Imagine getting a call from someone who thinks they hired you, paid you, and trusted you with their legal problem.
Except you’ve never spoken to them before.
That’s what attorney Angel Leal faced when scammers began using his name, image, voice, and law firm to impersonate him online. What started with fake social media accounts quickly became something much bigger, leaving Angel and his team to deal with people who genuinely believed they had been working with his firm.
In this episode of Great Practice, Great Life, Angel joins Steve Riley to share what happened, how his firm responded, and what he wishes more attorneys understood about protecting their identity online.
They talk about fake websites, AI-generated videos and voices, client verification, documenting fraud, and what to do when someone else is using the reputation you spent years building.
If you have a website, a social media presence, or simply a name people can find online, this is a problem worth paying attention to.
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Inside This Episode
- How scammers can use AI to impersonate attorneys and law firms online
- Why attorney identity theft quickly becomes a problem for the entire firm
- How to help prospective clients verify they’re actually communicating with your firm
- Why documenting and reporting impersonation matters
- What attorneys with a public presence should know about protecting their reputation
