An attorney has been subjected to a complaint from the Illinois Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission after she responded to a client’s unfavorable review on the legal directory Avvo.
There’s more on the story in the ABA Journal, and the Legal Profession Blog.
The disciplinary complaint is here.
In another recent but separate matter, the online listings site Yelp sued a San Diego-based law firm McMillan Group for allegedly writing fake reviews of its own services.
[…] on the side of the buyer of legal services, Avvo often had to fend off lawsuits from lawyers aggrieved at its ranking […]