News and Announcements
LAJ summary of selected bills and effective dates, 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature
Louisiana Supreme Court announces amendments to lawyer advertising rules
Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice John L. Weimer announced on May 6, 2021, the court’s adoption of amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct pertaining to lawyer advertising. The amendments are the result of a study and recommendations to the court by the Louisiana State Bar Association’s Rules of Professional Conduct Committee in response to Senate Concurrent Resolution 57 of the 2020 Regular Legislative Session, which requested the implementation of a lawyer advertisement review recognition program. The amended rules are scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2022. Read the court's order.
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