{ "meta": { "title": "Exhibit No. 1: What US state bars charge, and require, to file or review lawyer advertising", "publisher": "Probative", "version": "1.1.0", "read_window": "2026-10-25", "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)", "jurisdictions": 51, "method": "https://probativegrowth.com/research/lawyer-ad-filing-fees/#method", "field_notes": { "category": "files_ads | files_solicitations_only | voluntary_review_only | no_filing | unknown", "timing": "before_first_use | at_or_before_first_use | after_first_use | not_applicable | unknown", "fees": "US dollars per advertisement unless the detail says otherwise. null means: not applicable when category is no_filing; otherwise see unknown_fields (unknown) or the detail text (none stated in the primary source).", "expedited_available": "yes | no (primary source shows the full fee structure and no rush option) | unknown | not_applicable", "retention_years": "0 means the current rule text has no record-keeping duty; null means unknown or not stated in years.", "coverage": "verified (every recorded field backed by a quoted primary source) | verified_with_gaps (filing question answered; some fields unknown) | unknown (filing question not answerable from a primary source we could read)", "sources[].checked_by": "script = machine-fetched and the quote string-matched; browser = the site blocks scripted requests, so the page was read in a normal browser session and the quote copied from the rendered text" }, "scope": "50 states and the District of Columbia. California was restored on 2026-10-25 (version 1.1.0) after the founder dropped the rule that left it out of our studies.", "citation": "Probative. (2026). Exhibit No. 1: What US state bars charge, and require, to file or review lawyer advertising (Version 1.1.0) [Data set]. https://probativegrowth.com/research/lawyer-ad-filing-fees/", "quotes": { "total": 265, "script": 249, "browser": 16 } }, "records": [ { "jurisdiction": "Alaska", "abbr": "AK", "fips": "02", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; written, recorded or electronic solicitations to persons known to need legal services in a particular matter must be labeled “Advertising Material” (Rule 7.3(c)), but no filing is required.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Alaska R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.5", "rules_effective": "2017-10-15", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the full current text of Alaska Rules 7.1 through 7.5 (Information About Legal Services) and comments in the Alaska Court System's Rules of Professional Conduct PDF; they contain no filing, review, fee, or advertisement-retention provision. Alaska's 7.x rules follow the pre-2018 ABA Model Rules (amended by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017) and still require the 'Advertising Material' label on targeted written/electronic solicitations. The PDF itself did not show a compile date in the extracted text; confirm no later Supreme Court Order amended Rules 7.1-7.5. Seed source (CAMG) is secondary and was not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/alaska/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(a) (Alaska Court System PDF)", "url": "https://courts.alaska.gov/rules/docs/prof.pdf", "quote": "Rule 7.2. Advertising. (a) Subject to the requirements of Rules 7.1 and 7.3, a lawyer may advertise services", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://courts.alaska.gov/rules/docs/prof.pdf", "quote": "shall include the words “ Advertising Material” on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Alaska Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2 history note", "url": "https://courts.alaska.gov/rules/docs/prof.pdf", "quote": "rescinded and repromulgated by SCO 1680 effective April 15, 2009; amended by SCO 1905 effective October 15, 2017", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Alabama", "abbr": "AL", "fips": "01", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; targeted solicitations covered by Rule 7.3(b) must instead be retained (sample, envelope, recipient list) for 2 years and produced to the Office of General Counsel on request.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Rule 7.2(a): copy of each communication plus a record of its date, recipient name and address/phone/email, and means of sending, kept 6 years after dissemination and produced promptly to the Office of General Counsel on request. Rule 7.3(e)(1): for targeted solicitations, a sample of each communication, any envelope, and the recipient name/address list kept 2 years.", "retention_years": 6, "rule_cite": "Ala. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 (as amended by Supreme Court of Alabama order of May 13, 2025)", "rules_effective": "2026-01-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the full text of amended Rules 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 and their comments in the Supreme Court of Alabama's May 13, 2025 order (effective January 1, 2026); they contain no filing, pre-review or fee provision, only the retention-and-produce-on-request duties in 7.2(a) and 7.3(e)(1). Rules 7.4-7.6 were not amended by that order and were not re-read here. Ads disseminated before January 1, 2026 fell under the prior rules (seed says a 3-day filing rule; not verified from a primary source here). The Alabama State Bar news pages (guide and Alabama Lawyer article) returned content our fetch script could not decode, so they were not used. No voluntary advisory-review fee was found; ethics guidance is available from the Office of General Counsel but no advertising-review program was confirmed.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/alabama/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "retention", "label": "Supreme Court of Alabama order of May 13, 2025, App. C, Ala. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(a) (Alabama State Bar PDF)", "url": "https://www.alabar.org/assets/2025/05/Order-on-Alabama-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct-and-Rules-of-Disciplinary-Procedure.pdf", "quote": "A copy of each communication subject to these Rules and a record of the following must be kept by the lawyer for six (6) years after the communication's dissemination", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Ala. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(a) (May 13, 2025 order, App. C)", "url": "https://www.alabar.org/assets/2025/05/Order-on-Alabama-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct-and-Rules-of-Disciplinary-Procedure.pdf", "quote": "must be provided promptly to the Office of General Counsel of the Alabama State Bar upon request: (1) the date of the communication;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Ala. R. Prof. Conduct 7.3(e)(1) (May 13, 2025 order, App. E)", "url": "https://www.alabar.org/assets/2025/05/Order-on-Alabama-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct-and-Rules-of-Disciplinary-Procedure.pdf", "quote": "along with a list of the names and addresses of the recipients, must be retained by the lawyer for two (2) years and made available promptly on request to the Office of General Counsel", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Supreme Court of Alabama order of May 13, 2025 (effective date)", "url": "https://www.alabar.org/assets/2025/05/Order-on-Alabama-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct-and-Rules-of-Disciplinary-Procedure.pdf", "quote": "and the amendment of Rule 1(a)(1), Alabama Rules of Disciplinary Procedure, are effective January 1, 2026;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arkansas", "abbr": "AR", "fips": "05", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; targeted written solicitations under Rule 7.3(b) must carry 'Advertisement' markings, go by regular mail, and include a complaints statement directing recipients to the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, but no filing is required.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "A copy or recording of each advertisement or communication must be kept for five years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used (Rule 7.2(b)).", "retention_years": 5, "rule_cite": "Ark. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.5 (retention: 7.2(b))", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full text of Rules 7.1-7.5 and comments in the '[Current] Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct' document (dated 06/12/2025 on the Arkansas Judiciary court-rules listing); they contain no filing, review, or fee provision, and Comment [5] to Rule 7.2 expressly says the record-keeping duty does not require pre-dissemination review. Rule history notes for 7.1-7.3 show amendments effective by per curiam order June 26, 2014, the latest shown; a single 'rules took effect' date is not stated, so rules_effective is left null. Arkansas still uses the pre-2018 ABA structure (Rules 7.4/7.5 exist).", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/arkansas/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "retention", "label": "[Current] Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(b) (Arkansas Judiciary court rules site PDF)", "url": "https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/cr/en/1868/1/document.do", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement or communication shall be kept for five years after its last dissemination", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2 Comment [5] (Record of Advertising)", "url": "https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/cr/en/1868/1/document.do", "quote": "It does not require that advertising be subject to review prior to dissemination. Such a requirement would be burdensome and expensive", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Arkansas Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(b)", "url": "https://opinions.arcourts.gov/ark/cr/en/1868/1/document.do", "quote": "a lawyer may solicit professional employment from anyone known to be in need of legal services in a particular matter by written communication.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Arizona", "abbr": "AZ", "fips": "04", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; ER 7.3 has no filing or labeling requirement.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 42, ER 7.1, 7.3 (ER 7.2, 7.4, 7.5 reserved)", "rules_effective": "2021-01-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "The official Arizona Court Rules (govt.westlaw.com/azrules) block scripted fetches; ER 7.1 and 7.3 were read in full, and ER 7.2, 7.4 and 7.5 are listed as [Reserved], in a normal browser session on 2026-10-25 (current through October 1, 2026). Neither ER 7.1 nor 7.3 contains a filing, review, fee or retention provision. ER 7.1 shows 'Effective: January 1, 2023' on the page (a later amendment than the 2021 credits line). State Bar of Arizona ER 7.1/7.3 page also cited.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/arizona/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 42, ER 7.2 (official Arizona Court Rules, govt.westlaw.com/azrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/azrules/Document/N0BF58760FD9B11EABB3BBC0AC8A5E7A7?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "ER 7.2. [Reserved]", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 42, ER 7.1(c) (govt.westlaw.com/azrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/azrules/Document/NF273A6E048CB11EDADF4CA7EEBCFA108?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "Any communication made pursuant to this Rule shall include the name and contact information for at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "ER 7.1 credits (govt.westlaw.com/azrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/azrules/Document/NF273A6E048CB11EDADF4CA7EEBCFA108?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "Aug. 27, 2020, effective Jan. 1, 2021.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Ariz. R. Sup. Ct. 42, ER 7.3(d) (govt.westlaw.com/azrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/azrules/Document/NBDB66D90FE1111EABED8E3DA0BD74D8A?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "This Rule does not prohibit communications authorized by law or ordered by a court or other tribunal.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "State Bar of Arizona, Ethics Best Practices: ER 7.1 and ER 7.3 FAQ", "url": "https://www.azbar.org/for-legal-professionals/ethics/best-practices/er-7-1-communications-concerning-a-lawyer-s-services-and-er-7-3-solicitation-of-new-clients/", "quote": "ER 7.1 requires that every communication about a lawyer's services at least include the lawyer or law firm name that is responsible for the content and some contact information", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "State Bar of Arizona, Ethics Best Practices: ER 7.1 and ER 7.3 FAQ", "url": "https://www.azbar.org/for-legal-professionals/ethics/best-practices/er-7-1-communications-concerning-a-lawyer-s-services-and-er-7-3-solicitation-of-new-clients/", "quote": "ER 7.3 prohibits live person-to-person contact, but not mailers or emails, unless the person you sent them to has told you to stop.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "California", "abbr": "CA", "fips": "06", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none in Rules 7.1-7.5; targeted written/recorded/electronic solicitations must include the word “Advertisement” or similar (Rule 7.3(c)).", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "The person who pays for an ad keeps a true and correct copy for 1 year (Bus. & Prof. Code § 6159.1).", "retention_years": 1, "rule_cite": "Cal. Rules of Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.5; Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 6150-6159.2", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full current text of California Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1-7.5 (and 7.6 reserved) with comments on the State Bar's Chapter 7 page; they contain no filing, pre-review, fee, or retention provision. However, the Rules expressly are not the only regulation: Bus. & Prof. Code §§ 6150-6159.2 also govern lawyer advertising. The seed (secondary: california.public.law) says § 6159.1 requires the person paying for an ad to retain a true copy for one year, and § 6158.4 sets complaint/withdrawal procedures; the official leginfo.legislature.ca.gov page blocks scripted fetches, so § 6159.1 was read there in a normal browser session on 2026-10-25 (amended by Stats. 2018, ch. 659, effective January 1, 2019): 1-year retention confirmed. § 6158.4 was not re-read. Filing 'no' rests on the Rules text plus the absence of any State Bar filing program; the statutes were not read from a primary source, so confirm §§ 6157-6159.2 contain no filing duty. Rule 7.3 was amended (domestic violence restraining order respondents, paragraph (f)); effective date not shown on the page.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/california/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "State Bar of California, Current Rules of Professional Conduct, Chapter 7, Rule 7.2(a)", "url": "https://www.calbar.ca.gov/legal-professionals/rules/rules-professional-conduct/current-rules-professional-conduct/chapter-7-information-about-legal-services", "quote": "Subject to the requirements of rules 7.1 and 7.3, a lawyer may advertise services through any written,* recorded or electronic means of communication, including public media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "State Bar of California, Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://www.calbar.ca.gov/legal-professionals/rules/rules-professional-conduct/current-rules-professional-conduct/chapter-7-information-about-legal-services", "quote": "shall include the word “Advertisement” or words of similar import on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "State Bar of California, Rule 7.1 Comment [6]", "url": "https://www.calbar.ca.gov/legal-professionals/rules/rules-professional-conduct/current-rules-professional-conduct/chapter-7-information-about-legal-services", "quote": "Rules 7.1 through 7.5 are not the sole basis for regulating communications concerning a lawyer’s services. (See, e.g., Bus. & Prof. Code, §§ 6150–6159.2, 17000 et. seq.)", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code § 6159.1 (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)", "url": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=6159.1", "quote": "A true and correct copy of any advertisement made by a person or licensee shall be retained for one year by the person or licensee who pays for an advertisement soliciting employment of legal services.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Colorado", "abbr": "CO", "fips": "08", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; solicitations must be labeled “Advertising Material” and copies kept (Rule 7.3(f)), but no filing is required.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Solicitations only (Rule 7.3(f)(3)): keep a copy or recording of each solicitation and a sample envelope for five years from dissemination, unless the recipient is a lawyer or has a qualifying relationship (7.3(b)(1)-(3)). No retention duty for general advertising.", "retention_years": 5, "rule_cite": "Colo. RPC 7.1-7.3 (7.4 and 7.5 reserved), as amended by Rule Change 2020(29)", "rules_effective": "2020-09-10", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the full Rule Change 2020(29) order (redline of Colo. RPC 7.1-7.5, adopted September 10, 2020, effective immediately); the amended rules contain no filing, pre-review, or fee provision. The only record-keeping duty is for solicitations under 7.3(f)(3) (five years; the prior rule's four-year duty appears as deleted redline text in the same PDF). The redline PDF shows deleted and new text together, so the quoted passages are the new-text versions. Not verified: whether Rules 7.1-7.3 were amended again after 2020 (the current consolidated Colo. RPC text, published via Lexis, was not fetched).", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/colorado/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "retention", "label": "Colorado Supreme Court, Rule Change 2020(29), Colo. RPC 7.3(f)(3) (Colorado Judicial Branch PDF)", "url": "https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/Rule_Change_2020-29.pdf", "quote": "be maintained for a period of five years from the date of dissemination of the communication, and include a copy or recording of each such communication and a sample of the envelope", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Colorado Supreme Court, Rule Change 2020(29), Colo. RPC 7.3(f)(1)", "url": "https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/Rule_Change_2020-29.pdf", "quote": "Every communication from a lawyer soliciting professional employment shall: (1) include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside envelope, if any,", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Colorado Supreme Court, Rule Change 2020(29) (adoption clause)", "url": "https://www.coloradojudicial.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/Rule_Change_2020-29.pdf", "quote": "Rule 7.4. Reserved Rule 7.5. Reserved [page 26] Amended and Adopted by the Court, En Banc, September 10, 2020, effective immediately.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Colorado Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, OARC Update newsletter, September 2020", "url": "https://www.coloradolegalregulation.com/wp-content/uploads/Newsletters/September2020/Index.htm", "quote": "On September 10, 2020, the Colorado Supreme Court amended and adopted Colo. RPCs 7.1-7.5, effective immediately, which govern information about legal services, including advertising and solicitation requirements.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Connecticut", "abbr": "CT", "fips": "09", "category": "files_ads", "category_label": "Ads must be filed with a bar or court office", "filing_required": "yes", "ad_types_filed": "Every advertisement to the public through any media, and written or recorded communications under Rule 7.2, plus a list of domain names used primarily to offer legal services (updated quarterly; website contents not filed). Exempt (P.B. 2-28A(b)): tombstone-only public media ads, telephone directory ads, law list entries, announcement/tombstone cards, communications sent only to existing or former clients, other attorneys/professionals, business, nonprofit or government bodies, communications requested by a prospective client, and website contents under a filed domain name.", "solicitation_filing": "Written or recorded communications (including targeted solicitations) are filed under P.B. 2-28A at or before first dissemination, with a sample envelope if mailed; no fee.", "timing": "at_or_before_first_use", "timing_detail": "Either prior to or concurrently with first dissemination; domain name lists quarterly on the first business day of January, April, July and October.", "fee_standard_usd": 0, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "unknown", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": 100, "advisory_detail": "Optional advance advisory opinion under P.B. 2-28B, submitted not less than 30 days before first dissemination, with a fee set by the chief court administrator ($100 per the SGC FAQ); a finding of compliance binds in the attorney's favor.", "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "Electronic filing through Connecticut Judicial Branch E-Services (multimedia on CD/DVD mailed with the receipt); exemption from e-filing by Form JD-GC-019.", "portal_url": "https://eservices.jud.ct.gov/login.aspx", "retention": "Keep a copy or recording of each communication about the lawyer's services for three years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used; electronic communications copied every three months and kept three years.", "retention_years": 3, "rule_cite": "Conn. Practice Book 2-28A, 2-28B; Conn. Rules of Prof'l Conduct 7.2(b)", "rules_effective": "2020-01-01", "unknown_fields": [ "expedited_available", "fee_effective_date", "fee_expedited_usd", "late_fee_usd" ], "notes": "www.jud.ct.gov failed TLS with our fetch script; the same pages were fetched from info.jud.ct.gov (the host www.jud.ct.gov redirects to). Rule text from the 2026 edition of the Connecticut Practice Book (official Judicial Branch PDF). Sec. 2-28A last amended effective Jan. 1, 2020; Rule 7.2 also amended effective Jan. 1, 2020 (the 'no_filing' source entry supports rules_effective only). The rule sets the advisory fee by chief court administrator; the $100 amount comes from the SGC FAQ. No late fee or expedited review found. The SGC itself retains filed materials for one year (2-28A(f)); the lawyer's own three-year retention duty is in Rule 7.2(b)(1). Statewide bar counsel randomly reviews filed ads (2-28A(d)). Failure to file is not fined; 'Violation of subsection (a) or (c)' of 2-28A constitutes misconduct (2-28A(h)).", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/connecticut/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Conn. Practice Book (2026 ed.) Sec. 2-28A(a)", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/Publications/PracticeBook/PB.pdf", "quote": "Committee either prior to or concurrently with the attorney’s first dissemination of the", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "CT Statewide Grievance Committee, Attorney Advertising FAQ", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/sgc/faq_atty_adv.htm", "quote": "must be submitted either prior to or concurrently with the attorney’s first dissemination of the advertisement or communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "CT Statewide Grievance Committee, Attorney Advertising FAQ", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/sgc/faq_atty_adv.htm", "quote": "A list of all domain names used primarily to offer legal services must be filed quarterly on the first business day of January, April, July, and October.