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PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE BAR Social Media for the Lawyer: Friend or Foe? Erik Qualman, author of the best selling book ‘Socialnomics” once BULLETIN wrote “We don’t have a choice on whether we DO social media, the question is how well we DO it.” Social media is here to stay and the statistics are astonishing. According to wearesocial.net, a global social media agency, as of 2015, of the 7.2 billion people on the planet, just Volume XXXX over 3 billion are active Internet users (45% of the world’s internet users), 3.65 billion have access to the internet via smart phones and Number 5 tablets, nearly 2.1 billion have social media accounts and close to 1.7 Mary T. Morgan billion have active social media accounts. According to a new study September – from the Pew Research Center for Media and Journalism, more than 60% of millennials1 surveyed October 2015 said that during the previous week they got their political news from Facebook, compared with 37% who got it from TV. For older members of the “Baby Boom” generation, meanwhile, those figures were almost exactly reversed: about 60 percent of that age group said they got most of their political news from local television, with about 39% saying they got it from Facebook (only 14% of millennials said they got political news from Twitter). INSIDE Nearly everyone these days is familiar with the social media platforms currently available, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Google+, Pinterest, Snapchat, Tumblr, Flickr…and the list PAGE 4 ..... YOUNG LAW Y ERS SECTION continues to grow. The sheer number of social media platforms is staggering and frankly, a little overwhelming. How do you keep up and what does this mean for us, as lawyers? Social media can PAGE 5 ....... SE P TE M BER LUNCHEON be a great marketing and business development tool and a good way to maintain relationships with friends and family who live far afield. Used carefully, social media can give your firm a presence, develop your professional reputation, and help drive new business. According to the ABA’s 2014 Legal PAGE 6 ........... NPBA CO mm ITTEES Technology Survey Report, attorneys are using social media marketing more than ever, with solos WE L CO M E NEW ME M BERS and small firms leading the way in engaging on social media networks, blogging and website devel- opment. Social media is also increasingly relevant in communication between lawyers, their clients PAGE 7 ........... OCTOBER LUNCHEON and the courts. However, that isn’t the whole story with social media. Social media now represents a ANNOUNCE M ENTS ripe source of electronic evidence for litigators and potential sources of risk for those advising busi- nesses. Regardless of practice area, online connections are fraught with the same ethical pitfalls as in-person interaction with potential clients and others. With the volume of communication made possible by social networking, ethical risks are magnified. Just a few practical tips: Don’t comment on pending trials or reveal specific case results without a disclaimer. Don’t criticize judges or other 1 The cohort of Americans born between 1980 and the mid-2000s, and who are currently the largest generation in the U.S., representing one-third of the total U.S. population in 2013. (continued on page 2) U P C O M I N G E V E N T S SEPTEMBER LUNCHEON OCTOBER LUNCHEON See Flyers Inside for Thursday, September 17, 2015 • 11:45 AM Thursday, October 15, 2015 • 11:45 AM Event Details and Hits at the Park, Harbor Park Hits at the Park, Harbor Park Registration Information Featuring: John R. Broderick, President Featuring: Hon. Arenda L. Wright Allen Old Dominion University U.S. District Court, E.D.Va. Preregistration required FALL CLE SEMINARS for all NPBA Events. Call 622-3152. CLE Seminar flyers enclosed. Purchase the NPBA CLE Season Ticket and attend UNLiMiTEd NPBA CLE SEMiNARS through April 30, 2016. Future CLE seminars wil be listed on our website. (PRESIDENT ’S MESSAGE CONTINUED ) attorneys. Protect privileged and confidential information. Be cautious when sending messages that appear to be legal advice, which can create unintended attorney-client relationships. When it comes to marketing on social media, make sure you are familiar with the Virginia Rules of 999 Waterside Drive, Suite 1330 