New York Bar Backs Down on Advertising Regulations

A recent Law.com article reports that the presiding justices of the appellate division's four departments in New York have modified proposed rules governing attorney websites and blogs.  As we reported in earlier installments on ZiefBrief, web-savvy attorneys across the nation were more than a little annoyed with the original version of the proposed regulations, which would have subjected attorneys and law firms with a web presence to onerous record-keeping requirements.  More than 100 individuals and organizations wrote in to demand changes to the proposed regulations.  According to recent news reports, the authors of the revamped regs have tightened the definitions of "advertising" and "solicitation" and eased the record-keeping requirements in response to written comments.  The amended regulations should take effect on February 1, 2007.