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Conn. Practice Book (2026 ed.) Sec. 2-28A(b)", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/Publications/PracticeBook/PB.pdf", "quote": "The filing requirements of subsection (a) do not extend to any of the following materials", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "CT Statewide Grievance Committee, Attorney Advertising FAQ", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/sgc/faq_atty_adv.htm", "quote": "Communications sent only to existing or former clients and various professional and nonprofit groups, or those requested by a prospective client.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "CT Statewide Grievance Committee, Attorney Advertising FAQ 6", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/sgc/faq_atty_adv.htm", "quote": "A sample envelope in which the written communication will be enclosed, if the communication is to be mailed", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "CT SGC, Filing Advertisements Electronically through E-Services FAQ 7", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/sgc/faq_attyadv_eservices.htm", "quote": "No. There is no fee for filing under Section 2-28A of the Connecticut Practice Book.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "CT SGC, Filing Advertisements Electronically through E-Services FAQ 7", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/sgc/faq_attyadv_eservices.htm", "quote": "If you want an advance advisory opinion under Section 2-28B of the Connecticut Practice Book there is a fee of $100.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "Conn. Practice Book (2026 ed.) Sec. 2-28B(a)", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/Publications/PracticeBook/PB.pdf", "quote": "An attorney who desires to secure an advance advisory opinion concerning compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "CT SGC, Filing Advertisements Electronically through E-Services FAQ 1", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/sgc/faq_attyadv_eservices.htm", "quote": "Electronic filing is accomplished through the State of Connecticut Judicial Branch’s E-Services . You may not use other electronic formats to complete the process", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Conn. Rules of Prof'l Conduct 7.2(b)(1) (Practice Book 2026 ed.)", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/Publications/PracticeBook/PB.pdf", "quote": "shall be kept for three years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Conn. Rules of Prof'l Conduct 7.2 heading (Practice Book 2026 ed.)", "url": "https://info.jud.ct.gov/Publications/PracticeBook/PB.pdf", "quote": "Rule 7.2. Communications concerning a Lawyer’s Services: Specific Rules (Amended June 13, 2019, to take effect Jan. 1, 2020.)", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "District of Columbia", "abbr": "DC", "fips": "11", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; D.C. Rule 7.1 restricts in-person solicitation and solicitation near the D.C. Courthouse and of incarcerated persons, but has no filing or labeling requirement.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "D.C. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1 (and 7.5, firm names)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "D.C. regulates lawyer advertising and solicitation in a single Rule 7.1 (the D.C. Bar rules index lists only 7.1 and 7.5 under Information About Legal Services). Read the full text of Rule 7.1(a)-(f) and Comments [1]-[10] on the D.C. Bar site; it contains no filing, review, fee, labeling, or retention provision, and Comment [4] states advertising is subject only to the not-false-or-misleading standard. Rule 7.5 (firm names and letterheads) was not fetched. The D.C. Bar page reproduces rules adopted by the D.C. Court of Appeals; it shows no effective date. Seed source (CAMG) is secondary and was not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/district-of-columbia/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "D.C. Bar, Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.1 Comment [4]", "url": "https://www.dcbar.org/For-Lawyers/Legal-Ethics/Rules-of-Professional-Conduct/Information-About-Legal-Services/Communications-Concerning-a-Lawyer%E2%80%99s-Services", "quote": "Such regulations create unneeded barriers to the flow of information about lawyers’ services to persons needing such services, and so this rule subjects advertising by lawyers only to the requirement that it not be false or misleading.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "D.C. Bar, Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.1(a)", "url": "https://www.dcbar.org/For-Lawyers/Legal-Ethics/Rules-of-Professional-Conduct/Information-About-Legal-Services/Communications-Concerning-a-Lawyer%E2%80%99s-Services", "quote": "(a) A lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer’s services.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "D.C. Bar, Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.1(b)", "url": "https://www.dcbar.org/For-Lawyers/Legal-Ethics/Rules-of-Professional-Conduct/Information-About-Legal-Services/Communications-Concerning-a-Lawyer%E2%80%99s-Services", "quote": "A lawyer shall not seek by in-person contact, employment (or employment of a partner or associate) by a nonlawyer who has not sought the lawyer’s advice regarding employment of a lawyer, if:", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Delaware", "abbr": "DE", "fips": "10", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitations must be labeled “Advertising Material” (Rule 7.3(c)), but no filing is required.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Del. Lawyers' R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.5", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full text of Delaware Rules 7.1-7.5 with comments in the 'Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct with Comments' PDF linked from the Office of Disciplinary Counsel rules page (courts.delaware.gov/odc/rules.aspx); they contain no filing, review, fee, or advertisement-retention provision (Delaware follows the pre-2018 ABA Model Rules 7.1-7.5; 7.2(a) retention clause of older model was not present). The only amendment note found in the 7.x section is Rule 7.3 'Amended, effective Mar. 1, 2013'; the PDF does not state a compile date in the extracted text, so rules_effective is left null. Seed source (CAMG) is secondary and was not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/delaware/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct with Comments, Rule 7.2(a) (Delaware Courts / ODC PDF)", "url": "https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=160568", "quote": "(a) Subject to the requirements of Rules 7.1 and 7.3, a lawyer may advertise services through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(c)", "url": "https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=160568", "quote": "(c) Any communication made pursuant to this rule shall include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Delaware Lawyers' Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://courts.delaware.gov/forms/download.aspx?id=160568", "quote": "shall include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Florida", "abbr": "FL", "fips": "12", "category": "files_ads", "category_label": "Ads must be filed with a bar or court office", "filing_required": "yes", "ad_types_filed": "All advertisements unless exempt under Rule 4-7.20: TV, radio, print and internet ads (other than the lawyer's own website) must be filed unless limited to safe-harbor content in Rule 4-7.16; exemptions include websites, law lists/bar publications, communications to existing/former clients and lawyers, requested communications, announcement cards, sponsorship announcements, and legal aid organization ads.", "solicitation_filing": "Unsolicited direct mail and direct email advertisements must always be filed at least 20 days before use; the safe-harbor (tombstone) exemption does not apply to them.", "timing": "before_first_use", "timing_detail": "At least 20 days before first dissemination; the Bar responds within 15 days of a complete filing.", "fee_standard_usd": 250, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "no", "late_fee_usd": 750, "late_fee_detail": "$750 per advertisement filed less than 20 days before first use (instead of $250). A change-of-circumstances re-filing carries an additional fee not to exceed $100.", "advisory_fee_usd": 250, "advisory_detail": "Preliminary opinions on drafts/scripts (4-7.19(c)) and advisory opinions on exempt ads or specific website pages (4-7.19(d)) require 'the fee specified in this rule'; the Bar FAQ says the filing fee must be paid for a website-page submission.", "fee_effective_date": "2026-07-01", "portal_or_method": "Online Ad Submission via the MyFloridaBar Member Portal (effective July 2026), or mail/overnight to the Ethics and Advertising Department, 651 E Jefferson St, Tallahassee, FL 32399-2300 with a check; no email filings.", "portal_url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/advertising-filing-requirements/", "retention": "Retain a copy or recording of each advertisement for 3 years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used; for identical ads sent to 2+ prospective clients, retain one copy plus the list of names and addresses of recipients for 3 years.", "retention_years": 3, "rule_cite": "R. Regulating Fla. Bar 4-7.19, 4-7.20", "rules_effective": "2025-07-14", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Fees are per advertisement; any change to an ad makes it a new ad with a new fee (Board of Governors policy), except revisions made solely to comply with a Bar noncompliance opinion. The rule itself no longer states dollar amounts; it delegates the fee to the executive director with Board approval (4-7.19(h)(8), amended by SC2025-0018 effective July 14, 2025). Fee of $250/$750 applies to ads post-marked or electronically submitted on or after July 1, 2026 (previously $150/$250 per secondary reports, not verified here). rules_effective reflects the latest amendment of 4-7.19/4-7.20 (July 14, 2025). Advisory fee recorded as the standard $250 filing fee because the rule refers to 'the fee specified in this rule'; no separate advisory fee amount was found. No expedited review is offered (FAQ).", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/florida/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Rule 4-7.19(a) (RRTFB June 30, 2026, Florida Bar PDF)", "url": "https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/06/2026_12-JUNE-Chapter-4-RRTFB-1.pdf", "quote": "Subject to the exemptions stated in rule 4-7.20, any lawyer who advertises services must file with The Florida Bar a copy of each advertisement at least 20 days prior to the lawyer’s first dissemination of the advertisement.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising Filing Requirements page", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/advertising-filing-requirements/", "quote": "All required filings must be submitted for review at least 20 days before the first use of the advertisement to allow for a 15-day evaluation period and 5 days mailing time.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising Filing Requirements page", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/advertising-filing-requirements/", "quote": "Television, radio, print, and internet advertisements (except for lawyer or law firm websites) must be filed for review with the bar at its headquarters address at least 20 days before their first use", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Rule 4-7.20 (RRTFB June 30, 2026)", "url": "https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/06/2026_12-JUNE-Chapter-4-RRTFB-1.pdf", "quote": "(d) a communication mailed only to existing clients, former clients, or other lawyers; (e) a written or recorded communication requested by a prospective client;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising Filing Requirements page", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/advertising-filing-requirements/", "quote": "All unsolicited direct mail and direct email advertisements must be filed for review at least 20 days before their planned use.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising Filing Requirements page", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/advertising-filing-requirements/", "quote": "a check made payable to The Florida Bar including $250 for each advertisement timely filed (at least 20 days in advance of first use) and $750 for each advertisement filed late", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "late_fee", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising FAQ", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/faqexpand/", "quote": "The filing fee is $250 for advertisements timely filed and $750 for advertisements that are not timely filed.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_effective_date", "label": "Florida Bar, Advertising Regulation and Information page", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/", "quote": "effective July 1, 2026 , the advertisement filing fees are changing to $250 for each timely filed advertisement (filed 20 days or more in advance of the intended use) and $750 for each late filed advertisement.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_expedited", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising FAQ", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/faqexpand/", "quote": "Can I get an expedited opinion? No. While we appreciate the importance of your advertisement to your business, due to the volume of advertisements submitted", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Rule 4-7.19(c) Preliminary Opinions", "url": "https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/06/2026_12-JUNE-Chapter-4-RRTFB-1.pdf", "quote": "a description of any visual images to be used in the advertisement, and the fee specified in this rule.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising FAQ (website page submissions)", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/faqexpand/", "quote": "You must pay the filing fee and include all of the information required under Rule 4-7.19(h) to have a complete filing.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising Filing Requirements page", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/advertising-filing-requirements/", "quote": "Effective July 2026, filings may be submitted via the MyFloridaBar Member Portal .", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "Florida Bar, Lawyer Advertising Filing Requirements page", "url": "https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/etad/advertising-filing-requirements/", "quote": "Mailed or overnighted packages must be sent to: Ethics and Advertising Department, The Florida Bar, 651 E Jefferson St, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Rule 4-7.19(j)", "url": "https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/06/2026_12-JUNE-Chapter-4-RRTFB-1.pdf", "quote": "the lawyer must retain a copy or recording for 3 years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Rule 4-7.19(h)(8)", "url": "https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/06/2026_12-JUNE-Chapter-4-RRTFB-1.pdf", "quote": "a fee paid to The Florida Bar, in an amount set by the bar’s executive director as approved by the Board of Governors.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Rules Regulating The Florida Bar, Rule 4-7.19 history note", "url": "https://www-media.floridabar.org/uploads/2026/06/2026_12-JUNE-Chapter-4-RRTFB-1.pdf", "quote": "Adopted January 31, 2013, effective May 1, 2013 (108 So.3d 609); amended and effective September 9, 2021 (SC21-775); amended May 15, 2025, effective July 14, 2025 (SC2025-0018).", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Georgia", "abbr": "GA", "fips": "13", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Ga. Rules of Prof'l Conduct 7.1-7.3 (Rules 7.4, 7.5 reserved), as amended by Supreme Court of Georgia order in S24U0172", "rules_effective": "2026-03-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "The full text of amended Rules 7.1-7.5 in the Supreme Court of Georgia's order of November 18, 2025 (effective March 1, 2026) was read; it contains no filing, review, fee, or record-retention provision for advertisements or solicitations (the only filing duty is a bar-operated lawyer referral service's annual report to the Office of the General Counsel under Rule 7.2(b)(3)(i)). The quotes for retention and solicitation_filing are operative text from Rules 7.2 and 7.3 cited only to show what the rules address; the absence itself cannot be quoted. Fee fields are null because no filing exists (expedited_available 'no' on that basis). Not checked: whether the State Bar of Georgia handbook online reflects the March 1, 2026 version, or whether any later order modified these rules before or after the effective date.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/georgia/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Supreme Court of Georgia order S24U0172 (Nov. 18, 2025), amending Rules 7.1-7.5", "url": "https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/S24U0172.pdf", "quote": "Rule 7.4 (Reserved), and Rule 7.5 (Reserved), be amended, effective March 1, 2026.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Supreme Court of Georgia order S24U0172, amended Rule 7.2(a)", "url": "https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/S24U0172.pdf", "quote": "(a) A lawyer may communicate information regarding the lawyer’s services through the media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Supreme Court of Georgia order S24U0172, amended Rule 7.2(b)(1)", "url": "https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/S24U0172.pdf", "quote": "pay the reasonable costs of advertisements or communications permitted by this Rule;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Supreme Court of Georgia order S24U0172, amended Rule 7.3(d)", "url": "https://www.gasupreme.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/S24U0172.pdf", "quote": "(d) This Rule does not prohibit communications authorized by law or ordered by a court or other tribunal.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Hawaii", "abbr": "HI", "fips": "15", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Haw. Rules of Prof'l Conduct 7.1-7.5", "rules_effective": "2014-01-01 (Rule 7.1 amended effective 2022-07-01)", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the full current Rules 7.1-7.5 (with comments) in the Judiciary's ADA HTML edition of the HRPC, which includes amendments through July 9, 2025 elsewhere in the rules. They contain no filing, review, fee, or record-retention provision for advertisements or solicitations; the only solicitation-specific duty is the 'Advertising Material' label (Rule 7.3(c)). The retention and solicitation quotes are operative text cited to show what the rules do cover; an absence cannot itself be quoted. Fee fields null because no filing exists. The seed's 'None' came from CAMG (secondary); this record is from the primary text. The older PDF URL /docs/court_rules/rules/hrpcond.pdf now returns 404.