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Three rules every Georgia page has to respect

Rule 7.1 says a lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer's services. That includes a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or an omission that makes the statement as a whole materially misleading. The comments add that past results can mislead when they create an unjustified expectation of similar results for others, and that qualifying language may prevent that.

Rule 7.2(c) lets a lawyer state the fields of law the lawyer practices. A lawyer who is a specialist by experience, training, or education, or certified by a recognized and bona fide professional entity, may say so if the statement is not false or misleading.

Rule 7.2(d) requires the name and contact information of at least one lawyer or law firm responsible for the content. The comments say contact information can be a website address, phone number, email address, or office location.

Why this matters in AI search: an assistant may quote one sentence with nothing around it. A results claim that reads fine beside its qualifier can read as a promise alone, so we write answer blocks where each sentence stays accurate on its own.

What changed on March 1, 2026

The Supreme Court of Georgia amended the lawyer advertising rules by order dated November 18, 2025, effective March 1, 2026. The State Bar lists the amended rules as 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3, with 7.4 and 7.5 now reserved.

Older pages and disclaimers that cite Rule 7.4 or 7.5 point to rules that are now reserved. We cite the current numbering on every Georgia page we touch.

What the State Bar has said about AI

The State Bar of Georgia publishes a Generative AI Toolkit, last updated July 9, 2026. It describes itself as guidance only, not a formal advisory opinion. It says lawyers may ethically use generative AI when the use does not violate the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct, covers competence, fees, confidentiality, conflicts, candor, and supervision, and recommends reviewing AI output and keeping client identifiers out of prompts.

It does not address Rule 7.1 or marketing copy. It does address AI tools that talk with prospective clients on a firm's website, recommending clear, conspicuous disclaimers that no attorney-client relationship forms until the firm confirms one. Your pages are governed by Rules 7.1 and 7.2 whoever drafts them, which is why every page we deliver is approved by the attorney. See our answer on AI-drafted website content.

Georgia questions need Georgia answers

Generic content answers the national question, not the local one. Under O.C.G.A. 15-9-30(a), Georgia's probate courts have jurisdiction over the probate of wills, letters testamentary and of administration, and disputes over the right to serve as executor or administrator. A Georgia page should name the probate court, not a generic "estate court."

Family matters go elsewhere: in Fulton County, the Superior Court's Family Division hears divorce, separation, annulment, custody, and visitation. The estate planning guide shows how detail like this decides which page gets cited.

Georgia markets

We write for firms statewide. Market guides cover the local facts that a statewide page cannot:

• Atlanta

Atlanta: Fulton County lists 15 cities, and its Superior Court uses more than one downtown building.

What we build for Georgia firms

• Practice-area pages written to Rules 7.1 to 7.3 as amended, with field and specialty wording checked against Rule 7.2(c)
• County pages only where you take clients, naming the probate court or superior court division that hears the matter
• Answer posts for the questions Georgia clients ask, each linked to the right practice page

For family law, local detail means naming the court and division that hears divorce and custody. For personal injury, results language has to survive the Rule 7.1 comment on unjustified expectations when quoted alone.

Neighboring states

A page for readers across a state line should say which state's law it explains and where your attorneys are licensed. See the guides for North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Florida.

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