2016
Op 16-001 | flat fee agreement paid in advance permitted in criminal defense representation |
Op 16-002 | attorney reporting unprivileged knowledge of another attorney’s misconduct |
Op 16-003 | lawyer participation in online legal referral services |
Op 16-004 | employment of Gov.Bar R. II legal interns as law clerks |
Op 16-005 | counsel representing interest adverse to corporation communicating without consent of corporation’s lawyer when corporate counsel asserts blanket representation of corporation and its current and former employees |
Op 16-006 | ethical implications for lawyers under Ohio’s medical marijuana law (But see Prof.Cond.R. 1.2(d)(2)) |
Op 16-007 | after a check has been deposited, a lawyer may hold monies in a trust fund for a reasonable time prior to disbursement to a client or other person to ensure the check has cleared |
Op 16-008 | client testimonials in advertisements, online, and in social media; settlement and verdict amounts |
Op 16-009 | out-of-state lawyer practicing exclusively before federal courts and agencies |
Op 16-010 | duty to preserve confidential information of prospective clients; compelled testimony of lawyer |
Op 16-011 | division of fees by lawyers not in same firm; written fee agreement; notice of lack of malpractice insurance |
Op 16-012 | representation of criminal defendant when married to officer employed by the arresting or investigating agency |