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/hawaii/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Hawai‘i Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(a) (Hawai‘i State Judiciary)", "url": "https://www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/hrpcond_ada.htm", "quote": "a lawyer may advertise services through written, recorded, or electronic communication, including public media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Hawai‘i Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(b)(1) (Hawai‘i State Judiciary)", "url": "https://www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/hrpcond_ada.htm", "quote": "pay the reasonable costs of advertisements or communications permitted by this Rule;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Hawai‘i Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c) (Hawai‘i State Judiciary)", "url": "https://www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/hrpcond_ada.htm", "quote": "shall include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Hawai‘i Rules of Professional Conduct, title page (Hawai‘i State Judiciary)", "url": "https://www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/hrpcond_ada.htm", "quote": "Adopted and Promulgated by the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai‘i June 25, 2013 Effective January 1, 2014 With Amendments as Noted", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Hawai‘i Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.1 amendment note (Hawai‘i State Judiciary)", "url": "https://www.courts.state.hi.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/hrpcond_ada.htm", "quote": "(Amended January 4, 2022, effective July 1, 2022.) Rule 7.2. ADVERTISING.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Iowa", "abbr": "IA", "fips": "19", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Iowa Ct. R. 32:7.1-32:7.3 (32:7.4, 32:7.5 reserved)", "rules_effective": "2021-01-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the full text of Rules 32:7.1-32:7.6 in the Iowa Legislature's official Court Rules Chapter 32 PDF (pages headed 'December 2020'); Rules 7.1-7.3 were amended by court order of Aug. 28, 2020, effective Jan. 1, 2021, and Rules 7.4-7.5 are reserved. No filing, review, fee, or record-retention provision for advertisements or solicitations; the current Rule 32:7.3 has no 'Advertising Material' labeling provision either. Some quotes contain PDF-extraction spacing artifacts ('RESER VED', 'ef fective', 'lawyer ’ s') copied verbatim from the fetched text. Retention and solicitation quotes are operative text cited to show what the rules cover; an absence cannot be quoted. To confirm: the chapter PDF is dated December 2020, and I did not check iowacourts.gov for any later amendment to Rules 32:7.1-7.3.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/iowa/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Iowa Ct. R. 32:7.2(d) (Iowa Legislature, Court Rules Chapter 32 PDF)", "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/32.pdf", "quote": "(d) Any communication made under this rule must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Iowa Ct. R. 32:7.2 comment [3] (Iowa Legislature PDF)", "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/32.pdf", "quote": "Paragraph (b)(1) allows a lawyer to pay for advertising and communications permitted by this rule, including the costs of print directory listings, on-line directory listings, newspaper ads, television and radio airtime", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Iowa Ct. R. 32:7.3 comment [1] (Iowa Legislature PDF)", "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/32.pdf", "quote": "A lawyer ’ s communication is not a solicitation if it is directed to the general public, such as through a billboard, an Internet banner advertisement, a website or a television commercial", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Iowa Ct. R. ch. 32, Rules 7.4-7.5 reserved (Iowa Legislature PDF)", "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/32.pdf", "quote": "Rule 32:7.4 RESER VED Rule 32:7.5 RESER VED Rule 32:7.6 POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Iowa Ct. R. 32:7.1 history note (Iowa Legislature PDF)", "url": "https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/ACO/CourtRulesChapter/32.pdf", "quote": "August 29, 2012, ef fective January 1, 2013; August 28, 2020, ef fective January 1, 2021]", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Idaho", "abbr": "ID", "fips": "16", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Keep a copy or recording of each advertisement or communication for two years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used.", "retention_years": 2, "rule_cite": "Idaho Rules of Prof'l Conduct 7.2(b), 7.3(c)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full Rules 7.1-7.5 in the Idaho State Bar's full-text IRPC PDF, which the Bar's IRPC page says is current as of March 9, 2026. The rules contain no filing or review requirement for advertisements or solicitations (comment [5] to Rule 7.2 expressly says no pre-dissemination review is required); the only solicitation-specific duty is the 'Advertising Material' label. Fee fields null because no filing exists. Retention is two years under Rule 7.2(b) (Idaho still uses the pre-2018 ABA Model Rule structure). The PDF gives no amendment date for Rule 7.2, so rules_effective is unknown.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/idaho/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "retention", "label": "Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(b) (Idaho State Bar PDF)", "url": "https://isb.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/IRPC-acc.pdf", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement or communication shall be kept for two years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2 comment [5] (Idaho State Bar PDF)", "url": "https://isb.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/IRPC-acc.pdf", "quote": "It does not require that advertising be subject to review prior to dissemination.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c) (Idaho State Bar PDF)", "url": "https://isb.idaho.gov/wp-content/uploads/IRPC-acc.pdf", "quote": "shall include the words \"Advertising Material\" on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Idaho State Bar, Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct page", "url": "https://isb.idaho.gov/bar-counsel/irpc/", "quote": "Idaho Rules of Professional Conduct – Full Text These rules are current as of March 9, 2026.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Illinois", "abbr": "IL", "fips": "17", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Ill. Rules of Prof'l Conduct 7.1-7.5 (Ill. S. Ct. Rules, Art. VIII)", "rules_effective": "2025-07-01 (Rule 7.2 as amended Apr. 1, 2025)", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the current text of Rules 7.1, 7.2 (amended eff. July 1, 2025), 7.3 (amended July 17, 2020), 7.4 and 7.5 from the Illinois Supreme Court's per-rule PDFs (Rule 7.3 fetched via illinoiscourts.gov/resources/.../file, which redirects to the ilcourtsaudio blob). None contains a filing, review, fee, or record-retention requirement for advertisements or solicitations; Rule 7.3(c) requires only the 'Advertising Material' label. Retention and solicitation quotes are operative text cited to show what the rules cover; an absence cannot be quoted. Related duty (not a filing): a lawyer using an intermediary connecting service (ICS: directories, lead generators, matching sites) must do due diligence before and while participating, which comment [8] describes as initial and annual, e.g. by the sample ICS certification letter; nothing is filed with a regulator. Fee fields null because no filing exists.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/illinois/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Ill. RPC 7.2(a) (Illinois Courts PDF)", "url": "https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/39c73f58-b094-4603-84a9-a590a1f17b97/RULE%207.2.pdf", "quote": "Any communication made pursuant to this paragraph shall include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Ill. RPC 7.2 history note (Illinois Courts PDF)", "url": "https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/39c73f58-b094-4603-84a9-a590a1f17b97/RULE%207.2.pdf", "quote": "Adopted July 1, 2009, effective January 1, 2010; amended Apr. 1, 2025, eff. July 1, 2025.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Ill. RPC 7.2(b)(1) (Illinois Courts PDF)", "url": "https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/39c73f58-b094-4603-84a9-a590a1f17b97/RULE%207.2.pdf", "quote": "pay the reasonable costs of advertisements or communications permitted by this Rule;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Ill. RPC 7.3(c) (Illinois Courts PDF)", "url": "https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/resources/f043b2de-4071-42b8-b0e9-5d2064cb5202/file", "quote": "include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Ill. RPC 7.2 comment [8] (Illinois Courts PDF)", "url": "https://ilcourtsaudio.blob.core.windows.net/antilles-resources/resources/39c73f58-b094-4603-84a9-a590a1f17b97/RULE%207.2.pdf", "quote": "The lawyer may accomplish his or her initial and annual due diligence via the sample ICS certification letter included in the Article VIII Forms Appendix or through other means.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Indiana", "abbr": "IN", "fips": "18", "category": "files_solicitations_only", "category_label": "Only targeted solicitations are filed", "filing_required": "solicitations_only", "ad_types_filed": "Only targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitations to a prospective client potentially in need of legal services in a particular matter (Rule 7.3(c)); general advertising is not filed. Communications to lawyers or to persons with a family, close personal, or prior professional relationship are excepted from the labeling requirement.", "solicitation_filing": "A copy of each targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitation is filed with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission at or before dissemination, with a $50 fee per filing; for a mass mailing one copy (minus recipient-specific details) may be filed; each changed version must be filed again. Filed communications are open to public inspection.", "timing": "at_or_before_first_use", "timing_detail": "at or prior to dissemination to the prospective client; each changed or altered version at or prior to its mailing or distribution", "fee_standard_usd": 50, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "no", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "File a copy with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, accompanied by a $50 fee payable to the Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission Fund", "portal_url": null, "retention": "Keep a copy or recording of each advertising communication for six years after dissemination (Rule 7.2(c)); for targeted solicitations, keep the list of names and addresses (including email) of all recipients for at least one year after the last mailing or distribution (Rule 7.3(c)).", "retention_years": 6, "rule_cite": "Ind. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(c), 7.3(c)", "rules_effective": "2011-01-01", "unknown_fields": [ "fee_effective_date", "portal_url" ], "notes": "Read the current text of Indiana Rules 7.1-7.5 on rules.incourts.gov (7.1-7.4 headed 'Effective January 1, 2011'; 7.5 'Effective January 1, 2021'). Only Rule 7.3(c) imposes filing, and only for targeted written/recorded/electronic solicitations; general advertising has no filing or review requirement but a 6-year copy-retention duty under 7.2(c). The $50 fee is per filing (one copy may be filed for an identical mass mailing). The rule sets no late fee, expedited option, or advisory-opinion process, and no online portal was identified. The 'Effective January 1, 2011' header is the rule's effective date; no source states when the $50 fee itself took effect. The recipient list must be kept 'for a period of not less than one (1) year following the last date of mailing or distribution'.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/indiana/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c) (Indiana Courts rules site)", "url": "https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/prof-conduct/rule7-3/current.htm", "quote": "A copy of each such communication shall be filed with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission at or prior to its dissemination to the prospective client.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/prof-conduct/rule7-3/current.htm", "quote": "Every written, recorded, or electronic communication from a lawyer soliciting professional employment from a prospective client potentially in need of legal services in a particular matter shall include the words “Advertising Material”", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/prof-conduct/rule7-3/current.htm", "quote": "A filing fee in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) payable to the “Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission Fund” shall accompany each such filing.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/prof-conduct/rule7-3/current.htm", "quote": "Each time any such communication is changed or altered, a copy of the new or modified communication shall be filed with the Disciplinary Commission at or prior to the time of its mailing or distribution.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(c) (Indiana Courts rules site)", "url": "https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/prof-conduct/rule7-2/current.htm", "quote": "The lawyer or law firm responsible for the content of any communication subject to this rule shall keep a copy or recording of each such communication for six years after its dissemination.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/prof-conduct/rule7-3/current.htm", "quote": "The lawyer shall retain a list containing the names and addresses, including email addresses, of all persons or entities to whom each communication has been mailed or distributed", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3 effective-date header", "url": "https://rules.incourts.gov/Content/prof-conduct/rule7-3/current.htm", "quote": "Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.3. Direct Contact with prospective Clients Effective January 1, 2011", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kansas", "abbr": "KS", "fips": "20", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitations carry “Advertising Material” (KRPC 7.3(c)).", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Copy or recording of each ad or communication kept 2 years after last use, with when and where it ran (KRPC 7.2(b)).", "retention_years": 2, "rule_cite": "Kan. S. Ct. R. 240, KRPC 7.2, 7.3", "rules_effective": "2014-03-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "kscourts.gov blocks scripted fetches (Cloudflare 403); KRPC 7.2 and 7.3 were read in a normal browser session on 2026-10-25 and the quotes copied from the rendered rule pages. Full text of 7.2 and 7.3 with comments read; neither contains a filing or fee provision, and comment [5] to 7.2 says no prior review is required. rules_effective is the latest history date on 7.3 (Am. effective March 1, 2014); 7.2 history shows Am. (a) effective July 1, 2007. 7.1, 7.4 and 7.5 were not opened separately.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/kansas/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Kansas Supreme Court Rule 240, KRPC 7.2 comment [5] (kscourts.gov)", "url": "https://www.kscourts.gov/Rules-Orders/Rules/7-2-Information-about-Legal-Services-Advertising", "quote": "It does not require that advertising be subject to review prior to dissemination.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Kansas Supreme Court Rule 240, KRPC 7.2(b) (kscourts.gov)", "url": "https://www.kscourts.gov/Rules-Orders/Rules/7-2-Information-about-Legal-Services-Advertising", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement or communication shall be kept for two years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Kansas Supreme Court Rule 240, KRPC 7.3(c) (kscourts.gov)", "url": "https://www.kscourts.gov/Rules-Orders/Rules/7-3-Information-About-Legal-Services-Solicitat-1", "quote": "shall include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Kentucky", "abbr": "KY", "fips": "21", "category": "voluntary_review_only", "category_label": "Review is voluntary", "filing_required": "voluntary_only", "ad_types_filed": "No mandatory filing per KBA guidance; any advertisement may be submitted voluntarily to the Attorneys' Advertising Commission for an advisory opinion (SCR 3.130(7.03)), except items falling under the exceptions in SCR 3.130(7.01)(1)(a-c).", "solicitation_filing": "none; targeted solicitations carry “Advertising Material” on the envelope or email subject line (SCR 3.130(4.5)(3)).", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": "Voluntary advisory review; no waiting period before use. The Commission issues its advisory opinion within 30 days of receipt.", "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "no", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": 75, "advisory_detail": "$75 filing fee per advertisement submitted for an advisory opinion, plus a $100 supplemental fee for an ad over 100 pages or audio/video over 10 minutes. Corrected resubmissions of a noncompliant ad carry no additional fee. A compliant advisory opinion protects the lawyer from discipline for that ad (absent later falsity).", "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "Written request signed by an attorney citing SCR 3.130(7.03) or expressly requesting an advisory opinion, with 3 copies of the ad (websites on paper or flash drive as continuous PDF; audio/video on flash drive) and a check payable to the Kentucky Bar Association; initial submissions not accepted by fax or email.", "portal_url": null, "retention": "Copy or recording of every ad kept 2 years after last use, with when and where it ran (SCR 3.130(7.20)(6)).", "retention_years": 2, "rule_cite": "SCR 3.130(7.01)-(7.60), esp. 7.03; SCR 3.130(4.5) (solicitation); AAC Regulations", "rules_effective": "2020-03-01", "unknown_fields": [ "fee_effective_date" ], "notes": "Rule text read 2026-10-25 in a normal browser session on the official Kentucky Court Rules site (govt.westlaw.com/kyrules, current through October 1, 2026), which blocks scripted fetches. The Rules list SCR 3.130(7.01)-(7.04), (7.10), (7.15), (7.20), (7.40), (7.50), (7.60); no rule requires filing. Review is voluntary: an advisory opinion costs $75 per ad (+$100 for ads over 100 pages or 10 minutes), issued within 30 days, and a favourable opinion protects the lawyer from discipline for that ad. SCR 3.130(4.5) (solicitation) has labeling and a 30-day disaster rule but no filing duty. No expedited fee appears in 7.03. fee_effective_date unknown: the rule's last amendment is Order 2020-03, eff. March 1, 2020, but the page does not say when the $75 amount was set.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/kentucky/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "KBA Attorneys' Advertising Commission FAQs (revised July 2019)", "url": "https://kybar.org/Portals/0/OBC/AACFAQsFINALApprovedat062119.pdf", "quote": "You must only submit advertisements if you request an Advisory Opinion; however, even if you do not request an Advisory Opinion, the advertisement must comply with all advertising Rules and Regulations.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "KBA Attorney Advertising page", "url": "https://kybar.org/For-Members/Office-of-Bar-Counsel/Attorney-Advertising", "quote": "Advertisements for which an advisory opinion is sought must be submitted to the Attorneys' Advertising Commission unless they fall under the exceptions found in SCR 3.130 - 7.01(1)(a-c) .", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "KBA Attorneys' Advertising Commission FAQs", "url": "https://kybar.org/Portals/0/OBC/AACFAQsFINALApprovedat062119.pdf", "quote": "SCR 3.130(7.03) no longer requires a 30-day waiting period to publish an advertisement when seeking an Advisory Opinion.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "KBA Attorney Advertising page, Fees", "url": "https://kybar.org/For-Members/Office-of-Bar-Counsel/Attorney-Advertising", "quote": "A $75.00 filing fee is due on all advertisements.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "KBA Attorney Advertising page, Fees", "url": "https://kybar.org/For-Members/Office-of-Bar-Counsel/Attorney-Advertising", "quote": "A $100.00 supplemental fee is due on an advertisement of more than 100 pages or an audio/video advertisement more than 10 minutes in length.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "KBA Attorneys' Advertising Commission FAQs", "url": "https://kybar.org/Portals/0/OBC/AACFAQsFINALApprovedat062119.pdf", "quote": "a check for $75.00 payable to the Kentucky Bar Association, but if the advertisement is more than 100 pages or the individual audio and/or video is longer than 10 minutes in length", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "KBA Attorneys' Advertising Commission FAQs", "url": "https://kybar.org/Portals/0/OBC/AACFAQsFINALApprovedat062119.pdf", "quote": "Fax or emailed files of the media are not accepted with initial submission of the advertisement.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "SCR 3.130(7.20)(6) (official Kentucky Court Rules, govt.westlaw.com/kyrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/kyrules/Document/N46420B10A91D11DA8F5EE32367A250AE?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "The lawyer shall retain a copy or recording of all advertisements utilized by the lawyer, as well as a record of when and where it was used, for 2 years after its last dissemination.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "SCR 3.130(7.03)(1) (govt.westlaw.com/kyrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/kyrules/Document/N4182AE40A91D11DA8F5EE32367A250AE?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "A lawyer may request an advisory opinion by the Commission. Such request shall be in writing and shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $75.00.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "SCR 3.130(7.03)(2) (govt.westlaw.com/kyrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/kyrules/Document/N4182AE40A91D11DA8F5EE32367A250AE?