New Jersey Committees answer Ethical Questions in regards to Avvo's Services
According to the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, services such as Avvo, LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer benefit consumers by expanding consumer access to legal services and keeping prices for legal services at reasonably low rates. In a recent inquisition however, three committees in New Jersey (the Advisory Committee on Professional Ethics, Committee on Attorney Advising and Committee on the Unauthorized Practice of Law) separated Avvo from the other