\/p><p>Shinkle said the Internet is now a primary way for clients to find lawyers. They look for reinforcing information on an attorney they have been referred to or heard about. Potential clients also search for a lawyer with skills matching their needs.<\/p><p>In the latter instance, a website should be designed so that search engines are likely to find the attorney and list him or her high on the list of links. That, Shinkle said, can be a daunting task on its own, since search engine companies are continually refining their services.<\/p><p>\u201cMarketing is changing at warp speed,\u201d he said. \u201cGoogle made 550 changes last year to its algorithm on who\u2019s going to show up on its search results.\u201d<\/p><p>Website rules have been a difficult issue for the Bar and the Board of Governors. The Bar, after an extensive study of advertising rules in 2004-05, took an extra year to review the intricacies surrounding law firm websites. The board ultimately recommended to the court that the home pages of attorney sites be subject to all the substantive advertising rules, and that the remainder of lawyer websites be subject to the substantive advertising rules with three exceptions: prohibitions against statements characterizing the quality of legal services, past results, and testimonials. In the latter two instances, the Bar recommended disclaimers. Websites would remain exempt from the filing requirement.<\/p><p>The court rejected that approach last November, ruling that websites are subject to the general advertising rules contained in Rule 4-7.2, which bans lawyers from using testimonials, referring to past results, or characterizing the quality of their legal services \u2014 all commonly done on law firm websites.<\/p><p>The Board of Governors, noting the short time between the issuance of the opinion and the January 1, 2010, effective date, first asked the court to delay the effective date until July 1, 2010, and the court agreed.<\/p><p>The Bar then asked the Standing Committee on Advertising to provide guidance for Bar members to comply with the rules.<\/p><p>The committee responded by suggesting a bifurcation of attorney websites. Those sections that contain testimonials, refer to past results, characterize the quality of legal services, or otherwise don\u2019t comply with Rule 4-7.2, would not be generally accessible to random web-surfers. Access would require the viewer to take another affirmative step after viewing a disclaimer.<\/p><p>The Supreme Court approved of those suggestions but said they should be included in the advertising rules rather than being just guidelines.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab93e65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ab93e65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef2d25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ef2d25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It will cost the typical law firm $300 to $500 to comply with advertising rules on websites now pending at the Florida Supreme Court, according to two website experts.<\/p><p>Mark Weinstock, senior regional director, and John Shinkle, Internet marketing consultant with Martindale Hubbell, presented a seminar on complying with the proposed website rules and Internet marketing at the Bar\u2019s Annual Convention. They recently spoke with the Bar\u00a0<i>News<\/i>\u00a0on those topics.<\/p><p>Shinkle said it\u2019s hard to overestimate the importance of a website for attorneys.<\/p><p>\u201cYou\u2019re probably looking at about two hours of computer time that would be $150 an hour,\u201d Shinkle said of the time necessary to bring a website in compliance.<\/p><p>\u201cProbably $300 to $500 should be able to fix that part of it for most firms.<\/p><p>\u201cIf somebody has animation, has scrolling, is linking in and has feeds, has a lot of internal links, then it\u2019s going to be a lot more time and expertise and more expense.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40bea32 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"40bea32\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-789fdc8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"789fdc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is your law firm website in ompliance with florida Bar Association rules? 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