Rule 7.4. Communication of fields of practice.

A lawyer may communicate the fact that the lawyer will accept employment in specified areas of practice. A lawyer whose practice is limited to specified areas of practice may communicate that fact. A lawyer shall not hold himself out publicly as a specialist and shall not indicate any certification or designation as a specialist, except as follows:

(a) A lawyer admitted to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark office may use the designation "patent attorney" or a substantially similar designation; and

(b) In accordance with any plan regulating lawyer specialization approved and promulgated by the Utah Supreme Court.

COMMENT

See In re Utah State Bar Petition for Approval of Changes in Disciplinary Rules on Advertising, 647 P.2d 991 (Utah 1982).