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Nicole Black
Co-author | Social Media for Lawyers--The Next Frontier
Co-author | Criminal Law in New York
Author | Cloud Computing for Lawyers
Legal Technology Evangelist | MyCase.com | web-based law practice management
The Ethics of Using Social Media For Litigation


SOCIAL
MEDIA
It’s not a fad
SOCIAL MEDIA FACTOID #1:
Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity
on the Web
porn
Source: Socialnomics.com
SOCIAL MEDIA FACTOID #2:
If Facebook were a country it would be the
world’s largestworld’s largest
Social Media Evidence: Ethics and Best Practices for Lawyers
SOCIAL MEDIA FACTOID #3:
Every second 2 new members join LinkedIn2
Lawyers cannot afford to be left out of the loop
HOW DO YOU GET
STARTED?
BE CURIOUS AND LEARN
PUBLIC BY DEFAULT OFTEN PROTECTED IT DEPENDS
———
BE AWARE OF PASSIVE
NOTIFICATIONS
THE PLATFORMS
! " #
Sometimes the online world will feel like a maze
A lot of people will
tell you what you
can’t do.
Social Media Evidence: Ethics and Best Practices for Lawyers
Social Media Evidence: Ethics and Best Practices for Lawyers
Social media simply
changes the medium, not
the message
Spying: Sometimes ok
MINING FOR
EVIDENCE.
Two key themes:
1. Whether the social
media postings sought
are publicly viewable
2. Whether the person
being researched is
represented by
counsel.
.
THE GENERAL
CONCENSUS
General consensus:
1. Most jurisdictions agree
that it is improper to
attempt to connect with
an individual known to
be represented by
counsel but that
viewing publicly
viewable profiles is
fair game.
2. Majority of
jurisdictions hold that
lawyers must disclose
the reason for seeking
to connect with
unrepresented party.
.
Deception: Not ok
Passive notifications:
Depends on who you ask
RESEARCHING
JURORS.
Differing opinions on
passive notifications.
ABA Standing
Committee on Ethics &
Responsibility Opinion
466 (2014):
• Unethical to communicate
with jurors
• Attempts to access jurors’
social media information
behind a privacy walls
impermissible
• Publicly available
information is fair game, &
does not constitute improper
communication in violation of
Rule 3.5(b). It’s similar to
observing a juror from a car
while driving by the juror’s
home
• If improper juror conduct is
discovered, “lawyer must take
reasonable remedial
measures including, if
necessary, disclosure to the
tribunal.”
• Notably, ABA Committee
departed from the New York
Committee’s rationale
regarding passive online
notifications do not
constitute a communication
and thus are not problematic:
“The fact that a juror or a
potential juror may become
aware that the lawyer is
reviewing his Internet
presence when an ESM
network setting notifies the
juror of such review does not
constitute a communication
from the lawyer in violation of
Rule 3.5(b).”
THE NEW YORK
DECISIONS.
NYC Bar Committee
on Professional
Ethics Formal
Opinion 2012-2
(6/12):
• Lawyers can use social media
to research jurors, so long as
jurors unaware of research .
• Passive notification is
communication. If attorney
knew juror would be aware of
monitoring, then it’s unethical.
Even if attorney unaware
notification would be sent, if
juror later learns of
monitoring, then it could be
prohibited communication in
violation of RPE 3.5.
• Attorneys/agents must avoid
deception,
• “In the context of researching
jurors using social media
services, an attorney must
understand and analyze the
relevant technology, privacy
settings and policies of each
social media service used for
jury research.”
NY County
Lawyers
Association
Formal Opinion No.
743 (1/12):
• Attorney or agent may
monitor jurors’ public
postings and accounts on
social media, but connecting
with jurors in order to view
social media postings that are
not viewable by the public is
unethical
• Lawyers must have a
thorough understanding of
the workings of the different
social media platforms in
order to avoid improper
communication with jurors
• Passive notifications are
communications
• If improprieties on the part of
a juror are discovered, the
court must be notified and
the discovery of the
improprieties cannot be used
to gain a tactical advantage.
DON’T BE THAT GUY
YOUR OPPONENTS
ARE USING IT. SO
SHOULD YOU.
SOCIAL MEDIA
IS FOR KIDS!
BE CURIOUS.
LEARN.
THINK.
Social Media Evidence: Ethics and Best Practices for Lawyers
Social Media Evidence: Ethics and Best Practices for Lawyers
IMPRESS YOUR COLLEAGUES.
IMPRESS YOUR CLIENTS.
