TMI: How Your Client's Need for Likes Is Hurting Their Case

(12:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. PT)

 

 

Social media has fundamentally changed how evidence is gathered, preserved, and used in litigation. Prosecutors, opposing counsel, law enforcement, and adverse parties routinely monitor clients' online activity across criminal, civil, family court, child support, and welfare matters alike. From ill-timed vacation posts to inadvertent location tags and ill-advised case commentary, clients are unknowingly building cases against themselves every day.

Join us for a practical, real-world session that covers the four most damaging social media mistakes clients make — including the risks of deletion, third-party tagging, and the myth of privacy settings — and the counseling strategies attorneys need to address them proactively.

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What You'll Learn:

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• The Social Media Landscape: How and why prosecutors, opposing counsel, and law enforcement monitor clients across Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, Snapchat, YouTube, and LinkedIn

• The Four Critical Mistakes: Deleting posts, posting about the case, third-party tagging risks, and the myth of privacy settings

• Criminal Exposure: How clients voluntarily supply location data, timelines, and admissions, and how deletions can escalate to obstruction charges

• Civil & Family Court Risks: How contradictory social media content can devastate credibility at trial, from child support disputes to workers' compensation fraud

• Client Counseling Best Practices: Integrating social media guidance into intake, advising early and consistently, and treating digital evidence management as a foundational practice skill

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Failing to manage social media evidence risks can be as damaging as a courtroom confession. Gain the tools and insights you need to counsel clients early, consistently, and effectively before a misstep online becomes a liability in court.

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Presented by:

 

Laura Nicholson, J.D.

Senior Associate Attorney, DarrowEverett LLP