In the United States a lawyer who criticized a Judge on his blog was fined. Similar stories are taking place as a result of Facebook and Twitter. The New York Times article can be found here.

All too often, lawyers return from court or discoveries and openly rant about the other lawyer, party or Judge.

Lawyers who blog or use social sites should begin to smarten up based on what has been happening in the United States. The New York Times article cites a legal professor who states, “when you become an officer of the court, you lose the full ability to criticize the court”.

It’s foreseeable that such incidents will rise as it is apparent more lawyers are tech friendly and many between the ages of 25-45 are using blogs and Facebook.