Norfolk, Virginia 23510 Professional Conduct regarding solicitation of legal work. When using personal social media accounts, use common sense and be smart about what you post and communicate. (757) 622-3152 [email protected] www.norfolkandportsmouthbar.org News from the Association: Fall is just around the corner! The kids are headed back to school, the dog days of summer are hopefully drawing to a close, the Association’s monthly luncheon series will resume and OFFICERS the MCLE deadline is looming! Mary T. Morgan President Continuing Legal Education: Our CLE Committee has worked tirelessly to bring the Associa- 397-3481 [email protected] tion a CLE series filled with interesting, informative and diverse topics. 37 hours of CLE credit, Robert V. Timms, Jr. 7 of which are ethics credits, between September 14 and October 29 are currently available. If President-Elect you are not familiar with our season ticket, now is the time to get more information. For $250 486-7055 you can attend each and every CLE offered by the Association through April 30, 2016. With the [email protected] season ticket, you will receive the CLE credits you need (and many more) close to home, with T. Wayne Williams local judges and practitioners as faculty. Past President 547-5555 [email protected] NPBA Social Media: Did you know - NPBA is now on Twitter? Don’t miss a single tweet! Follow James R. Harvey, III @npbanews for the latest news from NPBA, fast and to the point. Did you know that NPBA Treasurer is on Facebook? Please remember to “like” our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ 446-8518 [email protected] NorfolkPortsmouthBarAssociation Stay up to date on activities and events! Charles M. Lollar Secretary 735-0777 Luncheons: The Programs Committee has worked diligently to line up great luncheon speak- [email protected] ers this year. In September, we will be joined by John R. Broderick, President of Old Dominion Delphine G. Carnes University, a position he has held since 2008. As President, Broderick guides the University’s six 623-3000 [email protected] colleges, more than 10 economic development and research centers, and numerous partnerships with government, military and business organizations and agencies. He oversees an operating Lamont Maddox 454-2045 budget in excess of $526 million and more than 3,000 faculty and staff. At the October lunch [email protected] meeting, the Honorable Arenda Wright Allen will speak. Judge Allen was appointed to the United Patrick H.O’Donnell States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in 2011, and has the distinction of being 624-3305 the first African-American woman on the federal bench in Virginia. [email protected] Alan D. Albert President, Library Board 441-8914 [email protected] What Norfolk Law Library can do for you… Zachary Simmons Chair Young Lawyers Section Do options for obtaining cases seem more If you’re a more seasoned practitioner, but 664-4529 limited in practice compared to the legal face research challenges, don’t hesitate [email protected] research universe you had available in to contact us. law school? 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KOONTZ, JR. (RET.) HON. JOANNE F. ALPER (RET.) HON. ELIZABETH B. LACY (RET.) HON. PAMELA S. BASKERVILL (RET.) HON. WILLIAM H. LEDBETTER, JR. (RET.) HON. J. MARTIN BASS (RET.) EDWARD B. LOWRY, ESQ. HON. B. WAUGH CRIGLER (RET.) JOHN B. MCCAMMON, ESQ. HON. MICHAEL P. MCWEENY (RET.) HON. JEAN W. CUNNINGHAM HON. LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR. (RET.) JOHN G. DOUGLASS, ESQ. ROBERT T. MITCHELL, JR., ESQ. CHESHIRE I’ANSON EVELEIGH, ESQ. Hon. LeRoy F. Millette, Jr. (Ret.) JOHN H. OBRION, JR., ESQ. HON. WALTER S. FELTON, JR. (RET.) Former Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia HON. BARRY R. PORETZ (RET.) HON. JOHANNA L. FITZPATRICK (RET.) The Honorable LeRoy F. Millette, Jr. recently retired after seven years of distinguished service as HON. CHARLES E. POSTON (RET.) HON. JEROME B. FRIEDMAN (RET.) a Justice on the Supreme Court of Virginia. Prior to his tenure on the high court, Justice Millette MARK E. RUBIN, ESQ. HON. J. MICHAEL GAMBLE (RET.) served at every level of the Commonwealth’s judicial system, including serving two terms as HON. THOMAS S. SHADRICK (RET.) RICHARD S. GLASSER, ESQ. Chief Judge during his fourteen years on the Circuit Court of Prince William County.