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "advertisements of more than 100 pages, or longer than 10 minutes of video or audio, will require a supplemental fee of $100.00.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "SCR 3.130(7.20) credits (govt.westlaw.com/kyrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/kyrules/Document/N46420B10A91D11DA8F5EE32367A250AE?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "Amended by Order 2020-03, eff. 3-1-20", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "SCR 3.130(4.5)(3) (govt.westlaw.com/kyrules)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/kyrules/Document/ND2E475B09F3C11E59891923A4484C9F7?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "in the subject line if sent as an email, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Louisiana", "abbr": "LA", "fips": "22", "category": "files_ads", "category_label": "Ads must be filed with a bar or court office", "filing_required": "yes", "ad_types_filed": "All advertisements in any public media and all unsolicited written communications (Rule 7.4) and unsolicited email (Rule 7.6(c)) must be filed, unless exempt under Rule 7.8. Exemptions include ads containing only required content under 7.2(a) and permissible content under 7.2(b) (safe-harbor), brief sponsorship/PSA announcements, law-list or bar-publication listings, mailings only to existing/former clients or lawyers, written communications requested by a prospective client, professional announcement cards to limited recipients, websites (computer-accessed communications under 7.6(b)), gift/promotional items, and office signs.", "solicitation_filing": "Unsolicited written communications (Rule 7.4) and unsolicited email (Rule 7.6(c)) are filed with the LSBA Rules of Professional Conduct Committee on the same terms and fees as advertisements (prior to or concurrent with first dissemination); for identical letters to multiple recipients, file one copy. New filings of unsolicited written communications require the Application Addendum.", "timing": "at_or_before_first_use", "timing_detail": "Prior to or concurrently with first dissemination; to be 'concurrent' the filing must be received by the LSBA no later than the date of first use. Optional advance advisory opinion: at least 30 days before dissemination. Committee evaluates within 30 days of receipt; silence after 30 days means the ad is deemed approved.", "fee_standard_usd": 175, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "no", "late_fee_usd": 275, "late_fee_detail": "$275 total filing fee (not an add-on) for filings made after first use/dissemination; eligible new lawyers pay $100 plus a $100 late fee ($200 total) for late filings.", "advisory_fee_usd": 175, "advisory_detail": "Optional advance written advisory opinion, filed at least 30 days before first use; a compliant advance submission satisfies the regular filing requirement.", "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "Pre-file online through the LSBA portal to generate the Lawyer Advertising Application Packet and filing number, then submit the filing (Application Form, plus Addendum for unsolicited written communications) with the fee payable to the Louisiana State Bar Association; a filing counts only when received and clocked in by LSBA Ethics Counsel; filings are not accepted by email or fax.", "portal_url": "https://www.lsba.org/LawyerAdvertising/LawyerAdvertisingFilingPortalV1.aspx", "retention": "Retain a copy or recording of each advertisement or written/recorded communication for five years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used; for identical unsolicited letters, retain one copy plus the list of names and addresses of all recipients for five years.", "retention_years": 5, "rule_cite": "La. Rules of Prof'l Conduct 7.2(a)(3), 7.4, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8", "rules_effective": "amendments through 2022-01-01 (per LSBA rules PDF)", "unknown_fields": [ "fee_effective_date" ], "notes": "Fees are per separate/distinct advertisement or communication. New-lawyer discount: members admitted less than 3 years and not affiliated with a firm of 5+ lawyers pay $100 per timely filing, with an additional $100 late fee ($200 total), stated on the LSBA filing page as effective 11/11/2022. The rule text says fees are 'in an amount set by the Supreme Court of Louisiana'; no primary source found stating when the current $175/$275 amounts took effect. Re-filing after a change of circumstances requires 'an additional fee as set by the Court' (Rule 7.7(i)); amount not stated on the filing page. No expedited/rush review appears in the LSBA fee schedule (advisory, regular, late, new-lawyer only), so expedited_available is 'no'. Rules text read from LSBA PDF labelled 'With amendments through January 1, 2022'; the LSBA advertising home page still links rule history only through 2011 orders, and I did not find a later amending order, but confirm no post-2022 amendments to Rules 7.1-7.10. The Committee must complete review within 30 days or notify the lawyer; if no written communication within 30 days, the ad is deemed approved (Rule 7.7(e)).", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/louisiana/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.7(c) (LSBA PDF, amendments through Jan. 1, 2022)", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/documents/LawyerAdvertising/AdvertisingRulesEffective01012022.pdf", "quote": "any lawyer who advertises services through any public media or through unsolicited written communications sent in compliance with Rule 7.4 or 7.6(c) shall file a copy of each such advertisement or", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.7(c)", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/documents/LawyerAdvertising/AdvertisingRulesEffective01012022.pdf", "quote": "The copy shall be filed either prior to or concurrently with the lawyer's first dissemination of the advertisement or unsolicited written communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "LSBA Lawyer Advertising Filing page", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/LawyerAdvertising/LawyerAdvertisingFiling.aspx", "quote": "To be \"concurrent\", a \"filing\" must be received by the LSBA no later than the date of first use/dissemination of the advertisement/communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.8(a) (exemptions)", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/documents/LawyerAdvertising/AdvertisingRulesEffective01012022.pdf", "quote": "any advertisement or unsolicited written communication that contains only content that is required by Rule 7.2(a) and content that is permissible under Rule 7.2(b).", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "LSBA Lawyer Advertising Filing page, Filing Fees", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/LawyerAdvertising/LawyerAdvertisingFiling.aspx", "quote": "Regular Filings $175.00 Filed prior to or concurrent with first use/dissemination", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "late_fee", "label": "LSBA Lawyer Advertising Filing page, Filing Fees", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/LawyerAdvertising/LawyerAdvertisingFiling.aspx", "quote": "Late Filings $275.00 Filed after first use/dissemination New Lawyer Discounted Filings:", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "LSBA Lawyer Advertising Filing page, Filing Fees", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/LawyerAdvertising/LawyerAdvertisingFiling.aspx", "quote": "Optional Advance Written Advisory Opinion Process $175.00 Filed at least 30 days prior to first use/dissemination", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "LSBA Lawyer Advertising Filing page, Pre-File Online", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/LawyerAdvertising/LawyerAdvertisingFiling.aspx", "quote": "Pre-filing online allows members of the LSBA to generate their Lawyer Advertising Application Packet and obtain their filing number.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "LSBA Lawyer Advertising Filing page", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/LawyerAdvertising/LawyerAdvertisingFiling.aspx", "quote": "Please note, also, that \"filings\" are NOT accepted via email or fax.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.7(j)", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/documents/LawyerAdvertising/AdvertisingRulesEffective01012022.pdf", "quote": "the lawyer shall retain a copy or recording for five years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.7(j)", "url": "https://www.lsba.org/documents/LawyerAdvertising/AdvertisingRulesEffective01012022.pdf", "quote": "the lawyer may comply with this requirement by filing a copy of one of the identical unsolicited written communications and retaining for five years a single copy together with a list of", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Massachusetts", "abbr": "MA", "fips": "25", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; Rule 7.3 restricts live person-to-person solicitation and prohibits certain solicitations but contains no filing or retention requirement.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Mass. S.J.C. Rule 3:07, Mass. R. Prof. C. 7.1-7.3", "rules_effective": "2022-10-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the current mass.gov text of Rules 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 (each 'Adopted July 13, 2022, effective October 1, 2022'); the Rule 3:07 table of contents lists only 7.1-7.3 under Information About Legal Services (former 7.4/7.5 content folded into 7.1/7.2). None contains a filing, review, fee, or advertisement-retention provision, and no 'Advertising Material' labeling requirement was found in 7.3. Seed source (CAMG) is secondary and was not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/massachusetts/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Mass. Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(a) (mass.gov SJC Rules)", "url": "https://www.mass.gov/supreme-judicial-court-rules/rules-of-professional-conduct-rule-72-communications-concerning-a-lawyers-services-specific-rules", "quote": "A lawyer may communicate information regarding the lawyer's services through any media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Mass. Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(d)", "url": "https://www.mass.gov/supreme-judicial-court-rules/rules-of-professional-conduct-rule-72-communications-concerning-a-lawyers-services-specific-rules", "quote": "Any communication made under this Rule must include the name of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Mass. Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3 (mass.gov), adoption/effective dates", "url": "https://www.mass.gov/supreme-judicial-court-rules/rules-of-professional-conduct-rule-73-solicitation-of-clients", "quote": "Rules of Professional Conduct Rule 7.3: Solicitation of clients Adopted Date: 07/13/2022 Effective Date: 10/01/2022", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "S.J.C. Rule 3:07 table of contents (mass.gov) showing Rules 7.1-7.3 only", "url": "https://www.mass.gov/supreme-judicial-court-rules/supreme-judicial-court-rule-307-rules-of-professional-conduct", "quote": "Rule 7.2 : Communications Concerning a Lawyer's Services; Specific Rules Rule 7.3 : Solicitation of Clients Maintaining the integrity of the profession Rule 8.1", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maryland", "abbr": "MD", "fips": "24", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none in the Rules; targeted solicitations carry “Advertising Material” (19-307.3(c)). The rule cross-refers to Md. Code, Bus. Occ. & Prof. §§ 10-605.1 and 10-605.2 for further restrictions (not read).", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Copy or recording of each ad or communication kept at least 3 years after last use, with when and where it ran (Rule 19-307.2(b)).", "retention_years": 3, "rule_cite": "Md. Rules 19-307.1 to 19-307.5 (MARPC 7.1-7.5)", "rules_effective": "2016-07-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "The official Maryland Rules host (govt.westlaw.com/mdc, linked from mdcourts.gov) blocks scripted fetches; Rules 19-307.1, 19-307.2 and 19-307.3 were read in full in a normal browser session on 2026-10-25 (19-307.4 and 19-307.5 could not be opened: the site returned an error page after repeated requests, so we stopped). None of the three rules read contains a filing, review or fee provision. Statutory solicitation limits in Bus. Occ. & Prof. §§ 10-605.1 and 10-605.2 were not read; confirm they impose no filing duty.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/maryland/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "retention", "label": "Maryland Rule 19-307.2(b) (official Maryland Code and Court Rules, govt.westlaw.com/mdc)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/mdc/Document/N37B79C803C0211E6A91396A739D63AEE?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement or such other communication shall be kept for at least three years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Maryland Rule 19-307.2, currency line (govt.westlaw.com/mdc)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/mdc/Document/N37B79C803C0211E6A91396A739D63AEE?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "Current with amendments received through September 1, 2026.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Maryland Rule 19-307.3(c) (govt.westlaw.com/mdc)", "url": "https://govt.westlaw.com/mdc/Document/N3C091C503C0211E6BDB8F71DBFB0E872?viewType=FullText&originationContext=documenttoc&transitionType=CategoryPageItem&contextData=(sc.Default)", "quote": "shall include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "browser" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Maine", "abbr": "ME", "fips": "23", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; Rule 7.3(c) is reserved and the rule contains no filing or labeling requirement for written solicitations.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Me. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.6", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full text of Maine Rules 7.1, 7.2, 7.2-A (aspirational, not enforced), 7.3, 7.4, 7.5 and 7.6 in the Maine Judicial Branch's rules-only PDF (including amendments effective September 28, 2023); none contains a filing, review, fee, or advertisement-retention provision, and 7.3(c) is '[Reserved]'. The Board of Overseers' HTML copy (mebaroverseers.org) matches but its table of contents says 'amendments through November 1, 2014'. I could not confirm whether any SJC order after September 28, 2023 amended Rules 7.1-7.6; check the courts.maine.gov rules amendments page. The current-rule effective date for Rules 7.x is not stated in the PDF text (the Rules took effect August 1, 2009). Seed source (CAMG) is secondary and was not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/maine/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Maine Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(a) (Maine Judicial Branch PDF, amendments effective Sept. 28, 2023)", "url": "https://www.courts.maine.gov/rules/text/mr_prof_conduct_only_2023-09-28.pdf", "quote": "Subject to the requirements of Rules 7.1 and 7.3, a lawyer may advertise services through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Maine Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(c)", "url": "https://www.courts.maine.gov/rules/text/mr_prof_conduct_only_2023-09-28.pdf", "quote": "Any communication made pursuant to this rule shall include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Maine Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(b)", "url": "https://www.courts.maine.gov/rules/text/mr_prof_conduct_only_2023-09-28.pdf", "quote": "A lawyer shall not solicit professional employment from a prospective client by written, recorded or electronic communication or by in-person, telephone or real-time electronic contact even when", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Maine Rules of Professional Conduct PDF cover (currency statement)", "url": "https://www.courts.maine.gov/rules/text/mr_prof_conduct_only_2023-09-28.pdf", "quote": "Last reviewed and edited September 28, 2023 Including amendments effective September 28, 2023", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Michigan", "abbr": "MI", "fips": "26", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; Rule 7.3 restricts solicitation (modified by Shapero) but contains no filing requirement.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Keep a copy or recording of each advertisement or communication for two years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used.", "retention_years": 2, "rule_cite": "MRPC 7.1-7.5, esp. 7.2(b)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full text of MRPC 7.1-7.5 and comments in the Michigan Supreme Court's MRPC PDF ('Updated with MSC order(s) effective on 1/1/2026'; the fetched URL redirects to courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/.../michigan-rules-of-professional-conduct.pdf). None contains a filing, review, or fee provision; 7.2(b) imposes a 2-year retention duty. The PDF does not state the effective date of the current 7.x text. Seed source (CAMG) is secondary and was not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/michigan/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct PDF (Michigan Courts), currency header", "url": "http://courts.mi.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/rules/Documents/Michigan%20Rules%20of%20Professional%20Conduct.pdf", "quote": "Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1 Updated with MSC order(s) effective on 1/1/2026", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "MRPC 7.2(a)", "url": "http://courts.mi.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/rules/Documents/Michigan%20Rules%20of%20Professional%20Conduct.pdf", "quote": "Rule 7.2. Advertising. (a) Subject to the provisions of these rules, a lawyer may advertise.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "MRPC 7.2(b)", "url": "http://courts.mi.gov/Courts/MichiganSupremeCourt/rules/Documents/Michigan%20Rules%20of%20Professional%20Conduct.pdf", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement or communication shall be kept for two years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Minnesota", "abbr": "MN", "fips": "27", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; Rule 7.3 restricts live person-to-person solicitation but contains no filing, labeling, or retention requirement.", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.3 (7.4, 7.5 repealed)", "rules_effective": "2022-09-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the current Revisor text of Minnesota Rules 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 (7.2 and 7.3 last amended effective September 1, 2022; 7.1 last amended October 1, 2005); Rules 7.4 and 7.5 were repealed effective September 1, 2022. None contains a filing, review, fee, or advertisement-retention provision. Seed source (CAMG) is secondary and was not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/minnesota/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(a) (MN Revisor court rules)", "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/court_rules/pr/subtype/cond/id/7.2/", "quote": "A lawyer may communicate information regarding the lawyer's services through any media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.2(d)", "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/court_rules/pr/subtype/cond/id/7.2/", "quote": "Any communication made under this rule must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Minnesota Rule 7.2 history note", "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/court_rules/pr/subtype/cond/id/7.2/", "quote": "amended effective January 1, 1996; amended effective October 1, 2005; amended effective September 1, 2022.)", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 7.3(d)", "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/court_rules/pr/subtype/cond/id/7.3/", "quote": "This rule does not prohibit communications authorized by law or ordered by a court or other tribunal.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Minnesota Rule 7.4 (repealed)", "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/court_rules/pr/subtype/cond/id/7.4/", "quote": "Rule 7.4 Communication of Fields of Practice and Certification Rule 7.4 is repealed effective September 1, 2022.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Minnesota Rule 7.5 (repealed)", "url": "https://www.revisor.mn.gov/court_rules/pr/subtype/cond/id/7.5/", "quote": "Rule 7.5 Firm Names and Letterheads Rule 7.5 is repealed effective September 1, 2022.