And in a previous disciplinary opinion, the state supreme court had found that subpoenaed records from police departments had not become “generally known.” It means that the information has already received widespread publicity.” Merely being “of public record” does not mean that the information is “generally known” when it is not “within the basic understanding and knowledge of the public,” said the New Jersey district court in a 2006 opinion. 479 (2017).Īs the ABA advised, “the phrase ‘generally known’ means much more than publicly available or accessible. The board cited New Jersey state and federal case authority and the ABA’s Formal Opinion No. Here, said the board, the information in the Yelp review the lawyer posted related to the former representation, and the information had not become generally known.
Model Rule 1.9(c), like its New Jersey analogue, prohibits using “information relating to the representation” to the disadvantage of a former client with only narrow exceptions, “or when the information has become generally known.” The lawyer contended, however, that the conduct was not unethical because his disclosures “were public information and I did not violate attorney client privilege.” The lawyer conceded that his conduct regarding the client “rating was my finest moment,” said the board. He admitted he was “very upset” by the client’s negative Yelp rating of his practice, and felt that his response was justified because “what was good for the goose was good for the gander.” Well maybe a couple of beers during a massage would be nice.Īfter the client complained, the lawyer sought to explain his actions, according to the board decision. Ooops, almost forgot about the DWI conviction. Additionally, she has been convicted of shoplifting from a supermarket. Is a convicted felon for fleeing the state with children. In turn, as set out in the board decision, the lawyer posted a review of the client’s massage business on Yelp, where he said that the client Over a year later, however, the client posted “poor reviews” of the lawyer’s services on several websites. It has amazing food and generally the kind of atmosphere of a place you'd want to stay for hours.ĭon't judge a book by its cool, limited first edition cover and bask in the feeling that you liked this place before it was too popular to get in the door.We’ve noted before that just because information relating to your representation of a client might be publicly available, your duty of confidentiality means that youcan’t disclose it if it is not “generally known.” The two concepts - public availability and being “generally known” - are not the same, as a New Jersey lawyer learned earlier this month when the state supreme court imposed a one-year suspension in a disciplinary case that (among other things) involved a Yelp review.Īccording to the disciplinary board’s decision, the lawyer represented a client in a child custody matter and achieved a “seemingly good result” via settlement.
But every single time I've been here I've been met with a warm and welcoming staff who actually is familiar with their menu and seem THRILLED to share the bounty of their work place. "I just released a cassette of my band"-ironic dad-shirt hipster. Once you step inside you'll hesitate- it's a hipster place. They were god damn angels toward a inappropriately dramatic grown-ass woman.įood's dope, even when you don't shove it in your face cause your blood sugar's low. But everyone at Honey Hi was like "we're not judging you right now, we're gonna rush your order." Literal tears were forming in my eyes like a fucking idiot.
I got to Honey Hi to find out my order didn't go through and was irrationally upset. I was also hangry AF, which is probably why everything broke in my house because hangry= hulk-esque grace and finesse.
I woke up this morning, late for work, basically everything in my house broke, and my car took more than a few times to start.
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