IMPRESS YOUR KIDS!
BE PREPARED.
$
$
$
The more you learn,
the more you know.
Social Media Evidence: Ethics and Best Practices for Lawyers
Thanks for listening!
Nicole Black
Legal Technology Evangelist
MyCase.com | web-based law
practice management
www.nicoleblackesq.com
@nikiblack on Twitter
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Social Media Evidence: Ethics and Best Practices for Lawyers

  • 1. PRESENTED BY: Nicole Black Co-author | Social Media for Lawyers--The Next Frontier Co-author | Criminal Law in New York Author | Cloud Computing for Lawyers Legal Technology Evangelist | MyCase.com | web-based law practice management The Ethics of Using Social Media For Litigation
  • 3. SOCIAL MEDIA FACTOID #1: Social Media has overtaken porn as the #1 activity on the Web porn Source: Socialnomics.com
  • 4. SOCIAL MEDIA FACTOID #2: If Facebook were a country it would be the world’s largestworld’s largest
  • 6. SOCIAL MEDIA FACTOID #3: Every second 2 new members join LinkedIn2
  • 7. Lawyers cannot afford to be left out of the loop
  • 8. HOW DO YOU GET STARTED? BE CURIOUS AND LEARN
  • 9. PUBLIC BY DEFAULT OFTEN PROTECTED IT DEPENDS ——— BE AWARE OF PASSIVE NOTIFICATIONS THE PLATFORMS ! " #
  • 10. Sometimes the online world will feel like a maze
  • 11. A lot of people will tell you what you can’t do.
  • 14. Social media simply changes the medium, not the message
  • 16. MINING FOR EVIDENCE. Two key themes: 1. Whether the social media postings sought are publicly viewable 2. Whether the person being researched is represented by counsel. . THE GENERAL CONCENSUS General consensus: 1. Most jurisdictions agree that it is improper to attempt to connect with an individual known to be represented by counsel but that viewing publicly viewable profiles is fair game. 2. Majority of jurisdictions hold that lawyers must disclose the reason for seeking to connect with unrepresented party. .
  • 19. RESEARCHING JURORS. Differing opinions on passive notifications. ABA Standing Committee on Ethics & Responsibility Opinion 466 (2014): • Unethical to communicate with jurors • Attempts to access jurors’ social media information behind a privacy walls impermissible • Publicly available information is fair game, & does not constitute improper communication in violation of Rule 3.5(b). It’s similar to observing a juror from a car while driving by the juror’s home • If improper juror conduct is discovered, “lawyer must take reasonable remedial measures including, if necessary, disclosure to the tribunal.” • Notably, ABA Committee departed from the New York Committee’s rationale regarding passive online notifications do not constitute a communication and thus are not problematic: “The fact that a juror or a potential juror may become aware that the lawyer is reviewing his Internet presence when an ESM network setting notifies the juror of such review does not constitute a communication from the lawyer in violation of Rule 3.5(b).” THE NEW YORK DECISIONS. NYC Bar Committee on Professional Ethics Formal Opinion 2012-2 (6/12): • Lawyers can use social media to research jurors, so long as jurors unaware of research . • Passive notification is communication. If attorney knew juror would be aware of monitoring, then it’s unethical. Even if attorney unaware notification would be sent, if juror later learns of monitoring, then it could be prohibited communication in violation of RPE 3.5. • Attorneys/agents must avoid deception, • “In the context of researching jurors using social media services, an attorney must understand and analyze the relevant technology, privacy settings and policies of each social media service used for jury research.” NY County Lawyers Association Formal Opinion No. 743 (1/12): • Attorney or agent may monitor jurors’ public postings and accounts on social media, but connecting with jurors in order to view social media postings that are not viewable by the public is unethical • Lawyers must have a thorough understanding of the workings of the different social media platforms in order to avoid improper communication with jurors • Passive notifications are communications • If improprieties on the part of a juror are discovered, the court must be notified and the discovery of the improprieties cannot be used to gain a tactical advantage.
  • 20. DON’T BE THAT GUY YOUR OPPONENTS ARE USING IT. SO SHOULD YOU. SOCIAL MEDIA IS FOR KIDS!
  • 24. IMPRESS YOUR COLLEAGUES. IMPRESS YOUR CLIENTS. IMPRESS YOUR KIDS! BE PREPARED. $ $ $ The more you learn, the more you know.
  • 26. Thanks for listening! Nicole Black Legal Technology Evangelist MyCase.com | web-based law practice management www.nicoleblackesq.com @nikiblack on Twitter Author and co-author of: