Ethics Opinion 960
Topic: Conflict of Interest; Prospective Clients
Topic: Conflict of Interest; Prospective Clients
Topic: Contacting formerly represented party to determine if he or she has new counsel.
Topic: Lawyer’s Acceptance of a Finder’s Fee for Introducing Clients to Other Clients
Topic: Communication with unrepresented party; taking deposition of unrepresented party; deceptive/and/or fraudulent conduct at client’s request.
Topic: Of counsel relationship with out-of-state lawyer; reference on letterhead and website
Topic: Law firm succession planning, fee-sharing, offering services to other lawyers.
Topic: Bar Association soliciting members for contributions and members making such contributions to pay for portraits of retiring but still serving judges, which will hang in the courthouse to honor such judges.
Topic: Concurrent representation of lender and buyer in residential real estate closing; payment of buyer’s legal fees by lender
Topic: Offering letter writing services through website.
Topic: Obligations of standby counsel