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- Adopted: January 24, 2025Opinion rules that estate planning engagement agreement may require payment of legal fees for lawyer’s participation in collateral litigation relat...
- Adopted: November 01, 2024Opinion discusses a lawyer’s professional responsibility when using artificial intelligence in a law practice.
- Adopted: July 19, 2024Opinion provides that a lawyer may allow a third-party business to install a self-service kiosk in the lawyer’s office for the provision of ignitio...
- Adopted: April 21, 2023Opinion clarifies a lawyer’s professional responsibility when closing and/or selling a law practice and when handling aged client files.
- Adopted: October 21, 2022Opinion rules that a lawyer may call as an expert witness a public adjuster who will collect a statutorily authorized contingency fee paid by the c...
- Adopted: January 21, 2022Opinion rules that a closing lawyer representing the buyer in a residential real estate transaction may not charge a fee for services performed tha...
- Adopted: April 16, 2021Opinion addresses conflicts of interest, communication, funding issues, and accountings in contemporaneous closings for residential real property.
- Adopted: January 15, 2021Opinion discusses a lawyer’s professional responsibility to inform clients about relevant, potential fraudulent attempts to improperly acquire clie...
- Adopted: April 26, 2019Opinion rules that a lawyer may not jointly represent clients and prepare a separation agreement.
- 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: April 21, 2017Opinion rules that lawyers may advertise through a text message service that allows the user to initiate live telephone communication.
- Adopted: July 22, 2016Opinion rules that a lawyer who previously represented a husband and wife in several matters may not represent one spouse in a subsequent domestic ...
- Adopted: October 23, 2015Opinion rules that the business relationships with health care professionals created by a lawyer previously employed as a health care consultant co...
- 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: July 18, 2015Opinion rules that a closing lawyer shall not record and disburse when a seller has delivered the deed to the lawyer but the buyer instructs the la...
- Adopted: April 17, 2015Opinion rules that when the original debt is $100,000 or more, a lawyer for a lender may prepare and provide to an unrepresented borrower, owner, o...
- Adopted: January 23, 2015Opinion rules that common representation in a commercial real estate loan closing is, in most instances, a “nonconsentable” conflict meaning that a...
- Adopted: July 19, 2013Opinion examines the ethical duties of a lawyer representing both the buyer and the seller on the purchase of a foreclosure property and the lawyer...
- Adopted: July 19, 2013Opinion rules that a law firm may send a nonlawyer field representative to meet with a prospective client and obtain a representation contract if a...
- Adopted: July 19, 2013Opinion rules that the partners and managerial lawyers remaining in a firm are responsible for the safekeeping and proper disposition of both the a...
- Adopted: January 25, 2013Opinion rules a lawyer may not participate as a network lawyer for a company providing litigation or administrative support services for clients wi...
- Adopted: January 25, 2013Opinion holds that a lawyer asked to represent a child in a contested custody or visitation case should decline the appointment unless the order of...
- Adopted: April 27, 2012Opinion rules that a lawyer may not agree to procure title insurance exclusively from a particular title insurance agency on every transaction refe...
- 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: July 15, 2011Opinion provides guidelines for the use of live chat support services on law firm websites.
- Adopted: January 21, 2011Opinion rules that a lawyer may place an advertisement for employment in practice areas in which the lawyer does not have experience only if the la...
- Adopted: January 21, 2011Opinion rules that a lawyer may receive a fee or commission in exchange for providing financial services and products to a legal client so long as ...
- Adopted: October 29, 2010Opinion rules that a lawyer participating in a real estate transaction may not in such transaction place his client’s title insurance in a title in...
- Adopted: October 29, 2010Opinion rules that whether a lawyer rendering a title opinion to a title insurer should tack to an owner’s policy of title insurance or a mortgagee...
- Adopted: July 23, 2010Opinion rules that a dramatization disclaimer is not required when using a stock photograph in an advertisement so long as, in the context of the a...
- Adopted: July 24, 2009Opinion rules that, unless affected clients expressly consent to the disclosure of their confidential information, a lawyer may allow a title insur...
- Adopted: April 24, 2009Opinion rules a closing lawyer who reasonably believes that a title company engaged in the unauthorized practice of law when preparing a deed must ...
- Adopted: January 23, 2009Opinion rules that a lawyer who represented the trustee or served as the trustee in a foreclosure proceeding at which the lender acquired the subje...
- Adopted: January 23, 2009Opinion rules a lawyer may assist a pro se litigant by drafting pleadings and giving advice without making an appearance in the proceeding and with...
