Advisory Opinion: 1903

Year Issued: 2000

RPC(s): RPC 7.1; 7.2; Published Informal Opinion 97-1

Subject: Advertising; posting qualifications and experience on internet web site

The committee considered your inquiry concerning the posting of qualifications and representative experience on a Web site. The committee opined that the contents of a Web site posted by a lawyer or law firm must comply with RPC 7.1. The lawyer must maintain a copy of the Web site and changes made to that site pursuant to RPC 7.2. The committee refers the inquiring lawyer to Published Informal Opinion 97-1.

Advisory Opinions are provided for the education of the Bar and reflect the opinion of the Committee on Professional Ethics (CPE) or its predecessors. Advisory Opinions are provided pursuant to the authorization granted by the Board of Governors, but are not individually approved by the Board and do not reflect the official position of the Bar association. Laws other than the Washington State Rules of Professional Conduct may apply to the inquiry. The Committee's answer does not include or opine about any other applicable law other than the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct.