By Sarah Cipperly

WIP hosted a dynamic panel of speakers at a CLE on April 29 concerning the use of Social Media for lawyers.  Leading the discussion on ethics were Paula Frederick, General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia, and Jenny Mittelman, Deputy General Counsel of the State Bar of Georgia.  Paula and Jenny used real-world examples of lawyers who have gone afoul of the ethical rules governing lawyers when using social media.  As always, Paula and Jenny were both educational and entertaining. 

Following the ethics discussion, a panel of attorneys led a discussion on Professionalism and Social Media.  Past WIP Board Member Judge Kimberly Adams moderated the panel which include Past State Bar President and trial lawyer Robin Frazer Clark, WIP Board Member and communications law expert Megan Hodgkiss, and Atlanta Bar Member and small firm practitioner Monica Hanrahan Freitag.  The panel focused its discussion on using social media to promote one's own practice and the practice of law generally.  The panel had a wide variety of perspectives on the use of social media, from tweeting live from trials to celebrating court victories on Facebook. 

Thank you to Judge Adams and WIP Board Member Kimberly Charles for organizing a well-attended and successful event!