- Adopted: July 18, 2008Opinion rules that a lawyer may hire a nonlawyer independent contractor to organize and speak at educational seminars so long as the nonlawyer does...
- Adopted: July 18, 2008Opinion rules that client files may be stored on a website accessible by clients via the internet provided the confidentiality of all client inform...
- Adopted: October 19, 2007Opinion rules that a lawyer owes no ethical duty to the heirs of an estate that he represents in a wrongful death action except as set forth in Rul...
- Adopted: July 13, 2007Withdrawn April 25, 2008.
- Adopted: January 19, 2007Opinion rules that a lawyer may advertise by autodialing potential clients and playing a recorded telephone message with information about a legal ...
- Adopted: July 21, 2006Opinion rules that, outside of the commercial or business context, a lawyer may not, at the request of a third party, prepare documents, such as a ...
- Adopted: July 21, 2006Opinion rules that a lawyer may not participate in a prepaid legal services plan unless all the conditions for participation are met and participat...
- Adopted: July 21, 2006Opinion rules that if the lawyer concludes that pursuit of a lawsuit filed against a defendant is frivolous, but the GAL for the minor client insis...
- Adopted: April 21, 2006Opinion rules that the county tax attorney may not bid at a tax foreclosure sale of real property.
- Adopted: April 21, 2006Opinion rules that absent consent to disclose from the parent, a lawyer may not reveal confidences received from a parent seeking representation of...
- Adopted: January 20, 2006Opinion examines the requirements for an interim account used to pay the costs for real estate closings and also rules that the actual costs may be...
- Adopted: July 14, 2005Opinion rules that the lawyer for the buyer of residential real estate may prepare the deed without creating a client-lawyer relationship with the ...
- Adopted: October 21, 2004Opinion rules that a trade name for a law firm that implies an affiliation with a financial planning company is misleading and prohibited.
- Adopted: January 16, 2004Opinion rules that a lawyer may not prepare a power of attorney for the benefit of the principal at the request of another individual or third-part...
- Adopted: January 24, 2003Opinion rules that a nonlawyer assistant supervised by a lawyer may identify to the client who is a party to such a transaction the documents to be...
- Adopted: January 24, 2003Revised January 26, 2012 The North Carolina State Bar has been requested to interpret the North Carolina unauthorized practice of law statutes (...
- Adopted: January 24, 2003Opinion clarifies RPC 206 by ruling that a lawyer may reveal the relevant confidential information of a deceased client in a will contest proceedin...
- Adopted: January 24, 2003Opinion rules that a lawyer who is appointed the guardian ad litem for a minor plaintiff in a tort action and is represented in this capacity by le...
- Adopted: July 19, 2002Opinion rules that a lawyer for an estate may seek removal of the personal representative if the personal representative's breach of fiduciary duti...
- Adopted: October 19, 2001Opinion rules that competent practice requires the physical presence of the lawyer at a residential real estate closing conference.
- Adopted: October 19, 2001Opinion rules that competent legal representation of a borrower requires the presence of the lawyer at the closing of a residential real estate ref...
- 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 18, 2001Opinion rules that a lawyer acting as a notary must follow the law when acknowledging a signature on a document.
- 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.
- 99 Formal Ethics Opinion 13 - Supervision of Paralegal Closing a Residential Real Estate TransactionAdopted: July 21, 2000Opinion rules that competent practice requires the presence of the closing lawyer at a residential real estate closing conference to explain the do...
- Adopted: July 19, 2000Opinion rules that a lawyer with knowledge that a former client is defrauding a bankruptcy court may reveal the confidences of the former client to...
- Adopted: October 22, 1999Opinion rules that a lawyer who represents the buyer in a real estate closing, and subsequently records the deed, may not withhold the funds for th...
- Adopted: October 22, 1999Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent all parties in a residential real estate closing and subsequently represent only one party in an escrow d...
- Adopted: October 22, 1999Opinion holds that a lawyer for an estate may not seek to have one co-executor removed if the co-executor was acting within his official capacity.
- Adopted: July 23, 1999Opinion rules that whether the lawyer for a residential real estate closing must obtain the cancellation of record of a prior deed of trust depends...
- Adopted: July 23, 1999Opinion examines the ownership of a title insurance agency by lawyers in North and South Carolina as well as the supervision of an independent para...
- Adopted: April 23, 1999Opinion rules that, subject to a statute prohibiting the withholding of the information, a lawyer's duty to disclose confidential client informatio...
- Adopted: April 23, 1999Opinion rules that a lawyer may not accept a referral fee or solicitor's fee for referring a client to an investment advisor.
