---
title: "Check a client-facing tool's public statements about the lawyer's services"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-a-client-facing-tool-s-advertising-against-the-advertising-rule/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A43-JU20261022-20-US"
practice_area: "Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check a client-facing tool's public statements about the lawyer's services

> From the public screens and any promotion of the tool, list wording that states what the tool does, a result, or who may use it. Do not rewrite the screen.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-a-client-facing-tool-s-advertising-against-the-advertising-rule/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | From the public screens and any promotion of the tool, list wording that states what the tool does, a result, or who may use it. Do not rewrite the screen. |
| What the lawyer must review | Model Rule 7.1 says a lawyer shall not make a false or misleading communication about the lawyer or the lawyer's services. A communication is false or misleading if it contains a material misrepresentation of fact or law, or omits a fact necessary to make the statement as a whole not materially misleading. Formal Opinion 512 says tool output can be inaccurate and names Rule 7.1 among the rules to consider. The lawyer decides whether the screen may stay up. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check a client-facing tool's advertising against the advertising rule](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-a-client-facing-tool-s-advertising-against-the-advertising-rule.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the public screens and any promotion of the tool, list wording that states what the tool does, a result, or who may use it. Do not rewrite the screen.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The text opened is the ABA Model Rule. The rule adopted in the lawyer's jurisdiction controls where it differs.
- The opinion cites a Florida advertising rule and a Pennsylvania opinion as examples. Those texts were not opened.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 7.1, Communications concerning a lawyer's services](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_7_1_communication_concerning_a_lawyer_s_services/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*