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Missouri", "abbr": "MO", "fips": "29", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none; written solicitations to persons known to need legal services must be marked ADVERTISEMENT, carry a required disclaimer, and a copy must be retained for two years, but no filing is required (Rule 4-7.3(b)).", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Keep a copy or recording of each advertisement or written communication for two years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used (Rule 4-7.2(b)); retain a copy of each written solicitation for two years, or for identical mailings a single copy plus the list of recipients' names and addresses (Rule 4-7.3(b)(2)).", "retention_years": 2, "rule_cite": "Mo. Sup. Ct. R. 4-7.1 to 4-7.6, esp. 4-7.2(b), 4-7.3(b)", "rules_effective": "2010-07-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the current courts.mo.gov text of Rules 4-7.1 through 4-7.5 (and the 4-7.6 title); Rules 4-7.1/4-7.2/4-7.3 show 'Revised / Effective Date: July 1, 2010' (7.3 history ends 'Nov. 25, 2009, eff. July 1, 2010'), 4-7.4 and 4-7.5 July 1, 2007. None contains a filing, review, or fee provision. Retention is 2 years for ads/written communications (4-7.2(b)) and for written solicitations (4-7.3(b)(2)). Missouri has not adopted the 2018 ABA amendments to its 7.x rules per this text. The courts.mo.gov main pages return 403 but the ClerkHandbooksP2RulesOnly.nsf rule pages were fetched normally. Seed source (CAMG) is secondary and was not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/missouri/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "retention", "label": "Missouri Supreme Court Rule 4-7.2(b) (courts.mo.gov)", "url": "https://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/ClerkHandbooksP2RulesOnly.nsf/c0c6ffa99df4993f86256ba50057dcb8/9ec523dc894bc66d86256ca60052120f?OpenDocument", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement or written communication shall be kept for two years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Missouri Rule 4-7.2 history note", "url": "https://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/ClerkHandbooksP2RulesOnly.nsf/c0c6ffa99df4993f86256ba50057dcb8/9ec523dc894bc66d86256ca60052120f?OpenDocument", "quote": "Sept. 19, 2005, eff. Jan. 1, 2006; March 1, 2007, eff. July 1, 2007; Nov. 25, 2009, eff. July 1, 2010.)", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Missouri Supreme Court Rule 4-7.3(b)(2) (courts.mo.gov)", "url": "https://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/ClerkHandbooksP2RulesOnly.nsf/c0c6ffa99df4993f86256ba50057dcb8/3a8366293969e46486256ca6005211ed?OpenDocument", "quote": "the lawyer shall retain a copy of each such written solicitation for two years.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Missouri Supreme Court Rule 4-7.3(b)(2)", "url": "https://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/ClerkHandbooksP2RulesOnly.nsf/c0c6ffa99df4993f86256ba50057dcb8/3a8366293969e46486256ca6005211ed?OpenDocument", "quote": "If written identical solicitations are sent to two or more prospective clients, the lawyer may comply with this requirement by retaining a single copy together with a list of the names and addresses", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Missouri Supreme Court Rule 4-7.3(b)(1)", "url": "https://www.courts.mo.gov/courts/ClerkHandbooksP2RulesOnly.nsf/c0c6ffa99df4993f86256ba50057dcb8/3a8366293969e46486256ca6005211ed?OpenDocument", "quote": "any written solicitation by mail shall be plainly marked ADVERTISEMENT on the face of the envelope and all written solicitations shall be plainly marked ADVERTISEMENT at the top of the first page", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Mississippi", "abbr": "MS", "fips": "28", "category": "files_ads", "category_label": "Ads must be filed with a bar or court office", "filing_required": "yes", "ad_types_filed": "Any advertisement to be published (incl. written or recorded communications), each advertisement separately unless republished with the same script. Exempt (Rule 7.5(b)): ads with only Rule 7.2/7.4 basic information and no illustrations, telephone directory ads, change-of-association/office notices, business cards and letterhead, on-premises signage, law-directory listings, certain professional/trade publication ads, web pages reached by a user-initiated search, scholarly writings, mailings only to clients/former clients/lawyers, communications requested by a prospective client, notices required by law, and other OGCMB-authorized exemptions.", "solicitation_filing": "No separate procedure; written or recorded communications (including targeted letters) are submitted to OGCMB under Rule 7.2(h)/7.5 like other ads, unless exempt (e.g. mailed only to existing/former clients or requested by the prospective client). Rule 7.3(c) requires 'solicitation material' labeling.", "timing": "before_first_use", "timing_detail": "submitted to OGCMB prior to first dissemination; optional advisory opinion requests at least 45 days before dissemination", "fee_standard_usd": 25, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "no", "late_fee_usd": 150, "late_fee_detail": "$150 per submission not timely filed (i.e. not submitted before first dissemination), instead of $25.", "advisory_fee_usd": 50, "advisory_detail": "Optional advisory opinion under Rule 7.5(d): $50 per ad (in addition to the separate mandatory $25 submission), submitted at least 45 days before dissemination; OGCMB answers within 45 days or the ad is deemed approved; not binding in discipline. Resubmission after a change of circumstances costs $20.", "fee_effective_date": "2004-10-01", "portal_or_method": "Submit copy/recording, transcript (audio/video), and statement of when and where used to the Office of General Counsel of the Mississippi Bar, with fee payable to The Mississippi Bar", "portal_url": null, "retention": "Lawyer keeps a copy or recording of each ad/communication for 3 years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used (OGCMB also keeps submissions 3 years from submission).", "retention_years": 3, "rule_cite": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(h), 7.5; Bar Policies and Procedures for Submission of Advertisements (approved by Supreme Court order Dec. 9, 2004)", "rules_effective": "2004-10-01", "unknown_fields": [ "portal_url" ], "notes": "Rule text read from the Supreme Court of Mississippi PDF (Rules 7.1-7.7). In Rule 7.2(h) the PDF shows 'five (5)' in strikethrough followed by 'three (3)' (verified visually on PDF page 120); the extracted text contains both, so the quote reads 'five (5) three (3)'. The current lawyer retention period is 3 years. Fee effective date is the last amendment date of Rule 7.5 (Oct 1, 2004); the fees appear in that rule text. No online portal or form URL was found on the bar page; method is submission to OGCMB with check payable to The Mississippi Bar. No expedited review exists; the fee structure ($25 / $150 late / $50 advisory / $20 resubmission) is fully stated in Rule 7.5. The bar's Policies and Procedures (approved by order of Dec. 9, 2004) mirror the rule.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/mississippi/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.5(a) (Supreme Court of Mississippi PDF)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "A copy or recording of any advertisement to be published shall be submitted to the Office of the General Counsel of the Mississippi Bar (OGCMB) as set forth in paragraph(c) below prior to its first dissemination.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.5(a)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "shall be submitted to the Office of the General Counsel of the Mississippi Bar (OGCMB) as set forth in paragraph(c) below prior to its first dissemination.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.5(b)(8)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "(8) Internet Web pages viewed via a Web browser, in a search initiated by a person without solicitation.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.5(b)(1)-(2)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "(1) Any advertisement that contains no illustrations and no information other than that set forth in Rules 7.2 and 7.4; (2) Any telephone directory advertisement;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.5(c)(4)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "A fee of twenty-five dollars ($25) per submission of advertisement or communication timely filed as provided in paragraph (a), or a fee of one", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "late_fee", "label": "Mississippi Bar, Policies and Procedures for Submission of Advertisements", "url": "https://msbar.org/professional-regulation/lawyer-advertising-rule-7-5/", "quote": "A fee of one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) per submission of advertisement or communication not timely filed is required.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.5(d)(1)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "shall consist of the same items as (c)(1)(2)(3) above, and an additional fee of fifty dollars ($50) per submission of advertisement or communication made payable to The Mississippi Bar.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_expedited", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.5(d)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "the OGCMB shall render its advisory opinion within forty-five days of receipt of a request", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_effective_date", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.5 history note", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "[Adopted effective June 22, 1994; amended February 5, 1999; amended effective September 1, 2003, suspended by Order of August 8, 2003; amended effective October 1, 2004.]", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "Mississippi Bar, Policies and Procedures for Submission of Advertisements", "url": "https://msbar.org/professional-regulation/lawyer-advertising-rule-7-5/", "quote": "A copy or recording of any advertisement to be published shall be submitted to the Office of General Counsel of the Mississippi Bar (OGCMB) prior to its first dissemination.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(h)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "The lawyer shall retain a copy or recording for five (5) three (3) years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(h)", "url": "https://courts.ms.gov/research/rules/msrulesofcourt/rules_of_professional_conduct.pdf", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement or written or recorded communication shall be submitted to the Office of General Counsel of the Mississippi Bar", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Montana", "abbr": "MT", "fips": "30", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none (Rule 7.3(c) requires 'Advertising Material' labeling on targeted written/recorded/electronic solicitations but no filing)", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Mont. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.5 (Rule 7.4 eliminated)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full text of Mont. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 (eliminated) and 7.5 on the State Bar of Montana's MRPC page (the Montana Supreme Court law library's rules index links to this page for the Rules of Professional Conduct). No filing, review, fee, or record-retention provision for ads or solicitations. The page shows no amendment/effective date for the Article 7 rules, so rules_effective is unknown; the text reflects the ABA 2018-style 7.2 (through 'any media', specialist certification in 7.2(c)) with Montana-specific 7.1(a)-(l) misleading-communication list. The court-hosted order adopting the current text was not located without web search.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/montana/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Mont. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(a) (State Bar of Montana MRPC page, linked from Montana courts law library)", "url": "https://www.montanabar.org/For-Attorneys/Ethics-Resources/Professional-Conduct", "quote": "RULE 7.2: COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING A LAWYER'S SERVICES: SPECIFIC RULES (a) A lawyer may communicate information regarding the lawyer’s services through any media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Mont. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(d), final paragraph of Rule 7.2 (no retention clause)", "url": "https://www.montanabar.org/For-Attorneys/Ethics-Resources/Professional-Conduct", "quote": "(d) Any communication made under this Rule must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Mont. R. Prof. Conduct 7.3(c)", "url": "https://www.montanabar.org/For-Attorneys/Ethics-Resources/Professional-Conduct", "quote": "shall include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Mont. R. Prof. Conduct 7.4-7.5", "url": "https://www.montanabar.org/For-Attorneys/Ethics-Resources/Professional-Conduct", "quote": "RULE 7.4: (eliminated) No Longer Applicable RULE 7.5: FIRM NAMES AND LETTERHEADS", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Carolina", "abbr": "NC", "fips": "37", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": "None. No ad type has to be filed or pre-approved. The State Bar says no review is required, including for websites.", "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": "Optional and informal. On request, State Bar ethics counsel will look at specific questionable language or images, but not a whole website. No fee is stated.", "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "N.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1-7.4 (7.5 and 7.6 reserved)", "rules_effective": "Rules 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 were last amended by Supreme Court approval on April 21, 2021", "unknown_fields": [ "advisory_fee_usd" ], "notes": "I read the full current operative text of Rules 7.2 and 7.3 on ncbar.gov and searched Rule 7.1 for filing, copy and retention language. Neither 7.2 nor 7.3 contains a filing, review, fee or record-keeping provision, and the 7.1 search found none. I did not read Rule 7.4 (Intermediary Organizations) in full; it governs referral and intermediary organizations, not lawyers' own ads. The index lists Rules 7.5 and 7.6 as Reserved. The 7.3 history also ends with April 21, 2021. The informal ethics-counsel review is optional and has no stated fee. The rule history dates are Supreme Court approval dates, not necessarily effective dates. The old ncbar.gov rule-73-solicitation-of-clients URL now returns 404, and the rule is now titled 'Direct Contact With Potential Clients'.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/north-carolina/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "NC State Bar, Review of Law Firm Websites page", "url": "https://www.ncbar.gov/for-lawyers/ethics-and-governing-rules/review-of-law-firm-websites/", "quote": "There is no requirement that the State Bar review a website before it is launched.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "NC State Bar, Review of Law Firm Websites page", "url": "https://www.ncbar.gov/for-lawyers/ethics-and-governing-rules/review-of-law-firm-websites/", "quote": "As with all lawyer advertising, ethics counsel will review questionable language and images on a lawyer’s websites upon request. However, ethics counsel will not review entire contents of a website.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "N.C. RPC 7.2 (NC State Bar site), final operative paragraph", "url": "https://www.ncbar.gov/for-lawyers/ethics-and-governing-rules/rules-of-professional-conduct/71-76-information-about-legal-services/72-communications-concerning-a-lawyers-services-specific-rules/", "quote": "(d) Any communication made under this Rule must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "N.C. RPC 7.2 History Note (NC State Bar site)", "url": "https://www.ncbar.gov/for-lawyers/ethics-and-governing-rules/rules-of-professional-conduct/71-76-information-about-legal-services/72-communications-concerning-a-lawyers-services-specific-rules/", "quote": "Adopted by the Supreme Court: July 24, 1997; Amendments Approved by the Supreme Court: March 1, 2003; October 2, 2014; September 28, 2017; April 21, 2021.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "N.C. RPC 7.3 Direct Contact With Potential Clients (NC State Bar site)", "url": "https://www.ncbar.gov/for-lawyers/ethics-and-governing-rules/rules-of-professional-conduct/71-76-information-about-legal-services/73-direct-contact-with-potential-clients/", "quote": "(d) This Rule does not prohibit communications authorized by law or ordered by a court or other tribunal.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "NC State Bar, Rules of Professional Conduct index", "url": "https://www.ncbar.gov/for-lawyers/ethics-and-governing-rules/rules-of-professional-conduct/", "quote": "7.3 Direct Contact With Potential Clients 7.4 Intermediary Organizations 7.5 Reserved 7.6 Reserved", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "North Dakota", "abbr": "ND", "fips": "38", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": "None. The current Rules 7.1-7.5 contain no filing or review requirement.", "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "N.D. Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1-7.5", "rules_effective": "Rules 7.2 and 7.3 current versions effective 2016-03-01; Rule 7.1 effective 2010-10-01; Rules 7.4 and 7.5 effective 2006-08-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "I read the full current text of Rules 7.2 (effective 3/1/2016) and 7.3 (effective 3/1/2016) on ndcourts.gov, and searched Rules 7.1, 7.4 and 7.5 for filing, copy and retention language. None of these rules contains a filing, review, fee or record-keeping provision. In the 7.2 version history, 03/01/2016 is the current version and has no obsolete date. I found no State Bar Association of North Dakota advertising-review program; I did not search for one beyond the court rules. The seed (CAMG) also said none.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/north-dakota/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 7.2 Advertising (ndcourts.gov)", "url": "https://www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndrprofconduct/7-2", "quote": "(b) Any communication made pursuant to this Rule must include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its contents.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 7.2 history note (ndcourts.gov)", "url": "https://www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndrprofconduct/7-2", "quote": "Rule 7.2 amended effective 03/01/97, 03/01/04, 08/01/06, 03/01/16.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 7.3 Solicitation of Clients (ndcourts.gov)", "url": "https://www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndrprofconduct/7-3", "quote": "(3) the receipt of the solicitation is uninvited and imposes any involuntary economic cost on the prospective client to respond to the solicitation.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 7.1 (ndcourts.gov)", "url": "https://www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndrprofconduct/7-1", "quote": "RULE 7.1 COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE SERVICES OF A LAWYER OR PERSONS PROFESSIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE LAWYER Effective Date: 10/1/2010", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nebraska", "abbr": "NE", "fips": "31", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none (§ 3-507.3(c) requires 'This is an advertisement' labeling on targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitations, including email subject lines, but no filing)", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Neb. Ct. R. of Prof. Cond. §§ 3-507.1 to 3-507.5 (§ 3-507.5 reserved)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full current text of Neb. Ct. R. of Prof. Cond. §§ 3-507.1, 3-507.2, 3-507.3, 3-507.4 and the index showing § 3-507.5 [Reserved] on the Nebraska Judicial Branch site (supremecourt.nebraska.gov redirects to nebraskajudicial.gov). None contains a filing, review, fee, or record-retention requirement for advertisements or solicitations. The rule pages show no amendment history line, so rules_effective is unknown.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/nebraska/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Neb. Ct. R. of Prof. Cond. § 3-507.2(a) (Nebraska Judicial Branch)", "url": "https://nebraskajudicial.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-3-attorneys-and-practice-law/article-5-nebraska-rules-professional-conduct/%C2%A7%C2%A7-3-5071-3-5075-information-about-legal-services/%C2%A7-3-5072-advertising", "quote": "(a) Subject to the requirements of Rules 7.1 and 7.3 , a lawyer may advertise services through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Neb. Ct. R. of Prof. Cond. § 3-507.2(c), final paragraph (no retention clause)", "url": "https://nebraskajudicial.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-3-attorneys-and-practice-law/article-5-nebraska-rules-professional-conduct/%C2%A7%C2%A7-3-5071-3-5075-information-about-legal-services/%C2%A7-3-5072-advertising", "quote": "(c) Any communication made pursuant to this rule shall include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Neb. Ct. R. of Prof. Cond. § 3-507.3(c)", "url": "https://nebraskajudicial.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-3-attorneys-and-practice-law/article-5-nebraska-rules-professional-conduct/%C2%A7%C2%A7-3-5071-3-5075-information-about-legal-services/%C2%A7-3-5073-direct-contact-prospective-clients", "quote": "shall include the words \"This is an advertisement\" on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication, and in the subject line of an email", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Hampshire", "abbr": "NH", "fips": "33", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none (Rule 7.3(c) requires the word 'Advertising' on targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitations but no filing)", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "N.H. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.5 (Sup. Ct. R. 42)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read the full current text of N.H. Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 (with Ethics Committee and ABA comments) in the New Hampshire Judicial Branch's online Rules of Professional Conduct book. No filing, review, fee, or record-retention requirement for advertisements or solicitations. Rule 7.3 is broader than the ABA model (regulates initiation of any in-person/live/recorded real-time contact) but imposes only content/labeling duties. The online book shows no effective date for the Article 7 text.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/new-hampshire/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "N.H. