Professional Ethics Opinions
Our Professional Ethics Committee provides a great service to our members and to the legal community. This committee regularly meets to address and draft informal opinions on ethical issues that arise in real cases. If a member of the Association has come up against an ethical issue that they would like an objective opinion on, they are encouraged to submit the issue to the Committee.
These opinions are drafted and made available to the entire membership to use as a reference.
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2013 Ethics Opinions
- Ethics Opinion 13 05 attorney referral websites
- Ethics Opinion 13 04 confidential info: release of file former client to new attorney
- Ethics Opinion 13 03 disclosure and filing requirements of an attorney sending out targeted solicitations
- Ethics Opinion 13 02 real estate closings
- Ethics Opinion 13 01 conflicts of interest
2011 Ethics Opinions
- Ethics Opinion 11 05 referral fees paid to a lawyer by investment company from the fee for services
- Ethics Opinion 11 04 listing of attorney’s address on their letterhead
- Ethics Opinion 11 03 personal guarantee of client’s water charges at real estate closing
- Ethics Opinion 11 02 settlement agreements requiring plaintiffs counsel to hold defendant harmless for not making settlement payments to plaintiff
- Ethics Opinion 11 01 law office signage outside of building with non-legal offices
2010 Ethics Opinions
- Ethics Opinion 10 08 obligation to transfer electronic documents with file; cost allocation
- Ethics Opinion 10 07 solicitations directed to persons facing criminal charges
- Ethics Opinion 10 06 retention and disposal of client matter files
- Ethics Opinion 10 05 lawyers duties to health insurers
- Ethics Opinion 10 04 sharing fees with disbarred lawyer; reporting misconduct by a lawyer
- Ethics Opinion 10 03 conflict of interest
- Ethics Opinion 10 02 disclosure of confidential information
- Ethics Opinion 10 01 firm name including that of retired partner
2006 Ethics Opinions
- Ethics Opinion 06 03 responsibility of associate for advance of trust funds when sufficient funds are not on deposit to cover advance
- Ethics Opinion 06 02 may a retained defense counsel refuse access to client’s personal counsel, access to client’s legal file
- Ethics Opinion 06 01 division of fees among lawyers
