Discussion Post
• Research Virginia's law on ethical walls (formerly called "Chinese walls" if that helps inform your research). Perhaps start with rule 1.10 on imputing conflicts to other people in a firm and/or 1.11 for those with a government agency. Check for state bar opinions, as well as case law on this issue. You can use the internet or an electronic legal research database such as WestlawNext or LexisNexis, etc. The Virginia State Bar website has plenty of information as well, and your textbook has search engine suggestions. Report on what you find, what you think about such, and provide citations.
• Locate Virginia's Rules of Professional Conduct related to lawyer advertising. Would it violate these rules if your law firm adopted a vanity phone number such as 1-800-GR8-LWYR?
• Does Virginia prohibit the use of actors portraying lawyers in television advertising? What do you personally think about this? Is the public confused or fooled by this practice? Do Virginia's rules prohibit your law firm from using a clever jingle in a radio or television ad?
The response should include a reference list. One-inch margins, Using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, double-space and APA style of writing and citations.