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(a) (NH Judicial Branch online book)", "url": "https://www.courts.nh.gov/new-hampshire-rules-professional-conduct", "quote": "(a) Subject to the requirements of Rules 7.1 and 7.3, a lawyer may advertise services through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "N.H. R. Prof. Conduct 7.2(c), final paragraph of rule text (no retention clause)", "url": "https://www.courts.nh.gov/new-hampshire-rules-professional-conduct", "quote": "(c) Any communication made pursuant to this rule shall include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content. Ethics Committee Comment", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "N.H. R. Prof. Conduct 7.3(c)", "url": "https://www.courts.nh.gov/new-hampshire-rules-professional-conduct", "quote": "shall include the word \"Advertising\" on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Jersey", "abbr": "NJ", "fips": "34", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none (RPC 7.3(b)(5) regulates the content and labeling of targeted letters, which must tell the recipient they may report an inaccurate or misleading letter to the Committee on Attorney Advertising, but requires no filing)", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Keep a copy or recording of each advertisement or written communication for 3 years after dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used; capture all website material (electronic or paper backup, including all new content) at least monthly and retain it for 3 years.", "retention_years": 3, "rule_cite": "N.J. RPC 7.1-7.5 (retention: RPC 7.2(b))", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Full current text of N.J. RPC 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5 was read from the NJ Courts Rules of Court database (JSON endpoint behind https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/rules-of-court, RPC appendix). None requires filing, pre-approval or a fee for ads or targeted letters; the Committee on Attorney Advertising (R. 1:19A) acts on grievances and issues opinions, and RPC 7.1(b) bars using an ad it has disapproved. Court Rule 1:19A itself was not fetched, so whether the CAA offers any optional advance review was not confirmed (none seen in the RPCs). Quotes come from the JSON-encoded rule text, so passages with apostrophes or non-ASCII characters were avoided. Each RPC was amended at different dates (7.2 last amended effective Sept 1, 2021); no single 'current ad rules' effective date recorded. Seed (CAMG) agreed: no filing, 3-year copies, website capture.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/new-jersey/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "retention", "label": "N.J. RPC 7.2(b) (NJ Courts Rules of Court database)", "url": "https://www.njcourts.gov/njcourts_rules_of_court/get-term?tid=26021", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement or written communication shall be kept for three years after its dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "N.J. RPC 7.2(b)", "url": "https://www.njcourts.gov/njcourts_rules_of_court/get-term?tid=26021", "quote": "Lawyers shall capture all material on their websites, in the form of an electronic or paper backup, including all new content, on at least a monthly basis, and retain this information for three years.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "N.J. RPC 7.2 history note", "url": "https://www.njcourts.gov/njcourts_rules_of_court/get-term?tid=26021", "quote": "paragraph (b) amended July 27, 2018, to be effective September 1, 2018; paragraph (a) amended July 30, 2021 to be effective September 1, 2021.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "N.J. RPC 7.3(b)(5)", "url": "https://www.njcourts.gov/njcourts_rules_of_court/get-term?tid=26026", "quote": "report same to the Committee on Attorney Advertising, Hughes Justice Complex, P.O. Box 970, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0970.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "N.J. RPC 7.1(b)", "url": "https://www.njcourts.gov/njcourts_rules_of_court/get-term?tid=26016", "quote": "It shall be unethical for a lawyer to use an advertisement or other related communication known to have been disapproved by the Committee on Attorney Advertising", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "New Mexico", "abbr": "NM", "fips": "35", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none (Rule 16-703 restricts live person-to-person solicitation but imposes no filing or labeling-filing duty on written solicitations)", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "NMRA Rules 16-701 to 16-703 (16-704 to 16-707 withdrawn)", "rules_effective": "2021-12-31", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the full current text of NMRA 16-701, 16-702 and 16-703 and the withdrawal annotations for 16-704 through 16-707 in the official NM Compilation Commission Rule Set 16 PDF on NMOneSource (site last modified 10/23/2026). No filing, review, fee, or record-retention requirement for advertisements or solicitations. New Mexico's former legal advertising committee rules (16-706, 16-707) were withdrawn effective Dec 12, 2003; 16-704 and 16-705 were withdrawn effective Dec 31, 2021 (Order No. 21-8300-014), when NM moved to the ABA 2018-style structure. rules_effective is the Order 21-8300-014 date.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/new-mexico/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "NMRA 16-702(A) (NM Compilation Commission, NMOneSource Rule Set 16 PDF)", "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmra/en/5699/1/document.do", "quote": "A. Permitted advertising. A lawyer may communicate information regarding the lawyer’s services through any media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "NMRA 16-702(D), final paragraph of rule text (no retention clause)", "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmra/en/5699/1/document.do", "quote": "D. Required information in communications. Any communication made under this rule must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "NMRA 16-707 annotation (withdrawn)", "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmra/en/5699/1/document.do", "quote": "Pursuant to a court order dated December 12, 2003, Rule 16-707 NMRA, pertaining to the legal advertising committee, was withdrawn, effective December 12, 2003.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "NMRA 16-702 history note", "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmra/en/5699/1/document.do", "quote": "as amended by Supreme Court Order No. 21-8300-014, effective for all cases filed or pending on or after December 31, 2021.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "NMRA 16-703(D)", "url": "https://nmonesource.com/nmos/nmra/en/5699/1/document.do", "quote": "D. Exceptions. This rule does not prohibit communications authorized by law or ordered by a court or other tribunal.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Nevada", "abbr": "NV", "fips": "32", "category": "files_ads", "category_label": "Ads must be filed with a bar or court office", "filing_required": "yes", "ad_types_filed": "All advertisements disseminated in exchange for something of value, plus written or recorded communications the lawyer causes to be disseminated to advertise legal services (each ad filed separately; substantively similar ads may be filed together). Websites are not subject to filing.", "solicitation_filing": "No separate solicitation filing; targeted/direct mail is a written communication disseminated to advertise legal services and is filed under Rule 7.2A like other ads (bar asks for a color copy of the front and back of the envelope).", "timing": "after_first_use", "timing_detail": "within 15 days of first dissemination", "fee_standard_usd": 100, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "no", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": 250, "advisory_detail": "Optional pre-dissemination advance opinion under RPC 7.2B, non-refundable $250 fee, opinion issued within 30 days; a finding of compliance is binding on disciplinary panels if the information provided was true.", "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "Online Lawyer Advertising Filing Form on the State Bar of Nevada lawyer-advertising page, with upload of the ad and card payment", "portal_url": "https://nvbar.org/for-lawyers/ethics-discipline/lawyer-advertising/", "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Nev. RPC 7.2A, 7.2B (and 7.1-7.3)", "rules_effective": "2018-04-09", "unknown_fields": [ "fee_effective_date", "late_fee_usd" ], "notes": "Current Nev. RPC 7.1-7.5 read in full on the Nevada Legislature court-rules page (last amended April 9, 2018 for 7.2/7.2A/7.2B; 7.3 Dec 13, 2012). Current Rule 7.2 contains no record-retention clause; the seed's '4 years after last use (7.2(m))' appears to come from the superseded 2012 version. Separately, Nev. RPC 1.4(c)(4) requires keeping information furnished to prospective clients 3 years, which is not an ad-retention rule. The 4-year figure in 7.2A(b) is a disciplinary limitation period that starts when bar counsel learns of an unfiled ad, not a late fee. No late fee or expedited review found; the bar's filing form offers only the $100 7.2A filing and $250 7.2B advance opinion. Fee is set by the Board of Governors; no effective date for the $100 found. 2013/2015 interpretive guidelines on the bar page were not relied on.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/nevada/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Nev. RPC 7.2A(a) (Nevada Legislature court-rules site)", "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/CourtRules/RPC.html", "quote": "A lawyer or law firm shall file with the state bar (1) a copy or recording of all advertisements disseminated in exchange for something of value;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Nev. RPC 7.2A(a)", "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/CourtRules/RPC.html", "quote": "For the purpose of this Rule, websites are not considered to be advertisements subject to filing requirements.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "Nev. RPC 7.2A(a)", "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/CourtRules/RPC.html", "quote": "Submission shall be in a format provided by the bar within 15 days of first dissemination accompanied by a form supplied by the state bar and a filing fee", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "State Bar of Nevada, Lawyer Advertising page", "url": "https://nvbar.org/for-lawyers/ethics-discipline/lawyer-advertising/", "quote": "Each individual advertisement must be submitted separately with the Advertising Filing Form below, along with a non-refundable $100 fee.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "State Bar of Nevada, Lawyer Advertising page", "url": "https://nvbar.org/for-lawyers/ethics-discipline/lawyer-advertising/", "quote": "you may submit a request under RPC 7.2B by filing the Advertising Filing Form below, along with a non-refundable $250 fee. The advertisement will be submitted for review and an opinion will be issued within thirty (30) days.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_expedited", "label": "State Bar of Nevada filing form, application types", "url": "https://nvbar.org/for-lawyers/ethics-discipline/lawyer-advertising/", "quote": "Advertising Filing Form - Pursuant to NRPC 7.2A ($100 Fee) Advanced Advisory Opinion Request - Pursuant to NRPC 7.2B ($250 Fee)", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "State Bar of Nevada, Lawyer Advertising page", "url": "https://nvbar.org/for-lawyers/ethics-discipline/lawyer-advertising/", "quote": "All filing forms must include a copy of the actual advertisement, which can be uploaded with the filing form.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "State Bar of Nevada, Lawyer Advertising page", "url": "https://nvbar.org/for-lawyers/ethics-discipline/lawyer-advertising/", "quote": "if mailed to a prospective client, the filed submission should be accompanied by a copy of the front and back of the envelope in which it will be disseminated (in color).", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Nev. RPC 7.2(e), final paragraph of current Rule 7.2 (no retention clause)", "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/CourtRules/RPC.html", "quote": "Nothing in this Rule prohibits a lawyer or law firm from permitting the inclusion in law lists and law directories intended primarily for the use of the legal profession", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Nev. RPC 7.2 history note", "url": "https://www.leg.state.nv.us/CourtRules/RPC.html", "quote": "[Added; effective May 1, 2006; amended; effective April 9, 2018.] Rule 7.2A . Advertising Filing Requirements.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "New York", "abbr": "NY", "fips": "36", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none (former Rule 7.3 filing of solicitations with the departmental attorney disciplinary committee and recipient-list retention were eliminated effective June 1, 2026)", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "22 NYCRR Part 1200, N.Y. Rules of Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.5 (as amended eff. June 1, 2026; Rule 7.4 reserved)", "rules_effective": "2026-06-01", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "Read the full current text of Rules 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4 ([RESERVED]) and 7.5 in the NYSBA compilation 'as amended through July 1, 2026'; none contains any filing, pre-approval, fee, or retention provision for advertisements or solicitations. Caveats: (1) the compilation and explanatory article are published by the New York State Bar Association (a voluntary bar association), not the courts; the official Appellate Division joint order (nycourts.gov AdministrativeOrder-JointAppDivOrder-RulesOfProfessionalConduct-AttorneyAdvertising-052726f-r.pdf) returned HTTP 403 (Cloudflare) to our fetch script and was not read. Confirm against the official 22 NYCRR Part 1200 text if a court-hosted copy becomes reachable. (2) Note the PDF cover page still prints 'As amended through January 1, 2025' while the interior header says 'AS AMENDED THROUGH JULY 1, 2026'; the interior rule text is the amended ABA-model version. expedited_available set to 'no' because there is no filing or review program at all. Rule 7.2 (payment for referrals) mentions qualified referral services having 'filed with the appropriate disciplinary authority' annual reports; that is not lawyer-ad filing.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/new-york/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "N.Y. Rule 7.1(b) as amended (NYSBA compilation, amended through July 1, 2026)", "url": "https://nysba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NYSBA-NY-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct-August-10-2026.pdf", "quote": "(b) A lawyer may communicat e information regarding the lawyer’s services through any media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "N.Y. Rule 7.1(d), final paragraph of current Rule 7.1 (no retention clause)", "url": "https://nysba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NYSBA-NY-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct-August-10-2026.pdf", "quote": "(d) Any communication made under this Rule must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "NYSBA, The Amendments to the Advertising Rules (M. Gross)", "url": "https://nysba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Amendments-to-the-Advertising-Rules.pdf", "quote": "Old Rule 7.3 required onerous filing and recordkeeping requirements. For example, it required the lawyer to file a copy of the solicitation with the attorney disciplinary committee", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "NYSBA, The Amendments to the Advertising Rules (M. Gross)", "url": "https://nysba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Amendments-to-the-Advertising-Rules.pdf", "quote": "for a period of not less than three years following the last date of its dissemination. Those filing and recordkeeping requirements have been eliminated.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "filing_required", "label": "NYSBA, The Amendments to the Advertising Rules (M. Gross)", "url": "https://nysba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/The-Amendments-to-the-Advertising-Rules.pdf", "quote": "Effective June 1, 2026, the Presiding Justices of the four Departments of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court adopted amendments to the advertising rules", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "N.Y. Rule 7.3(d) as amended (NYSBA compilation)", "url": "https://nysba.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/NYSBA-NY-Rules-of-Professional-Conduct-August-10-2026.pdf", "quote": "(d) This Rule does not prohibit communications authorized by law or ordered by a court or other tribunal.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Ohio", "abbr": "OH", "fips": "39", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": "None. No ad or solicitation must be filed. Targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitations must carry the 'ADVERTISING MATERIAL' or 'ADVERTISEMENT ONLY' label and other disclosures, but are not filed.", "solicitation_filing": "none (content and labeling requirements only, Prof.Cond.R. 7.3(c)-(e))", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Ohio Prof.Cond.R. 7.1-7.6", "rules_effective": "Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct effective February 1, 2007; compilation as amended effective January 1, 2026", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "I extracted the full Rule 7 section (7.1 through the start of 8.1) from the official PDF, compiled as amended effective January 1, 2026, and read 7.2 and 7.3 in full. The section has no provision for filing, pre-approval, fees or keeping copies of ads. The only 'retain' hits were drafting-history comments. Ohio regulates targeted solicitations by content only: the ADVERTISING MATERIAL / ADVERTISEMENT ONLY label, disclosure of how the lawyer learned of the need, verification of service before soliciting civil defendants, and an 'Understanding Your Rights' insert for accident or disaster solicitations sent within 30 days. Our fetch script was redirected from sc.ohio.gov to www.supremecourt.ohio.gov. The Board of Professional Conduct issues advisory opinions, but I found no ad-review or fee program in the rules.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/ohio/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, official Supreme Court of Ohio PDF, title page", "url": "https://sc.ohio.gov/docs/LegalResources/Rules/ProfConduct/profConductRules.pdf", "quote": "(Effective February 1, 2007; as amended effective January 1, 2026)", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Ohio Prof.Cond.R. 7.3(c)(3) (official PDF)", "url": "https://sc.ohio.gov/docs/LegalResources/Rules/ProfConduct/profConductRules.pdf", "quote": "(3) Conspicuously include in its text and on the outside envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication the recital", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Ohio Prof.Cond.R. 7.2, Comparison to former Ohio Code (official PDF)", "url": "https://sc.ohio.gov/docs/LegalResources/Rules/ProfConduct/profConductRules.pdf", "quote": "Rule 7.2(a) directs attention to Rules 7.1 and 7.3, each of which includes or deletes language from the advertising and solicitation rules contained in DR 2-101 through DR 2-104.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oklahoma", "abbr": "OK", "fips": "40", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": "None. Rules 7.1-7.5 (5 O.S. ch. 1, app. 3-A) contain no filing or review requirement.", "solicitation_filing": "none (targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitations must be labeled 'Advertising Material', Rule 7.3(c), but are not filed)", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Okla. Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1-7.5, 5 O.S. ch. 1, app. 3-A", "rules_effective": "Rules 7.1, 7.2 and 7.3 last amended by 2017 OK 52, effective June 19, 2017", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "OSCN (Oklahoma State Courts Network, run by the Oklahoma Supreme Court) is the official source. I read the full operative text of Rules 7.2 (a)-(c) and 7.3 (a)-(d), and searched Rules 7.1, 7.4 and 7.5 for filing, copy and retention language. None of these rules contains a filing, review, fee or retention requirement. Effective dates: Rules 7.1-7.3 were amended effective June 19, 2017 (2017 OK 52); Rule 7.4 was amended effective March 8, 2002; Rule 7.5 was amended effective January 1, 2008. I did not check the Oklahoma Bar Association website for a voluntary review program (none is in the rules).", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/oklahoma/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Okla. RPC 7.2 Advertising (OSCN)", "url": "https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=481047", "quote": "(c) Any communication made pursuant to this rule shall include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Okla. RPC 7.2 Historical Data (OSCN)", "url": "https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=481047", "quote": "Amended by Order of the Supreme Court, 2017 OK 52 ; effective June 19, 2017", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Okla. RPC 7.3(c) Solicitation of Clients (OSCN)", "url": "https://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/DeliverDocument.asp?CiteID=481052", "quote": "shall include the words \"Advertising Material\" on the outside of the envelope, if any, and at the beginning and ending of any recorded or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Oregon", "abbr": "OR", "fips": "41", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": "None. Oregon RPC 7.1-7.6 contain no filing or review requirement. Rules 7.4 and 7.6 are reserved.", "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Oregon RPC 7.1-7.6", "rules_effective": "Compilation as effective September 3, 2026; RPC 7.2 last amended 01/13/20 and RPC 7.3 last amended 01/11/18", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "I read the full Rule 7 section (7.1 through 7.6) of the Oregon State Bar's official RPC PDF, as effective September 3, 2026. There is no filing, review, fee or retention provision. RPC 7.3 now only bars solicitations to people who cannot exercise reasonable judgment, people who have asked not to be solicited, and solicitations involving coercion, duress or harassment. The 'Advertising Material' labeling requirement was deleted 01/01/17. Rules 7.4 and 7.6 are [RESERVED]. RPC 7.2 was last amended 01/13/20, and RPC 7.3 01/11/18.