Why Is It Illegal for a Lawyer to Boast of Winning

question 26

Multiple Choice

Why is it illegal for a lawyer to boast of winning a case in his blog posting?

• A) Such an action violates the attorney-client privilege.
• B) Lawyers are prohibited from maintaining blogs on the Internet.
• C) Boasting is behavior unbecoming of a lawyer.
• D) This action is disclosure of the results of a case and cannot be made public.
• E) Posting this type of information in a blog is advertising.

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