Nearly every practicing attorney has some sort of online presence, whether through a social media professional networking site like LinkedIn or through the attorney’s law firm. Indeed, most law firms publish bios for each of their attorneys, noting their education, areas of practice and prior experience. Attorneys and clients alike use web bios to identify potential attorneys and to learn more about members of the bar.

Although web bios are commonplace, there are risks to an attorney’s management of their online bio.