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/oregon/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Oregon RPC 7.2(c) (Oregon State Bar official PDF, as effective Sept. 3, 2026)", "url": "https://www.osbar.org/_docs/rulesregs/orpc.pdf", "quote": "(c) Any communication made pursuant to this rule shall include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Oregon RPC 7.3 amendment history (OSB PDF)", "url": "https://www.osbar.org/_docs/rulesregs/orpc.pdf", "quote": "Amended 01/01/17: Deleting requirement that lawyer place “Advertising Material” on advertising.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Oregon RPC (OSB PDF) title", "url": "https://www.osbar.org/_docs/rulesregs/orpc.pdf", "quote": "OREGON RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT (as effective September 3, 2026)", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Pennsylvania", "abbr": "PA", "fips": "42", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": "None. The current Pa.R.P.C. 7.1-7.3 contain no filing or review requirement. Rules 7.4, 7.5 and 7.7 are reserved and 7.6 is rescinded.", "solicitation_filing": "none (Rule 7.3(c) permits targeted direct-mail advertisements; no filing requirement)", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Pa.R.P.C. 7.1-7.3, 204 Pa. Code ch. 81", "rules_effective": "Rules 7.2 and 7.3 last amended October 15, 2024, effective in 30 days (54 Pa.B. 6696)", "unknown_fields": [], "notes": "The Pa. Code site says it reflects changes effective through 56 Pa.B. 5370 (August 8, 2026). I read the full operative text of Rule 7.2 (a)-(k) and Rule 7.3 (a)-(f), and searched the whole Rule 7 portion of chapter 81 for retain, copy, kept-for, filed-with and two-years language. The only hit was 'retaining a lawyer' in 7.2(d)(1). No filing, review, fee or ad-retention provision appears. Rules 7.4, 7.5 and 7.7 are [Reserved] and 7.6 is [Rescinded]. Rule 7.4 was deleted by the same October 15, 2024 order. Content rules remain: city/county office-location disclosure, a 90-day honor period for advertised fees, a paid-endorsement disclosure, and a 7.3(d)(4) bar on soliciting domestic-relations defendants before proof of service is docketed. I did not read the October 15, 2024 order (54 Pa.B. 6696) to see what it removed. Readers relying on older secondary sources describing PA retention duties should check that order.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/pennsylvania/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "204 Pa. Code Rule 7.2(k) (Pennsylvania Code official site)", "url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F204%2Fchapter81%2Fs7.2.html", "quote": "(k) Any communication made under this Rule must include the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "204 Pa. Code Rule 7.2 Source note", "url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F204%2Fchapter81%2Fs7.2.html", "quote": "The provisions of this Rule 7.2 amended October 22, 2013, effective in 30 days, 43 Pa.B. 6641; amended October 15, 2024, effective in 30 days, 54 Pa.B. 6696.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "204 Pa. Code Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F204%2Fchapter81%2Fs7.3.html", "quote": "(c) A lawyer may utilize targeted, direct mail advertisements to solicit professional employment.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "204 Pa. Code ch. 81 contents", "url": "https://www.pacodeandbulletin.gov/Display/pacode?file=%2Fsecure%2Fpacode%2Fdata%2F204%2Fchapter81%2Fchap81toc.html", "quote": "Rule 7.4. [Reserved]. Source The provisions of this Rule 7.4 deleted October 15, 2024, effective in 30 days, 54 Pa.B. 6696.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island", "abbr": "RI", "fips": "44", "category": "files_ads", "category_label": "Ads must be filed with a bar or court office", "filing_required": "yes", "ad_types_filed": "Print ads (yellow-page ads excepted), radio ads (a recording) and TV ads (a videotape) must be sent to Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel. The rule does not mention websites or other digital ads. This is filing for the record, not pre-approval: the commentary says advertising is not subject to review before dissemination.", "solicitation_filing": "A copy of every targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitation to a prospective client known to need legal services must be sent to Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel. For identical letters, one copy plus a list of the recipients' names and addresses is enough (Rule 7.3(d)).", "timing": "after_first_use", "timing_detail": "Ads: prior to or within 48 hours of first dissemination (Rule 7.2(b)). Solicitations: the rule sets no deadline.", "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "unknown", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "Send a copy, recording or videotape to the Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel (the rule names no form or portal)", "portal_url": null, "retention": "Ads: the lawyer keeps a copy of each print ad (including yellow pages), radio recording and TV videotape for three years after last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used. Solicitations: the lawyer keeps a copy for three years; for identical letters, the copy plus the recipient list.", "retention_years": 3, "rule_cite": "R.I. Sup. Ct. Rules, Art. V, Rules of Professional Conduct 7.2(b), 7.3(c)-(d)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "expedited_available", "fee_effective_date", "fee_standard_usd", "late_fee_usd", "portal_url", "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Source: the official Article V PDF linked from the RI Judiciary's Supreme Court Rules page. Every page is footed 'Revised October 2023', and I could not confirm whether Rules 7.2 or 7.3 have been amended since. The rules state no filing fee, so the fee is unknown rather than 0; I found no Disciplinary Counsel page on courts.ri.gov describing ad submission or fees (about 7 pages fetched). The filing is a deposit for enforcement, not pre-approval. The rule lists print (excluding yellow pages), radio and TV only; whether websites, social media or other digital ads must be sent is not addressed. The timing is classed after_first_use because the rule allows sending up to 48 hours after first dissemination. The seed (CAMG) said 'None found', which is contradicted by the current rule text.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/rhode-island/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "R.I. Sup. Ct. Rules Art. V, RPC 7.2(b) (courts.ri.gov PDF, Revised October 2023)", "url": "https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/Documents/Supreme-Rules-Article5.pdf", "quote": "(b) A copy of each print advertisement (other than yellow page advertisements), a recording of each radio advertisement, and a videotape of each television advertisement shall be sent to the Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "R.I. RPC 7.2(b)", "url": "https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/Documents/Supreme-Rules-Article5.pdf", "quote": "shall be sent to the Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel prior to or within 48 hours of the first dissemination of such advertisement", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "R.I. RPC 7.2(b)", "url": "https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/Documents/Supreme-Rules-Article5.pdf", "quote": "shall be retained by the lawyer for three years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "R.I. RPC 7.3(d)", "url": "https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/Documents/Supreme-Rules-Article5.pdf", "quote": "(d) A copy of each such communication shall be sent to the Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel and another copy shall be retained by the lawyer for three (3) years.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "R.I. RPC 7.2 Commentary [5] Record of Advertising", "url": "https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/Documents/Supreme-Rules-Article5.pdf", "quote": "It does not require that advertising be subject to review prior to dissemination.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "R.I. RPC 7.3(d)", "url": "https://www.courts.ri.gov/Courts/SupremeCourt/Documents/Supreme-Rules-Article5.pdf", "quote": "the lawyer may comply with this requirement by sending a single copy together with a list of the names and addresses of personal to whom the communication was sent to the Supreme Court Disciplinary Counsel", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Carolina", "abbr": "SC", "fips": "45", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": "None filed with any regulator. Under Rule 7.2(b) the lawyer must review each ad or solicitation before dissemination, but nothing is filed.", "solicitation_filing": "none filed. The lawyer must keep a two-year file on each written, recorded or electronic solicitation (Rule 7.3(c)), and solicitations must carry the 'ADVERTISING MATERIAL' label and required statements (Rule 7.3(d)).", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Ads: keep a copy or recording of every advertisement or communication for two years after last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was disseminated (7.2(b)). Solicitations: keep a file for two years showing how the lawyer knew the person needed legal services and the factual basis for any statements made (7.3(c)).", "retention_years": 2, "rule_cite": "Rule 407, SCACR, RPC 7.2(b), 7.3(c)-(d)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "rules_effective" ], "notes": "I read the full operative text of SC RPC 7.2 (a)-(i) and 7.3 (a)-(j) on sccourts.org, with the 7.2 comments through [6], and searched the 7.3 comments and Rules 7.4 and 7.5 for filing language. No provision requires filing with the Commission on Lawyer Conduct, Disciplinary Counsel or the Bar, and no fee appears. The seed says a former filing rule was deleted. I did not fetch the deletion order, so its date is not recorded, and the sccourts.org rule pages show no amendment dates. Solicitations must also include the Office of Disciplinary Counsel complaint statement (7.3(d)(3)) and may not be sent within 30 days of an accident or disaster (7.3(b)(3)).", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/south-carolina/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "SC RPC 7.2(b), Rule 407 SCACR (sccourts.org)", "url": "https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-407/rule-72/", "quote": "has a duty to review the advertisement or solicitation prior to its dissemination to reasonably ensure its compliance with the Rules of Professional Conduct.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "SC RPC 7.2(b)", "url": "https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-407/rule-72/", "quote": "The lawyer shall keep a copy or recording of every advertisement or communication for two (2) years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was disseminated.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "SC RPC 7.3(c) (sccourts.org)", "url": "https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-407/rule-73/", "quote": "(c) Any lawyer who uses written, recorded, or electronic solicitation shall maintain a file for two years showing the following:", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "SC RPC 7.2 Comment [6] Record of Advertising", "url": "https://www.sccourts.org/resources/judicial-community/court-rules/appellate/rule-407/rule-72/", "quote": "It also requires that a record of the content and use of advertising be kept in order to facilitate enforcement of this Rule.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified" }, { "jurisdiction": "South Dakota", "abbr": "SD", "fips": "46", "category": "files_solicitations_only", "category_label": "Only targeted solicitations are filed", "filing_required": "solicitations_only", "ad_types_filed": "None for general advertising (Rule 7.2 permits ads with no filing/review step). Only written or recorded solicitations are deposited with the State Bar.", "solicitation_filing": "A copy of every written or recorded communication soliciting professional employment from anyone must be deposited with the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Bar of South Dakota at least 30 days before dissemination, by mail to the State Bar office in Pierre, postage prepaid, return receipt requested (Rule 7.3(c)). Targeted solicitations must also carry \"Advertising Material\" (Rule 7.3(d)).", "timing": "before_first_use", "timing_detail": "no less than 30 days before dissemination or publication (solicitations only)", "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "unknown", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "Mail a copy to the Office of the State Bar of South Dakota in Pierre (attention Secretary-Treasurer), postage prepaid, return receipt requested", "portal_url": null, "retention": "Copy or recording of each advertisement kept for 2 years after its last dissemination, with a record of when and where it was used (Rule 7.2(c)).", "retention_years": 2, "rule_cite": "SDCL ch. 16-18 App., S.D. Rules of Professional Conduct 7.2(c), 7.3(c)-(d)", "rules_effective": "Rules 7.2 and 7.3 last amended by Supreme Court Rule 18-06, eff. July 1, 2018", "unknown_fields": [ "advisory_detail", "advisory_fee_usd", "expedited_available", "fee_effective_date", "fee_expedited_usd", "fee_standard_usd", "late_fee_detail", "late_fee_usd", "portal_url" ], "notes": "Read full Rules 7.1-7.5 on sdlegislature.gov. No filing/review requirement for general advertising; Rule 7.2(c) is retention only. Rule 7.3(c) deposit applies to every written or recorded solicitation \"from anyone\" (not limited to persons known to need services), 30 days before dissemination. The rule names no fee, late fee, expedited or advisory review; fee fields left null (rule silent, not stated as free). The State Bar may publish handling details elsewhere; not checked.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/south-dakota/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "SDCL ch. 16-18 App., S.D. Rules of Professional Conduct (sdlegislature.gov), Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/16-18-A.html", "quote": "A copy of every written or recorded communication from a lawyer soliciting professional employment from anyone shall be deposited no less than thirty days prior to its dissemination or publication with the Secretary-Treasurer of the South Dakota State Bar", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "SDCL ch. 16-18 App., S.D. Rules of Professional Conduct (sdlegislature.gov), Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/16-18-A.html", "quote": "by mailing the same to the Office of the State Bar of South Dakota in Pierre, postage prepaid, return receipt requested", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "SDCL ch. 16-18 App., S.D. Rules of Professional Conduct (sdlegislature.gov), Rule 7.2(c)", "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/16-18-A.html", "quote": "A copy or recording of an advertisement shall be kept by the advertising lawyer for two years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where it was used.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "SDCL ch. 16-18 App., S.D. Rules of Professional Conduct (sdlegislature.gov), Rule 7.2(b)", "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/16-18-A.html", "quote": "Subject to the requirements of Rules 7.1 and 7.3, 7.4 and 7.5, a lawyer may advertise legal services through written, recorded, internet, computer, e-mail or other electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "SDCL ch. 16-18 App., S.D. Rules of Professional Conduct (sdlegislature.gov), source note for Rule 7.2 / heading of 7.3", "url": "https://sdlegislature.gov/api/Statutes/16-18-A.html", "quote": "SL 2004, ch 327 (Supreme Court Rule 03-26), eff. Jan. 1, 2004; SL 2018, ch 297 (Supreme Court Rule 18-06), eff. July 1, 2018. Rule 7.3. Solicitation of Clients", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Tennessee", "abbr": "TN", "fips": "47", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "Copy or recording of each advertisement kept 2 years after last dissemination with record of when and where it appeared (RPC 7.1(c)); copy of each targeted communication kept 2 years after last dissemination with record of when and to whom sent (RPC 7.3(e)).", "retention_years": 2, "rule_cite": "Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 8, RPC 7.1(c), 7.3(e)", "rules_effective": "Amendments adopted by order filed September 1, 2021 (ADM2020-01505)", "unknown_fields": [ "expedited_available" ], "notes": "Read the clean text of amended RPCs 7.1-7.5 (Appendix B of the 2021 order); it contains retention duties but no filing/review provision and no fee. The current consolidated Rule 8 on tncourts.gov was blocked by a browser-validation page (our fetch script and a second fetcher), so later amendments could not be checked directly; a 2022 housekeeping order (ADM2022-01594) reportedly made small corrections to RPC 7.1/7.3 comments (from search results only, not read). Former RPC text stating ads are not approved by the Board appears only as deleted text in Appendix A.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/tennessee/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "retention", "label": "Tenn. Sup. Ct. Order No. ADM2020-01505 (filed 09/01/2021), Appendix B (hosted on docs.tbpr.org), RPC 7.1(c)", "url": "https://docs.tbpr.org/order-grants-tba-petition-to-amend-s-ct-rule-8-rpcs%207.1%207.2%207.3%207.4%207.5-denies-amendment%20to-s-ct-rule%208-rpc-7.6.pdf", "quote": "A copy or recording of each advertisement shall be retained by the lawyer for two years after its last dissemination along with a record of when and where the advertisement appeared.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Tenn. Sup. Ct. Order No. ADM2020-01505 (filed 09/01/2021), Appendix B (hosted on docs.tbpr.org), RPC 7.3(e)", "url": "https://docs.tbpr.org/order-grants-tba-petition-to-amend-s-ct-rule-8-rpcs%207.1%207.2%207.3%207.4%207.5-denies-amendment%20to-s-ct-rule%208-rpc-7.6.pdf", "quote": "A copy of each written, audio, video, or electronically transmitted communication sent to a specific recipient under this Rule shall be retained by the lawyer for two years after its last dissemination", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Tenn. Sup. Ct. Order No. ADM2020-01505 (filed 09/01/2021), Appendix B (hosted on docs.tbpr.org), order text", "url": "https://docs.tbpr.org/order-grants-tba-petition-to-amend-s-ct-rule-8-rpcs%207.1%207.2%207.3%207.4%207.5-denies-amendment%20to-s-ct-rule%208-rpc-7.6.pdf", "quote": "the Court hereby adopts amendments to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8, RPCs 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, and 7.5 as set out in the appendices to this order.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Board of Professional Responsibility, Board Notes Fall 2021 (docs.tbpr.org)", "url": "https://docs.tbpr.org/pub/board-notes-fall-2021-2nd-issue.pdf", "quote": "By order filed September 1, 2021, the Tennessee Supreme Court adopted amendments to lawyer advertising rules in Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Texas", "abbr": "TX", "fips": "48", "category": "files_ads", "category_label": "Ads must be filed with a bar or court office", "filing_required": "yes", "ad_types_filed": "All advertisements and solicitation communications unless exempt under Rule 7.05. Exemptions include nonprofit legal aid communications, law firm website content other than the homepage, law list entries, announcement and business cards, professional newsletters sent to limited audiences, solicitations to lawyers/family/prior relationships/experienced business users, social media posts that do not expressly offer legal services and are primarily informational, sponsorship ads, and communications limited to tombstone-type information listed in Rule 7.05(i).", "solicitation_filing": "Solicitation communications sent by any means must be filed within 10 days after the date sent, with application and fee; for identical form letters only a representative sample of each form letter and envelope need be filed (Rule 7.04 cmt. 2).", "timing": "after_first_use", "timing_detail": "No later than 10 days after the date of dissemination of an advertisement, or 10 days after the date a solicitation communication is sent.", "fee_standard_usd": 100, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "unknown", "late_fee_usd": 250, "late_fee_detail": "If a non-exempt ad that was not filed comes to the State Bar's attention, it may assess a $250 fine plus the $100 review fee.", "advisory_fee_usd": 100, "advisory_detail": "Optional pre-approval: submit not fewer than 30 days before first dissemination the material specified in Rule 7.04(a), which includes the fee; a finding of compliance is binding in favor of the submitting lawyer. The $100 figure is the general application fee stated on the Advertising Review page; no separate pre-approval fee was found.", "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "Advertising Review Portal accessed through the attorney's My Bar Page (application, media upload, fee payment).", "portal_url": "https://www.texasbar.com/adreview/", "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Tex. Disciplinary R. Prof'l Conduct 7.04, 7.05", "rules_effective": "2021-07-01", "unknown_fields": [ "expedited_available", "fee_effective_date", "fee_expedited_usd" ], "notes": "Full current Part VII (Rules 7.01-7.06) was read from the State Bar PDF (ADRULES2023.pdf); it contains no record-retention requirement (the pre-2021 rule's retention clause is gone), so retention is 'none in current rule'; the retention quote shown is the filing-copy requirement, cited only to show the copy goes to the Committee rather than being kept. The 'no_filing' source entry is used here only to support rules_effective (July 1, 2021); the page also notes a later Supreme Court order changing Comment 10 to Rule 7.01 (past results). The fee is set by the Board of Directors, not the rule; no effective date for the $100 fee was found. Pre-approval fee: rule requires the same Rule 7.04(a) materials (including the fee); no separate pre-approval fee or expedited service was found on primary pages. The $250 late amount is described as a 'fine' that the Bar 'may assess', not a fixed late fee. The page footnotes still cite 'Effective 6/1/05' rules; that is stale boilerplate.