Law firm Morgan & Morgan sues Florida Bar over celebrity advertising ban
U.S. plaintiffs law firm and prominent advertiser Morgan & Morgan has sued the Florida Bar, arguing the state’s ban on celebrities in lawyer ads restricts attorneys’ free speech rights.
Morgan & Morgan, which bills itself as “America’s Largest Injury Law Firm,” said in a lawsuit, opens new tab filed in federal court in Tallahassee on Friday that the longstanding rule prohibiting lawyers from featuring celebrity images or voices in ads violates the U.S. Constitution’s First Amendment.
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