New Jersey Supreme Court Amends Rules to Allow 'Super Lawyers' Advertising

Lawyers USA › November 11, 2009

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Resolving a contentious issue, the New Jersey Supreme Court has adopted a rule change allowing lawyers to advertise themselves as "Super Lawyers" and/or "Best Lawyers in America."

In 2006, the state's Committee on Advertising issued Opinion 39, which ruled that lawyers who touted themselves as a "Best Lawyer in America" or a "Super Lawyer" were engaging in a form of unethical comparative advertising, creating unlikely expectations in consumers.

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New Jersey Supreme Court Amends Rules to Allow 'Super Lawyers' Advertising

But in Dec. 2008, the state's highest court vacated the opinion, holding that Opinion 3...

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