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
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1989-90/15 Marital Mediation: Representing Both Parties July 25, 1990 ANNOTATIONS A member of the bar may serve as a marital mediator so long as the attorney complies with those provisions of the rules
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1989-90/17 Conflicts of Interest/Multiple Representation of Parties in Commercial Litigation August 25, 1990 ANNOTATIONS A lawyer shall not represent a client if the representation will be directly adverse to another client, unless the