Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1988/9-22 Conflict of Interest: Public Service May 11, 1989 ANNOTATIONS: The name of a lawyer who has been appointed to a high state public office may not appear in the name, letterhead or
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1988/9-24 Municipal Representation: Appearances Before Town Land Use Board, Actions Against the Town, or Representation of Criminal Defendants Arrested by the Town’s Police Department by Members of a Firm in Which Another Member
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1988/9-25 Charging Interest on Unpaid Statements November 9, 1989 ANNOTATIONS: An attorney may charge interest to clients on unpaid fees, as long as two conditions are met: 1). The attorney must comply with
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1988/9-26 Contingency Fee Agreements in Workers’ Compensation Cases October 12, 1989 ANNOTATIONS: An attorney may enter into a fee agreement with a client whereby the lawyer would receive a percentage of any recovery,
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1989-90/1 Attorney’s Representation of Community Land Trusts November 9, 1989 ANNOTATIONS: In a setting involving a community land trust and a tenant cooperative, an attorney cannot undertake representation of one which could be
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1989-90/2 Confidentiality: Off-Site Storage of Closed Client Files November 9, 1989 ANNOTATIONS The duty to preserve client confidence continues even after a file is closed, and the client-attorney relationship has ended. (Rule 1.6;
Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion #1989-90/4 Letterhead Listing: Elected Public Official/Firm Member January 11, 1990 ANNOTATIONS Any communication contained in an attorney’s letterhead must not be misleading to the public. (Rule 7.1; 7.5(a)) The inclusion of the name
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1989-90/9 Employee Leasing – Law Firm Partners July 25, 1990 ANNOTATIONS A law firm may lease some or all of its lawyers from an employee leasing company so long as the following conditions
Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion #1989-90/11 Attorney/Realtor Related Questions March 8, 1990 ANNOTATIONS The Committee was unable to determine whether a lawyer may participate in a bar-sponsored lawyer referral service when the service imposes on the lawyer a
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1989-90/12 Attorney/Realtor Related Questions March 8, 1990 ANNOTATIONS A member of the Bar who is non-practicing, whether on active or inactive status, and is engaged full-time and exclusively in the real estate business