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You absolutely never need to put that disclaimer on a forum post. You could outright claim to be a lawyer providing legal advice and there would be no worries.
by paulie_a 8y ago
You absolutely never need to put that disclaimer on a forum post. You could outright claim to be a lawyer providing legal advice and there would be no worries.
- root_axis 8y agoI don't think anyone believes its a legal issue, more one of intellectual honesty.
- gamblor956 8y agoNo, there are actually a number of people on this forum who believe they need to make that disclaimer because someone said so a decade ago. The disclaimer has absolutely no legal value, as what creates the attorney-client relationship isn't simply the offering of legal advice, but the offering of legal advice under the color of being in a position of legal authority to do so (i.e., claiming to be a lawyer). Just commenting on a forum post doesn't do that. But people saw a warning a decade ago and so they keep doing it.
- paulie_a 8y agoExactly, I could literally give terrible legal advice and outright claim to be a lawyer in a post and there would be zero repercussions. "I read it on the internet written by someone I don't know" is going to be a tough sell in court.