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Your search for: “Credit card” returned 34 results
- Adopted: July 16, 2021Opinion discusses a lawyer’s professional responsibility to safeguard entrusted funds by identifying and avoiding purported transactions involving ...
- Adopted: January 15, 2021Opinion rules that a lawyer may not advance a client’s portion of settlement proceeds while a matter is pending or litigation is contemplated but m...
- Adopted: April 20, 2018Opinion rules that a lawyer may offer clients on-site access to a financial brokerage company as a payment option for legal fees so long as the law...
- Adopted: October 27, 2017Opinion rules that a lawyer representing an estate must maintain the checking account for the estate in accordance with Rule 1.15 consistent with t...
- Adopted: October 23, 2015Opinion rules that when funds are stolen from a lawyer’s trust account by a third party who is not employed or supervised by the lawyer, and the la...
- Adopted: January 24, 2014Opinion rules that a lawyer may disburse immediately against funds that are credited to the lawyer’s trust account by automated clearinghouse (ACH)...
- 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 1 - Release/Dismissal Agreement Offered by Prosecutor to Convicted PersonAdopted: October 15, 2013Opinion rules that, subject to conditions, a prosecutor may enter into an agreement to consent to vacating a conviction upon the convicted person’s...
- Adopted: July 20, 2012Opinion rules that a lawyer may charge interest on a delinquent client account, without an advance agreement with the client, to the extent and in ...
- Adopted: October 21, 2011Opinion rules that a lawyer may advertise on a website that offers daily discounts to consumers where the website company’s compensation is a perce...
- Adopted: October 21, 2011Editor's note: This opinion is not intended to imply that a lawyer for an estate is required to petition the clerk for approval of the lawyer’s fee...
- Adopted: October 29, 2010Opinion provides guidelines for participation in a barter exchange.
- Adopted: October 23, 2009Opinion describes reasonable procedures for a computer-based conflicts checking system.
- Adopted: October 23, 2009Opinion rules that it is not an ethical violation when a lawyer fails to attribute or obtain consent when incorporating into his own brief, contrac...
- Adopted: April 24, 2009Opinion rules that a law firm may establish a credit card account that avoids commingling by depositing unearned fees into the law firm's trust acc...
- Adopted: October 24, 2008Opinion surveys prior ethics opinions on legal fees, sets forth the ethical requirements for the different types of fees paid in advance, authorize...
- Adopted: April 25, 2008Opinion provides guidance on miscellaneous issues relative to client seminars and solicitation, gifts to clients and others following referrals, di...
- Adopted: October 20, 2006Opinion rules that a lawyer may be a member of a for-profit networking organization provided the lawyer does not distribute business cards and is n...
- Adopted: October 20, 2006Opinion explores the circumstances under which a lawyer may obtain litigation funding from a financing company.
- Adopted: July 21, 2006Opinion rules thata lawyer may disburse against deposited items in reliance upon a bank's fundingschedule under certain circumstances.
- Adopted: October 21, 2005Opinion rules that an attorney may recommend that a prospective client use a computer in the attorney's office and the services of an Internet-base...
- Adopted: January 18, 2002Opinion prohibits a lawyer from entering into an employment agreement with a law firm that includes a provision reducing the amount of deferred com...
- Adopted: October 19, 2001Opinion rules that a closing lawyer may not counsel or assist a client to affix excess excise tax stamps on an instrument for registration with the...
- Adopted: October 19, 2001Opinion rules that, although a lawyer may recommend the purchase of a financial product to a legal client, the lawyer may not receive a commission ...
- Adopted: April 27, 2001Opinion rules that a lawyer may settle a tort claim by making disbursements from a trust account in reliance upon the deposit of funds provisionall...
- Adopted: January 16, 1998Opinion rules that, provided steps are taken to safeguard the client funds on deposit in a trust account, a lawyer may accept fees paid by credit c...
- Adopted: January 15, 1998Opinion rules that, subject to the requirements of law, a lawyer may add a finance charge to a client's account if the client fails to pay the bala...
- Adopted: April 04, 1997Opinion provides guidelines for receipt of payment of earned and unearned fees by electronic transfers.
- Adopted: October 17, 1996Opinion concerns disbursements from a trust account in reliance upon the deposit of a mortgage company's check issued pursuant to an agreement with...
- Adopted: October 20, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer may make disbursements from his or her trust account in reliance upon the deposit of funds provisionally credited to th...
- Adopted: January 15, 1993Opinion rules that an attorney cannot permit the bank to link her trust and business accounts for the purpose of determining interest earned or cha...
- Adopted: April 13, 1990Opinion discusses disbursement against uncollected funds, accounting for earnest money paid outside closing and representation of the seller.
- Adopted: April 17, 1987Opinion rules that in the absence of consent from the heirs, a lawyer may not represent the administratrix officially and personally where her inte...
- Adopted: January 18, 1980If a lawyer owns real property which he is selling or has a beneficial interest in a corporation, partnership or other entity which is selling real...
- Adopted: October 27, 1977Inquiry: Is it ethical for an attorney to offer Master Charge and other credit card services to clients for the payment of fees charged for service...
