Free Advertising for Attorneys!

Free advertising for attorneys! Write a statement of 250 words or less on either of the six topics below and include at least one citation, and I will read your statement and credit you and/or your law firm on a broadcast at one of the Blogtalkradio shows where I am a member, listed at the link below:

~Censorship
~Mass Incarceration
~African American Inmates
~Unequal Justice
~Decriminalizing Mental Illness and/or Drug Addiction
~Government Spying

New Human Rights Blogtalkradio Broadcasts
http://freespeakblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/new-human-rights-blogtalkradio.html

Legal Victory - BATES v. STATE BAR of ARIZONA

Until 1977, lawyers were generally barred from public advertising. John Bates, Esq. changed that. Bates v. State Bar of Arizona, 433 U.S. 350 (1977), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court upheld the right of lawyers to advertise their services. In holding that lawyer advertising was commercial speech entitled to protection under the First Amendment (incorporated against the States through the Fourteenth Amendment), the Court upset the tradition against advertising by lawyers, rejecting it as an antiquated rule of etiquette.

The Court emphasized the benefits of the information that flows to consumers through advertising, positing that lawyer advertising would make legal services more accessible to the general public and improve the overall administration of justice.

Although legal advertising in phone books still remains the most popular and prominent in our society, new forms of advertising have emerged. Television advertisements are a relatively new form of advertising and are becoming increasingly more popular. The newest form of advertising by law firms and lawyers is over the internet. Internet advertising helps victims find a lawyer to represent their case. (Wikipedia)

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Congratulations, attorneys, for gaining protection for your free speech rights through the United States Supreme Court. Things have certainly Changed since 1977. Wikipedia reports, "In the top 75 television markets nationwide, 2,000 lawyers advertise on television and spend close to $200 million collectively on advertising." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_advertising_in_the_United_States

Until advertising was legalized for attorneys, law firms relied on referrals. Being applauded in my Legal Victories blog for cases you won, or allowing me to read your opinions and findings about legal issues on Blogtalkradio before large audiences, combine two forms of advertising: third-party word-of-mouth advertising on the Internet - and this is free. Many people are seeking your services, and I want everyone with civil or criminal case to have adequate legal representation. Let's make it happen.

More ideas for advertising your services are offered in "Justice Gagged" blog at an article entitled "Free Legal Services Advertising: Pro Bono" at
http://justicegagged.blogspot.com/2013/11/free-legal-advertising-pro-bono.html

Call or write with information about legal victories you wish to highlight

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