Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC)

Version 1.0.0. CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). DOI https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23645751

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Source: Probative, Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC), version 1.0.0, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23645751, licensed CC BY 4.0.

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Probative. (2026). Lawyer advertising rules by state (50 states and DC) (Version 1.0.0) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23645751

Not legal advice. This is a plain-English summary of public sources, kept for marketing planning, and rules change. Check with your state bar and your own counsel before you run an ad.
Probative is a marketing firm, not a law firm; not legal advice.

Human page: https://probativegrowth.com/resources/lawyer-advertising-rules-by-state/

Columns:
  state: Two-letter code (DC for the District of Columbia)
  stateName: Jurisdiction name
  topic: Rule topic key: filing, requiredContent, waitingPeriod, claims, referral, language, recording, texting, privacy
  label: Rule topic, in words
  status: P primary source, S secondary source, D ABA model default, U open question
  statusLabel: The status, in words
  text: The rule in plain English
  note: Caveats
  lastChecked: The day the state was last checked (YYYY-MM-DD)
  humanUrl: The state page anchor to cite for this cell
  sourceLabels: Sources, separated by " | "
  sourceUrls: Source URLs, in the same order
  sourcesAccessed: The day each source was read, in the same order