Litigation - Ethics unveiled: Navigating social media in the legal realm


Presented by: Dean Emerita and Professor Barbara Glesner Fines, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City

Attorneys have a duty of competence that includes the ability to identify key evidence in their clients' matters, including understanding the world of social media. At the same time, the social duties of fairness to third parties and compliance with substantive and procedural law limits the use of social media. This presentation will explore this tension.