LAWYERS' CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

Illinois State Bar Association Opinion 12-16

Date 05/31/2012.

ISBA Professional Conduct Advisory Opinion No. 12-16 Topic: Confidentiality; Conflicts of Interest   Digest of the ISBA: “Formal mentoring programs create an opportunity for a new or recently licensed lawyer to receive professional guidance and practical knowledge from a more experienced lawyer. However, both the new lawyer and the mentor must take care to protect client confidentiality and the […]

District of Columbia Bar Opinion 361

Date 11/30/2011.

Opinion No. 361 of the District of Columbia Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee Summary of the Committee: “Lawyer’s Acceptance of Compensation From Non–Lawyer Entity for Referring Client to Such Entity; Opinion 245 Overruled in Part” “A lawyer who refers a client to a non–lawyer service provider such as a financial services firm may accept compensation from the […]

North Carolina State Bar 2011 Formal Ethics Opinion 10

Date 10/21/2011.

Topic: Lawyers’ Use of Deal-of-the-Day or Group Coupon Marketing Programs Digest of the Committee: Opinion rules that a lawyer may advertise on a website that offers daily discounts to consumers where the website company’s compensation is a percentage of the amount paid to the lawyer if certain disclosures are made and certain conditions are satisfied. […]

District of Columbia Bar Opinion 352

Date 02/28/2010.

Opinion No. 352 of the District of Columbia Bar’s Legal Ethics Committee Topic: “Professional Responsibility Duties for Temporary Contract Lawyers and the Firms that Hire Them” Committee’s Summary: “The imputation of a temporary contract lawyer’s individual conflicts to a hiring firm under D.C. Rule 1.10 depends on the nature and extent of the lawyer’s relationship […]

North Carolina State Bar 2009 Formal Ethics Opinion 9

Date 10/23/2009.

Topic: “Opinion describes reasonable procedures for a computer-based conflicts checking system.” From the Opinion: “Every law firm must make its own determination as to what conflict checking procedures are reasonable, taking into account such variables as the size of the law firm, the type of practice, the cost of maintaining conflict checking records over a […]

Virginia Bar Association, Legal Ethics Opinion 1842

Date 09/30/2008.

Ethics Committee Topic: Obligations of a Lawyer who Receives Confidential Information via Law Firm Website or Telephone Voicemail From the opinion “Standing alone, publication of a telephone number in a yellow pages advertisement cannot reasonably be construed as an invitation by the lawyer or firm to an individual to submit confidential information. The Committee believes the lawyer does […]

New York City Bar Formal Opinion 2000-1

Date 12/31/2000.

Topic: Plan to solicit bids by lawyers to perform legal services on internet website; advertising, solicitation, and participation in a referral plan; duties with regard to advertising fees, client confidentiality, unauthorized practice of law, and conflicts of interest Digest: “Lawyers may respond to an invitation to bid on legal projects through an internet website where […]

Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline Opinion 99-9

Date 12/02/1999.

[WARNING – CPR Opinion-provides advice under the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility which is superseded by the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, eff. 2/1/2007.] Topic: On-Line Legal Representation of Clients Through E-Mail Questions and Answer Syllabus of the Board: It is proper for an attorney to place an on-line intake form on the law firm […]