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- Adopted: April 25, 2025Opinion sets out the requirements of the notice that must be sent to affected clients when a lawyer leaves a law firm.
- Adopted: October 25, 2019Opinion rules that a lawyer may advertise the lawyer’s inclusion in a list or membership in an organization that bestows a laudatory designation on...
- Adopted: October 25, 2013Opinion provides guidance to lawyers who work for a public interest law organization that provides legal and non-legal services to its clientele an...
- Adopted: January 21, 2011Opinion rules that a lawyer may list membership in Million Dollar Advocates Forum, or another organization with a self-laudatory name, on his lette...
- Adopted: April 25, 2008Opinion holds that a lawyer is not prohibited from advising a school board sitting in an adjudicative capacity in a disciplinary or employment proc...
- Adopted: January 25, 2008Opinion holds a lawyer employed by a school board may serve as an administrative hearing officer with the informed consent of the board.
- Adopted: January 25, 2008Opinion rules that a lawyer who serves on a city council or board of county commissioners may represent a criminal defendant in a criminal proceedi...
- Adopted: January 25, 2008Opinion rules a lawyer may advertise the lawyer's inclusion in the list of lawyers in North Carolina Super Lawyers and other similar publications a...
- Adopted: April 20, 2007Opinion explains the duties of a lawyer who represents a local government and of a lawyer who is elected to the governing body of the local governm...
- Adopted: October 20, 2006Inquiry: May a person who is not a lawyer appear before planning boards, boards of adjustment, or other governmental bodies conducting quasi-judici...
- Adopted: July 21, 2006Opinion explores the extent to which a lawyer may communicate with employees or officials of a represented government entity.
- Adopted: January 20, 2006Opinion rules that a lawyer for a publicly traded company does not violate the Rules of Professional Conduct if the lawyer "reports out" confidenti...
- Adopted: July 19, 2002Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent a party suing a public body or non-profit organization, although the lawyer's partner or associate serves...
- Adopted: January 18, 2001Opinion explores the situations in which a lawyer who is also a CPA may provide legal services and accounting services from the same office.
- Adopted: July 21, 2000Opinion rules a lawyer may respond to an inquiry posted on a web page message board provided there are certain disclosures.
- Adopted: April 23, 1999Opinion rules that lawyers in different field offices of Legal Services of North Carolina may represent clients with materially adverse interests p...
- Adopted: January 15, 1998Opinion examines the restrictions on a lawyer's public comments about a pending civil proceeding in which the lawyer is participating.
- Adopted: January 24, 1997Opinion rules that although a lawyer asks a prospective client to sign a form stating that no client-lawyer relationship will be created by reason ...
- Adopted: July 21, 1995Opinion rules that an attorney may communicate in writing with the members of an elected body that is represented by a lawyer in a matter if the pu...
- Adopted: July 21, 1995Opinion rules that it is prejudicial to the administration of justice for a prosecutor to offer special treatment to individuals charged with traff...
- Adopted: April 14, 1995Opinion rules that dismissal of an action alone is not sufficient to rectify the perjury of a client in a deposition and the lawyer must demand tha...
- Adopted: July 21, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer whose associate is a member of a hospital's board of trustees may not sue the hospital on behalf of a client.
- Adopted: January 14, 1994Opinion rules that an attorney may not participate in the resolution of a civil dispute involving allegations against a psychotherapist of sexual i...
- Adopted: October 29, 1993Opinion rules that a lawyer who represents or has represented a member of the city council may represent another client before the council.
- Adopted: October 23, 1992Opinion rules that a law firm may accept employment on behalf of a governing board upon which its partner sits if such is otherwise lawful.
- Adopted: July 12, 1991Opinion rules that attorneys may give legal advice and drafting assistance to persons wishing to proceed pro se without appearing as counsel of rec...
- Adopted: April 12, 1991Opinion rules that a public defender may represent criminal defendants while serving on the school board.
- Adopted: April 12, 1991Opinion rules that an assistant district attorney may prosecute cases while serving on the school board.
- Adopted: October 17, 1990Opinion construes the term "professional relationship" and explores the circumstances under which solicitation of persons or organizations with who...
- Adopted: April 13, 1990Opinion clarifies two lines of authority in prior ethics opinions. Where an attorney serves on a governing body, such as a county commission, the a...
- Adopted: July 14, 1989Opinion rules that attorney may represent the school board while serving as a county commissioner with certain restrictions.
- Adopted: January 13, 1989Opinion rules that a lawyer who represents a criminal defendant whose possession property was seized may not without consent seek the property as a...
- Adopted: July 15, 1988Opinion rules that an attorney who has been certified as a specialist by the Board of Legal Specialization may so indicate in an advertisement in a...
- Adopted: October 24, 1986Opinion rules that county attorney who occasionally advises the Department of Social Services may not act as guardian ad litem in child abuse cases
- Adopted: October 14, 1981An attorney who serves as a member of a county or municipal governing board, or State or federal legislative body, or any entity thereunder, or com...
- Adopted: September 27, 1979Opinion: The partners and associates of an attorney who serves on a governing board such as a city council or board of county commissioners are no...