- Adopted: January 15, 1999Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent a person who is resisting an incompetency petition although the person may suffer from a mental disabilit...
- Adopted: July 16, 1998Opinion rules that the fiduciary relationship that arises when a lawyer serves as an escrow agent demands that the lawyer be impartial to both the ...
- Adopted: April 16, 1998Opinion rules that a lawyer may not participate in a closing or sign a preliminary title opinion if, after reasonable inquiry, the lawyer believes ...
- Adopted: January 16, 1998Opinion examines the circumstances in which it is acceptable for the lawyer who regularly represents a real estate developer to represent the buyer...
- Adopted: January 16, 1998Opinion rules that, after a corporation files a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition and at the request of the bankruptcy trustee, a lawyer who previously...
- Adopted: July 18, 1997Opinion rules that a former residential real estate client is not entitled to the lawyer's title notes or abstracts regardless of whether such info...
- Adopted: July 18, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer may use the services of a nonlawyer independent contractor to search a title provided the nonlawyer is properly supervi...
- RPC 210 - Representation of Multiple Parties to the Closing of a Residential Real Estate TransactionAdopted: April 04, 1997Opinion examines the circumstances in which it is acceptable for a lawyer to represent the buyer, the seller, and the lender in the closing of a re...
- Adopted: April 04, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer who owns stock in a mortgage brokerage corporation may not act as the settlement agent for a loan brokered by the corpo...
- Adopted: January 24, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer may send a letter describing his services to the incorporators of a new business provided the words "This is an adverti...
- Adopted: October 18, 1996Opinion rules that a lawyer is subject to the Rules of Professional Conduct with respect to the provision of a law related service, such as financi...
- 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: July 26, 1996Opinion rules that a lawyer who jointly represented a husband and wife in the preparation and execution of estate planning documents may not prepar...
- 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: October 20, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent a defendant in an action to abate the nuisance of a fence even though his paralegal may be called as a wi...
- Adopted: October 20, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent an insured in a bad faith action against his insurer for failure to pay a liability claim brought by a cl...
- Adopted: April 14, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer who represents a client in a pending domestic action may take a promissory note secured by a deed of trust as payment f...
- Adopted: April 14, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer may disclose the confidential information of a deceased client to the personal representative of the client's estate bu...
- Adopted: January 13, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer may close a real estate transaction brokered by the lawyer's spouse with the consent of the parties to the transaction.
- Adopted: January 13, 1995Opinion explores the circumstances under which a lawyer who is also a real estate salesperson may close real estate transactions brokered by the re...
- Adopted: January 13, 1995Opinion rules that the attorney who formerly represented an estate may divulge confidential information relating to the representation of the estat...
- Adopted: October 21, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer for an opposing party may communicate directly with the pathologist who performed an autopsy on the plaintiff's deceden...
- Adopted: October 21, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer who owns any stock in a title insurance agency may not give title opinions to the title insurance company for which the...
- Adopted: July 21, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer who employs a paralegal is not disqualified from representing a party whose interests are adverse to that of a party re...
- Adopted: April 15, 1994Opinion rules that an attorney may seek the appointment of an independent guardian ad litem for a child whose guardian has an obvious conflict of i...
- Adopted: January 14, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer is not required to provide a former client with copies of title notes and may charge a former client for copies of docu...
- 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: July 09, 1993Opinion discusses when an attorney who is a full-time employee of an insurance company may represent the insurance company, the insured, or others ...
- Adopted: January 15, 1993Opinion holds that an attorney may not pay a percentage of fees to a paralegal as a bonus.
- Adopted: January 15, 1993Opinion rules that a lawyer may not represent an estate in litigation against a claimant where the lawyer's testimony may be necessary to resolve t...
- 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: January 15, 1993Opinion rules that a lawyer, having undertaken to represent two clients in the same matter, may not thereafter represent one against the other in t...
- Adopted: January 15, 1993Opinion holds that a lawyer may not split a fee with another lawyer who does not practice in her law firm unless the division is based upon the wor...
- Adopted: January 15, 1993Opinion rules that a lawyer for a party adverse to the government may freely communicate with government officials concerning the matter until noti...
- Adopted: October 23, 1992Opinion rules that a lawyer who formerly represented an estate may not subsequently defend the former personal representative against a claim broug...
- Adopted: July 12, 1991Opinion rules that a lawyer may disclose information concerning advice given to a client at a closing in regard to the significance of the client's...
- 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 the borrower's lawyer may render a legal opinion to the lender.
- Adopted: April 12, 1991Opinion rules that a lawyer may tack onto an existing title insurance policy.
