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Abstract
This Note will examine the first amendment issues that broadcast attorney advertising raises. The Note will begin with a general discussion of the analytical approach adopted by the Supreme Court in freedom of speech and commercial speech cases. Next, the Note will explore the "special problems" and unique characteristics of the broadcast media as they relate to the interests affected by broadcast attorney advertising, concluding that the benefits afforded to consumers outweigh the potential risks created by such advertising. The Note will also briefly consider various regulations on broadcast advertising adopted by the bar at both the state and federal level. Finally, the Note will examine the broader implications of broadcast advertising for the legal profession in general and for the bar as a self-regulatory entity.
Recommended Citation
I. Terry Currie,
Attorney Advertising Over the Broadcast Media,
32 Vanderbilt Law Review
755
(1979)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.vanderbilt.edu/vlr/vol32/iss3/3