Op 02-009
judge appointed member of Ohio Childrenโs Trust Fund Board; judge appointed member of a County Family and Children First Council
judge appointed member of Ohio Childrenโs Trust Fund Board; judge appointed member of a County Family and Children First Council
judge as partner in a for profit partnership to provide continuing legal education
attorney submitting detailed legal bills to an outside audit company hired by insurer without first obtaining client consent after full disclosure
full-time magistrate engaging in outside employment as an independent contractor performing legal research projects for a legal publishing company
lawyer referral service providing joint advertising and screening of potential client for referral to lawyers
attorney communication with opposing party who is a minor and is unrepresented by counsel
lawyer who prepared will named as executor; testifying in a proceeding
paralegal taking deposition; out-of-state attorney taking deposition in Ohio; Ohio attorney taking deposition in state outside of Ohio
whether president/CEO and employees of non-profit organization that operates a community-based correctional facility and program on which judge serves asmember of judicial corrections board are judicial officers or employees for purposes of Ohio Ethics Law
attorney confessing judgment
clientโs authority to make decisions regarding representation
judge reporting compensation for teaching at state private colleges or universities on topics related to the law, legal system, or administration of justice
criminal defense attorneyโs duty to notify court of a clerical error in a defendantโs sentence in a judgment entry drafted by the prosecutorโs office; duty to notify court of a possible misinterpretation of a sentence by the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
outsourcing legal or support services domestically or abroad, either directly to lawyers or nonlawyers or indirectly through an independent service provider; disclosure; supervision; billing as fee or expense
law firm hiring suspended/disbarred lawyers