(a) Subject to the requirements of RPC 7.1, a lawyer may communicate information regarding the lawyer's services through public media, such as a telephone directory, legal directory, newspaper or other periodical, radio or television, internet or other electronic media, or through mailed written communication.(b) 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. 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.(c) A lawyer shall not give anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer's services, except that: (1) a lawyer may pay the reasonable cost of advertising or written communication permitted by this Rule; (2) a lawyer may pay the reasonable cost of advertising, written communication or other notification required in connection with the sale of a law practice as permitted by RPC 1.17; and (3) a lawyer may pay the usual charges of a not-for-profit lawyer referral service or other legal service organization.N.J. Ct. R. app 3 R. R. 7.2
Adopted July 12, 1984, to be effective 9/10/1984; paragraph (a) amended 12/10/1986, to be effective 12/10/1986; paragraph (c) amended October 16, 1992, to be effective immediately; paragraph (a) amended November 17, 2003 to be effective 1/1/2004; paragraph (b) amended July 27, 2018, to be effective 9/1/2018; paragraph (a) amended July 30, 2021 to be effective 9/1/2021.