2007-05-15 09:40:18 · 11 answers · asked by ? 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
it can be and actor or a real attorney I've done both they can be an actor as long as you see in small lettering at the bottom of the commercial that it say this is a dramatization or this is an actor!
2007-05-15 09:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually, the people in these ads are actors (although I have heard radio commercials with lawyers that I know). There's no requirement that they be actual lawyers. Of course, the person who's being advertised must be a lawyer, because it's illegal for a non-lawyer to claim to be a lawyer or to engage in the practice law. The person who's in the ad cannot claim to be the actual lawyer, unless he really is.
2007-05-15 09:47:08 · answer #2 · answered by Stephen L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are two different systems in the US for regulating lawyers. Most states have adopted the ABA Model Code for Lawyer Regulation. My own state, New York, is under the Code of Professional Responsibility. The rules vary from state to state, but in New York, using an actor to portray a lawyer without a contemporaneous disclosure that the actor is only pretending to be a shark can get the lawyer who paid for the ad disbarred, suspended, censured, admonished, or warned.
Here's the rule:
Section 1200.6 [DR 2-101] Advertising.
(a) A lawyer or law firm shall not use or disseminate or participate in the use or dissemination of any advertisement that:(1) contains statements or claims that are false, deceptive or misleading; or (2) violates a disciplinary rule.
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(c) An advertisement shall not:
***(3) include the portrayal of a judge, the portrayal of a fictitious law firm, the use of
a fictitious name to refer to lawyers not associated together in a law firm, or otherwise imply that lawyers are associated in a law firm if that is not the case;
(4) use actors to portray the lawyer, members of the law firm, or clients, or utilize depictions of fictionalized events or scenes, without disclosure of same;
(5) rely on techniques to obtain attention that demonstrate a clear and intentional lack of relevance to the selection of counsel, including the portrayal of lawyers exhibiting
characteristics clearly unrelated to legal competence;
(6) be made to resemble legal documents; or (7) utilize a nickname, moniker, motto or trade name that implies an ability to obtain results in a matter.
***(h) All advertisements shall include the name, principal law office address and telephone number of the lawyer or law firm whose services are being offered.
(i) Any words or statements required by this rule to appear in an advertisement must be clearly legible and capable of being read by the average person, if written, and intelligible if spoken aloud.
2007-05-23 02:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
What do you mean? If your asking if the advertisements that lawyers star in to promote business requires actual lawyers, than absolutely. If your trying to promot your own business, your going to star in it especially if it's such a personal and intimate profession.
2007-05-15 09:57:57 · answer #4 · answered by Lenka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are subject to the same 'Truth in advertising' laws as anyone else. if you feel the need to check up on someone who claims to be a lawyer ,contact the American Bar Association or your state's bar association and check and see if they are really a licensed attorney .
2007-05-21 07:57:56 · answer #5 · answered by Coffeeman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
They get actors who look better for the part. I wouldn't be surprised if some of them are to cheap to pay an actor though.
I don't think that there is a law that can stop them if they want to do their own commercial either.
2007-05-23 06:40:43 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
just seems a bunch of bunk, what is wrong with just advertising that, they are a law firm , looking to represent potential clients. and do not waste time not having commercials in states they do not practice in.
2016-01-20 15:45:19 · answer #7 · answered by scott 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at the bottom of the screen there is a byline that says "actor portrayal"...
2007-05-15 09:47:21 · answer #8 · answered by bytchy_princess 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh heck no......hire some good looking guy!
2007-05-20 19:29:15 · answer #9 · answered by Sand D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey don't know dude
2007-05-21 17:27:45 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