Op 95-006
lawyer paying percentage of fees earned to organization other than a bar association
lawyer paying percentage of fees earned to organization other than a bar association
lawyer or law firm owning ancillary business that provides law related services
disposition of client funds in a lawyer’s IOLTA or individual client trust account when either the identity or the whereabouts of the client who is the owner of the funds is unknown; reporting unclaimed funds to the state; duty of safekeeping funds and duty to protect client’s confidentiality
criminal defense attorney’s duty to notify court of a clerical error in a defendant’s sentence in a judgment entry drafted by the prosecutor’s office; duty to notify court of a possible misinterpretation of a sentence by the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Lawyer Acceptance of Referral Fees from Financial Services Group
lawyer receiving referrals from non-profit social service agency while providing pro-bono legal services to agency and making periodic voluntary contributions
part-time prosecutor in child enforcement agency; representation of opposing parties by part-time CSEA attorney and part-time public defender who are siblings and in private practice together
sale of legal forms by business corporations; assistance by law firm
safekeeping funds of a third person when lawyer knows a third person has a lawful claim to funds in the lawyer’s possession
participating in parades
attorney confessing judgment
Trade Name Used as Law Firm Name
use of collection agencies
part-time prosecutors doing criminal defense work