Compliance on Lawyer Sites

CK - Washington.   The state of the art and of compliance with statutory requirements of web sites by lawyers are the topics of a comprehensive note, in German, by Mathias Lorenz: An Analysis of Internet Presentations of Lawyers. The results of his survey indicate that compliance is deficient. For instance, many lawyers who advertise their services in Germany disregard the need for an Impressum, i.e. an easily accessible list identifying the provider of the website, tax numbers, addresses and other contact information. Lorenz examines the requirements that may apply to lawyer web sites in detail which adds significant value to the evaluation of the survey.