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/texas/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.04(a) (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "Except as exempt under Rule 7.05, a lawyer shall file with the Advertising Review Committee, State Bar of Texas, no later than ten (10) days after the date of dissemination of an advertisement of legal services", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.04(a) (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "or ten (10) days after the date of a solicitation communication sent by any means", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.04 comment 2 (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "If the same form letter is sent to several persons, only a representative sample of each form letter, along with a representative sample of the envelopes used to mail the letters, need be filed.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.04(a) (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "no later than ten (10) days after the date of dissemination of an advertisement of legal services", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.05(b) (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "information and links posted on a law firm website, except the contents of the website homepage, unless that information is otherwise exempt from filing", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.05(g) (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "a communication in social media or other media, which does not expressly offer legal services, and that", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "State Bar of Texas, Advertising Review page", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/adreview/", "quote": "The Advertising Review application fee is $100. The Advertising Review Department is responsible for reviewing", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "fee_standard", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.04(a)(2)-(3) (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "a completed lawyer advertising and solicitation communication application; and (3) payment to the State Bar of Texas of a fee authorized by the Board of Directors.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "late_fee", "label": "State Bar of Texas, Advertising Review page", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/adreview/", "quote": "If an ad comes to our attention that has not been filed and it is not exempt from the rules, the State Bar may assess a $250 fine and a $100 review fee", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "advisory_fee", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.04(c) (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "A lawyer who desires to secure pre-approval of an advertisement or solicitation communication may submit to the Advertising Review Committee, not fewer than thirty (30) days prior to the date of first dissemination, the material specified in paragraph (a)", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "portal", "label": "State Bar of Texas, Advertising Review page", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/adreview/", "quote": "The Advertising Review Portal is now available to any attorney through the attorney’s My Bar Page.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "State Bar of Texas, Advertising Review page", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/adreview/", "quote": "New Advertising Rules Effective July 1, 2021 New Advertising Rules FAQ", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Texas Disciplinary Rules, Rule 7.04(a)(1) (State Bar of Texas PDF)", "url": "https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/AdvertisingReview/ADRULES2023.pdf", "quote": "a copy of the advertisement or solicitation communication (including packaging if applicable) in the form in which it appeared or will appear upon dissemination", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Utah", "abbr": "UT", "fips": "49", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Utah Sup. Ct. R. Prof. Practice 3-7.1 (Rules 3-7.2, 3-7.3 reserved)", "rules_effective": "Rule 3-7.1 version effective 2024-05-01", "unknown_fields": [ "expedited_available" ], "notes": "Utah's only remaining advertising rule is SCRP 3-7.1 (formerly UCJA 13-7.1), effective 5/1/2024; read in full: no filing, review, fee or record-retention provision. Rules 3-7.2 and 3-7.3 are reserved. Rules 3-7.4/3-7.5 not separately fetched (believed deleted along with 7.2-7.3 per a 2022 Utah Bar ethics opinion seen in search results only).", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/utah/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Utah SCRP Rule 3-7.1 (Utah Courts legacy rules site)", "url": "https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=13-7.1", "quote": "A lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer's services. A communication is false or misleading if it:", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Utah SCRP Rule 3-7.1 (Utah Courts legacy rules site), effective-date line", "url": "https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=ucja&rule=13-7.1", "quote": "Rule printed on October 25, 2026 at 3:56 pm. Go to https://www.utcourts.gov/rules for current rules. Effective: 5/1/2024", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Utah SCRP Rule 3-7.2 (reserved)", "url": "https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=scrp&rule=3-7.2", "quote": "This rule was previously UCJA This Rule 1number is reserved. This Rule number is reserved.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Utah SCRP Rule 3-7.3 (reserved)", "url": "https://legacy.utcourts.gov/rules/view.php?type=scrp&rule=3-7.3", "quote": "This rule was previously UCJA This Rule 1number is reserved. This Rule number is reserved.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Virginia", "abbr": "VA", "fips": "51", "category": "unknown", "category_label": "Unknown (primary text not readable)", "filing_required": "unknown", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": null, "timing": "unknown", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "unknown", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": null, "retention_years": null, "rule_cite": "Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia, Part 6, § II, Virginia RPC 7.1-7.3 (text not read)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "ad_types_filed", "advisory_detail", "advisory_fee_usd", "expedited_available", "fee_effective_date", "fee_expedited_usd", "fee_standard_usd", "filing_required", "late_fee_detail", "late_fee_usd", "portal_or_method", "portal_url", "retention", "retention_years", "rules_effective", "solicitation_filing", "timing", "timing_detail" ], "notes": "The Supreme Court of Virginia rules compilation does not reproduce the RPC; it points to the Virginia State Bar site, which returned a Cloudflare 403 block to both the our fetch script and a second fetcher. No primary text of Va. RPC 7.1-7.3 read. Secondary lead: CAMG says no filing requirement. All substantive fields unknown.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/virginia/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "filing_required", "label": "Rules of Supreme Court of Virginia compilation (vacourts.gov PDF), Part Six placeholder", "url": "https://www.vacourts.gov/courts/scv/rulesofcourt.pdf", "quote": "Part Six, § II of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Virginia may be found at Virginia State Bar - Professional Regulation - Professional Guidelines and Rules of Professional Conduct", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "unknown" }, { "jurisdiction": "Vermont", "abbr": "VT", "fips": "50", "category": "unknown", "category_label": "Unknown (primary text not readable)", "filing_required": "unknown", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": null, "timing": "unknown", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "unknown", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": null, "retention_years": null, "rule_cite": "Vermont Rules of Professional Conduct 7.1-7.3 (text not read)", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "ad_types_filed", "advisory_detail", "advisory_fee_usd", "expedited_available", "fee_effective_date", "fee_expedited_usd", "fee_standard_usd", "filing_required", "late_fee_detail", "late_fee_usd", "portal_or_method", "portal_url", "retention", "retention_years", "rules_effective", "solicitation_filing", "timing", "timing_detail" ], "notes": "Vermont Judiciary site (vtcourts.gov/attorneys/rules) links the official rules only to Lexis Advance containers (JavaScript app, not readable by our fetch script); no primary text of V.R.Pr.C. 7.1-7.5 was obtained. Secondary lead: CAMG white paper says no filing requirement. All fields unknown.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/vermont/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [], "coverage": "unknown" }, { "jurisdiction": "Washington", "abbr": "WA", "fips": "53", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Wash. RPC 7.1, 7.3 (7.2, 7.4, 7.5 reserved)", "rules_effective": "RPC 7.3 last amended effective April 29, 2025; RPC 7.2/7.4/7.5 reserved since January 2021", "unknown_fields": [ "expedited_available" ], "notes": "Read current RPC 7.1-7.6 PDFs on courts.wa.gov in full: no filing/review provision, no fee, and no ad/solicitation record-retention duty (7.2, 7.4, 7.5 reserved; 7.3(c)-(d) reserved). Washington also has no \"Advertising Material\" labeling requirement in current text.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/washington/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Wash. RPC 7.1 (courts.wa.gov PDF)", "url": "https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/RPC/GA_RPC_07_01_00.pdf", "quote": "A lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer's services.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Wash. RPC 7.2 (courts.wa.gov PDF)", "url": "https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/RPC/GA_RPC_07_02_00.pdf", "quote": "RPC 7.2 [RESERVED.] [Adopted effective September 1, 1985; Amended effective September 1, 1988; September 1, 2006; April 14, 2015; January 26, 2021.]", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Wash. RPC 7.3 (courts.wa.gov PDF)", "url": "https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/RPC/GA_RPC_07_03_00.pdf", "quote": "(c) [Reserved.] (d) [Reserved.] [Adopted September 1, 1985; Amended effective September 1, 1988; September 1, 2006; April 14, 2015; September 1, 2016; September 1, 2018; January 26, 2021; April 29, 2025.]", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Wash. RPC 7.3(a) (courts.wa.gov PDF)", "url": "https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/RPC/GA_RPC_07_03_00.pdf", "quote": "A lawyer may solicit professional employment unless: (1) the solicitation is false or misleading;", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Wash. RPC 7.4 (courts.wa.gov PDF)", "url": "https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/RPC/GA_RPC_07_04_00.pdf", "quote": "RPC 7.4 COMMUNICATION OF FIELDS OF PRACTICE AND SPECIALIZATION [RESERVED.]", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Wash. RPC 7.5 (courts.wa.gov PDF)", "url": "https://www.courts.wa.gov/court_rules/pdf/RPC/GA_RPC_07_05_00.pdf", "quote": "RPC 7.5 FIRM NAMES AND LETTERHEADS [RESERVED] [Adopted effective September 1, 1985; Amended effective September 1, 2006; April 14, 2015; January 26, 2021.]", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wisconsin", "abbr": "WI", "fips": "55", "category": "files_solicitations_only", "category_label": "Only targeted solicitations are filed", "filing_required": "solicitations_only", "ad_types_filed": "None for general advertising (SCR 20:7.2 has no filing step). Only targeted written, recorded or electronic solicitations are filed.", "solicitation_filing": "Every written, recorded or electronic solicitation to anyone known to need legal services in a particular matter must be filed (a copy) with the Office of Lawyer Regulation within five days of dissemination (SCR 20:7.3(c)). For mass mailings of a standard form, filing one copy of each version satisfies the rule, with recipient names/addresses kept in the lawyer's files (Wisconsin Committee Comment). Must be marked \"Advertising Material\".", "timing": "after_first_use", "timing_detail": "within five days of its dissemination", "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "unknown", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": "File a copy with the Office of Lawyer Regulation (method not specified in the rule)", "portal_url": null, "retention": "For standard-form mass-mailed solicitations, keep in the lawyer's files the names and addresses to which the solicitation was mailed (comment); no retention period stated; no ad-retention rule in SCR 20:7.2.", "retention_years": null, "rule_cite": "Wis. SCR 20:7.2, 20:7.3(c) and Wisconsin Committee Comment", "rules_effective": null, "unknown_fields": [ "advisory_detail", "advisory_fee_usd", "expedited_available", "fee_effective_date", "fee_expedited_usd", "fee_standard_usd", "late_fee_detail", "late_fee_usd", "portal_url", "retention_years", "rules_effective" ], "notes": "Read SCR 20:7.1-7.5 in the wicourts.gov chapter 20 PDF (undated compilation; currency not separately confirmed against recent orders). No filing for general ads. The rule states no fee; seed said \"no fee\" but no primary quote found, so fee fields left null. Retention duty in comment is open-ended (no years), so retention_years null. OLR filing method/address not checked.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/wisconsin/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "Wis. SCR ch. 20 (Rules of Professional Conduct), wicourts.gov PDF, SCR 20:7.3(c)", "url": "https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/rules/chap20b.pdf", "quote": "a copy of it shall be filed with the office of lawyer regulation within five days of its dissemination", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "timing", "label": "Wis. SCR ch. 20 (Rules of Professional Conduct), wicourts.gov PDF, SCR 20:7.3 Wisconsin Committee Comment", "url": "https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/rules/chap20b.pdf", "quote": "the lawyer satisfies the filing obligation in subparagraph (c) by filing one copy of each version of the solicitation form with the office of lawyer regulation", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Wis. SCR ch. 20 (Rules of Professional Conduct), wicourts.gov PDF, SCR 20:7.3 Wisconsin Committee Comment", "url": "https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/rules/chap20b.pdf", "quote": "and by maintaining in the lawyer's files the names and addresses to which the solicitation was mailed", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "ad_types", "label": "Wis. SCR ch. 20 (Rules of Professional Conduct), wicourts.gov PDF, SCR 20:7.2(a)", "url": "https://www.wicourts.gov/sc/rules/chap20b.pdf", "quote": "Subject to the requirements of SCR 20:7.1 and SCR 20:7.3, a lawyer may advertise services through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "West Virginia", "abbr": "WV", "fips": "54", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "W. Va. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.5", "rules_effective": "2015-01-01 (comprehensive amendments approved by order of September 29, 2014)", "unknown_fields": [ "expedited_available" ], "notes": "Read Rules 7.1-7.5 (black letter and comments) on the official courtswv.gov page: no filing/review, fee, or record-retention provision (7.2 follows the post-2012 ABA model without the retention clause). Targeted solicitations need only the \"Advertising Material\" label. Recent rules orders page showed no RPC amendments. The page text is the 2015 version; later amendments, if any, not found.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/west-virginia/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "W. Va. Rules of Professional Conduct (courtswv.gov), page header", "url": "https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/west-virginia-rules-professional-conduct", "quote": "by order of September 29, 2014 , the Court approved comprehensive amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct. The amendments are effective January 1, 2015 .", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "W. Va. Rules of Professional Conduct (courtswv.gov), Rule 7.2(a)", "url": "https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/west-virginia-rules-professional-conduct", "quote": "Subject to the requirements of Rules 7.1 and 7.3, a lawyer may advertise services through written, recorded or electronic communication, including public media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "W. Va. Rules of Professional Conduct (courtswv.gov), Rule 7.2(c)", "url": "https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/west-virginia-rules-professional-conduct", "quote": "Any communication made pursuant to this Rule shall include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for its content.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "solicitation_filing", "label": "W. Va. Rules of Professional Conduct (courtswv.gov), Rule 7.3(c)", "url": "https://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/west-virginia-rules-professional-conduct", "quote": "shall include the words “Advertising Material” on the outside envelope and at the beginning and ending of any recorded, if any, or electronic communication", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" }, { "jurisdiction": "Wyoming", "abbr": "WY", "fips": "56", "category": "no_filing", "category_label": "No filing or review required", "filing_required": "no", "ad_types_filed": null, "solicitation_filing": "none", "timing": "not_applicable", "timing_detail": null, "fee_standard_usd": null, "fee_expedited_usd": null, "expedited_available": "not_applicable", "late_fee_usd": null, "late_fee_detail": null, "advisory_fee_usd": null, "advisory_detail": null, "fee_effective_date": null, "portal_or_method": null, "portal_url": null, "retention": "none in current rule", "retention_years": 0, "rule_cite": "Wyo. R. Prof. Conduct 7.1-7.3 (7.4, 7.5 repealed)", "rules_effective": "Rules 7.2 and 7.3 last amended February 6, 2024, effective April 15, 2024", "unknown_fields": [ "expedited_available" ], "notes": "Read Rules 7.1-7.5 in the current official PDF (compilation effective 9-21-26): no filing/review provision, no fee, no record-retention duty, and no \"Advertising Material\" labeling requirement in Rule 7.3. Rules 7.4 and 7.5 repealed effective 2019-09-01.", "state_page": "https://probativegrowth.com/locations/wyoming/", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "sources": [ { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Wyo. Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law (wyocourts.gov PDF, eff. 9-21-26), Rule 7.2(a)", "url": "https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/WY-Rules-Prof-Conduct-Eff.-9-21-26.pdf", "quote": "A lawyer may communicate information regarding the lawyer’s services through any media.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "retention", "label": "Wyo. Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law (wyocourts.gov PDF, eff. 9-21-26), Rule 7.2(d)", "url": "https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/WY-Rules-Prof-Conduct-Eff.-9-21-26.pdf", "quote": "Any communication made pursuant to this Rule shall include the name and office address of at least one lawyer or law", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Wyo. Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law (wyocourts.gov PDF, eff. 9-21-26), history note Rules 7.2/7.3", "url": "https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/WY-Rules-Prof-Conduct-Eff.-9-21-26.pdf", "quote": "amended June 25, 2019, effec- tive September 1, 2019; amended February 6, 2024, effective April 15, 2024.", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" }, { "field": "no_filing", "label": "Wyo. Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law (wyocourts.gov PDF, eff. 9-21-26), Rule 7.4", "url": "https://www.wyocourts.gov/app/uploads/2026/06/WY-Rules-Prof-Conduct-Eff.-9-21-26.pdf", "quote": "Rule 7.4. [Repealed.]. [Repealed June 25, 2019, effective September 1, 2019.]", "read_date": "2026-10-25", "checked_by": "script" } ], "coverage": "verified_with_gaps" } ] }