What
a
well-cut
jib!
Great.
Phenomenal.
Strong.
These
are
all
words
you’d
like
to
hear
someone
use
to
describe
your
law
practice.
And
if
you
haven’t
heard
it
from
others,
there’s
no
rule
that
stops
you
from
describing
yourself
that
way.
But
being
your
own
biggest
fan
has
its
limits:
putting
“amazing
attorney”
on
your
manifest
wall
is
fair
game,
but
writing
that
on
Avvo
will
get
you
in
trouble.
ABA
Journal
has
coverage:
“Aaron
Korson
is
the
best
attorney
I
have
ever
met.”
That
sentence
was
in
a
review
posted
to
Korson’s
profile
page
on
Avvo,
an
online
marketplace
for
legal
services.
The
author
was
Aaron
Korson,
according
to
an
Aug.
29
ethics
complaint
filed
by
the
Illinois
Attorney
Registration
and
Disciplinary
Commission.It
was
one
of
at
least
28
five-star
Avvo
reviews
that
Korson
gave
himself
over
a
period
of
nearly
five
years,
the
complaint
alleges.
Korson
isn’t
just
accused
of
patting
his
own
back,
he’s
also
accused
of
thumbing
the
scale
against
others.
The
complaint
also
accuses
Korson
of
leaving
negative
reviews
for
an
attorney
who
took
over
one
of
his
cases.
It
takes
a
special
brand
of
petty
to
weaponize
Laywer
Yelp™.
Let
your
good
deeds
stand
on
their
own.
If
you
end
up
getting
some
praise
from
others,
great,
but
if
you
get
caught
sniffing
your
own
farts,
everyone
will
make
a
big
stink
of
it.
Put
another
way,
don’t
get
caught
pulling
a
Musk:
Leave
the
nice
words
to
your
clients.
Lawyer
Is
Accused
Of
Giving
Himself
Positive
Online
Reviews
While
Disparaging
Another
Lawyer
[ABA
Journal]
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
cannot
swim, a
published
author
on
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected] and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.