- Adopted: July 13, 1990Opinion rules that a lawyer may close a real estate transaction brokered by a real estate firm which employs the attorney's secretary as a part-tim...
- Adopted: April 13, 1990Opinion discusses disbursement against uncollected funds, accounting for earnest money paid outside closing and representation of the seller.
- Adopted: January 12, 1990Opinion rules that the significance of an attorney's personal interest in property determines whether he or she has a conflict of interest sufficie...
- Adopted: October 20, 1989Opinion rules that a closing attorney cannot make conditional delivery of trust account checks to real estate agent before depositing loan proceeds...
- Adopted: July 14, 1989Opinion rules that an attorney serving as an escrow agent may not disburse in a manner not contemplated by the escrow agreement unless all parties ...
- Adopted: April 17, 1989Opinion rules that for the purposes of a real estate transaction, an attorney may, with proper notice to the borrower, represent only the lender, a...
- Adopted: January 13, 1989Opinion rules that attorneys that own stock in a real estate company may refer clients to the company if such would be in the client's best interes...
- Adopted: January 13, 1989Opinion rules that for the purposes of a real estate transaction, an attorney may, with proper notice to the borrower, represent only the lender, a...
- Adopted: January 13, 1989Opinion rules that an attorney who represented a husband and wife in certain matters may not represent the husband against the wife in a domestic a...
- Adopted: October 28, 1988Opinion rules that an attorney who receives from his or her client a small sum of money which is to be used to pay the cost of recording a deed mus...
- Adopted: July 15, 1988Opinion rules that a closing attorney must follow the lender's closing instruction that closing documents be recorded prior to disbursement.
- Adopted: July 15, 1988Opinion rules that attorney whose partner represented the adverse party prior to joining the firm is not disqualified unless the partner acquired c...
- Adopted: January 15, 1988Opinion rules that a lawyer generally may not charge a contingent fee to collect "med-pay."
- Adopted: January 15, 1988Opinion rules that an attorney who learns through a privileged communication of his client's alias and prior criminal record may not permit his cli...
- Adopted: October 23, 1987Opinion rules that an attorney may not rely upon title information from a nonlawyer assistant without direct supervision by said attorney.
- Adopted: October 23, 1987Opinion rules that a lawyer may not purchase his client's property at an execution sale on his own account because of conflict of interest.
- Adopted: July 24, 1987Opinion rules that a law firm may ethically represent the estates of both a husband and a wife in an action arising out of a private airplane crash...
- Adopted: April 17, 1987Opinion rules that a lawyer may disclose information to the IRS concerning a real estate transaction which would otherwise be protected if required...
- 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: October 24, 1986Opinion rules that a lawyer may reveal confidential information to correct a mistake if disclosure is impliedly authorized by the client.
- Adopted: October 24, 1986Opinion rules that a lawyer appointed conservator of a deceased lawyer's files should comply with the instructions of the court and seek to preserv...
- Adopted: October 24, 1986Opinion rules that attorney may interview person with an adverse interest who is unrepresented and make a demand or propose a settlement.
- Adopted: July 25, 1986Opinion states that house counsel for a mortgage bank may not represent other lenders and borrowers while serving as house counsel.
- Adopted: April 18, 1986Opinion rules that lawyer may act as Trustee after having represented the seller.
- Adopted: July 11, 1984Inquiry: Attorney A, licensed and practicing in North Carolina, does a substantial amount of real estate practice. Recently, Attorney A has notice...
- 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: July 13, 1979Inquiry: Attorney A is a licensed practicing attorney in North Carolina. Attorney A is also an insurance salesman for a reputable insurance company...
- Adopted: October 19, 1978Inquiry: An attorney regularly certifies title to a lender in connection with loans which the attorney closes for the lender and which are secured...
- Adopted: April 15, 1977Over a period of several years, a number of inquiries have been made to the Council centering around the role of the lawyer in the usual residentia...
- Adopted: April 15, 1977Inquiry: By CPR 17, issued in July, 1974, we called attention to G.S. 58-135.1 which became effective July 1, 1974, prohibiting lawyers and others ...
- Adopted: April 15, 1977Inquiry: A lending institution lends money secured by deeds of trust on real estate and advises all borrowers that it will accept title certificate...
- Adopted: October 21, 1976Inquiry: A lawyer is trustee in a deed of trust conveying real estate as security for a loan made to a borrower by bank. The bank advises the trust...
- Adopted: July 12, 1974Inquiry: A lawyer is guardian for an incompetent. In his capacity as guardian, he filed a special proceeding to obtain authority to sell a portion ...
