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- Adopted: July 25, 2025Opinion affirms prohibition on lawyers participating in a settlement agreement that includes a limitation on a party’s or counsel’s ability to repo...
- 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: July 21, 2023Opinion rules that a confidentiality clause contained in a settlement agreement that restricts a lawyer’s ability to practice law violates Rule 5.6.
- 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: 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: July 27, 2018Opinion rules that, with certain conditions, a lawyer may include in a client’s fee agreement a provision allowing the lawyer’s purchase of litigat...
- Adopted: July 22, 2016Opinion rules that, when advancing claims on behalf of a criminal defendant who filed a pro se Motion for Appropriate Relief, subsequently appointe...
- Adopted: July 17, 2015Opinion analyzes a lawyer’s professional responsibilities when she discovers that she made an error that may adversely impact the client’s case.
- Adopted: April 17, 2015Opinion rules that a lawyer may not prepare pleadings and other filings for an unrepresented opposing party in a civil proceeding currently pending...
- 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 24, 2014Opinion rules that records relative to a client’s matter that would be helpful to subsequent legal counsel must be provided to the client upon the ...
- 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...
- 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 19, 2013Opinion rules that a state prosecutor does not violate the Rules of Professional Conduct by asking the court to enter an order for arrest when a de...
- Adopted: April 22, 2011Opinion rules that a criminal defense lawyer may advise an undocumented alien that deportation may result in avoidance of a criminal conviction and...
- 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: October 29, 2010Opinion provides guidelines for participation in a barter exchange.
- Adopted: January 15, 2010Opinion rules that a lawyer may prepare an affidavit and confession of judgment for an unrepresented adverse party provided the lawyer explains who...
- 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: January 23, 2009Opinion rules that, provided the agreement does not constitute the criminal offense of compounding a crime and is not otherwise illegal, and does n...
- 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: January 19, 2007Opinion rules that, when representation is terminated by a client, a lawyer who advances the cost of a deposition and transcript may not condition ...
- Adopted: January 19, 2007Opinion rules that under certain circumstances a lawyer may consider a dispute with a client over legal fees resolved and transfer funds from the t...
- 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-judic...
- 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 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: July 16, 2004Opinion rules that a lawyer may disclose confidential client information to collect a fee, including information necessary to support a claim that ...
- Adopted: April 18, 2003Opinion rules that a lawyer must withdraw from joint representation of a general contractor and a surety if a position advanced on behalf of the ge...
- Adopted: January 24, 2003Opinion rules that the lawyer for the plaintiff may not prepare the answer to a complaint for an unrepresented adverse party to file pro se.
- 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: 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: April 19, 2002Opinion rules that a lawyer may not communicate ex parte with a judge in reliance upon the communication being "permitted by law" unless there is ...
- 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: January 18, 2001Opinion rules that a lawyer who was formerly in-house legal counsel for a corporation must obtain the permission of a court prior to disclosing con...
- Adopted: January 18, 2001Opinion rules that a lawyer may sign a statement acknowledging a finance company's interest in a client's recovery subject to certain conditions.
- 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: July 21, 2000Opinion rules that a lawyer may not tell a client that any fee paid prior to the rendition of legal services is "nonrefundable" although, by agreem...
- 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: 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, 1999Opinion rules that a lawyer may participate in the solicitation of funds from third parties to pay the legal fees of a client provided there is dis...
- 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: July 16, 1998Opinion rules that an insurance defense lawyer may not disclose confidential information about an insured's representation in bills submitted to an...
- Adopted: April 16, 1998Opinion rules that a law firm may employ a disbarred lawyer as a paralegal provided the firm accepts no new clients who were clients of the disbarr...
- 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 15, 1998Opinion rules that a lawyer may explain the effect of service of process to a client but may not advise a client to evade service of process.
- 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: April 04, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer in possession of the legal file relating to the prior representation of co-parties in an action must provide the co-par...
- 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 26, 1996Opinion rules that a lawyer for a personal injury victim may not execute an agreement to indemnify the tortfeasor's liability insurance carrier aga...
- Adopted: January 12, 1996Opinion rules that when a lawyer's reasonable attempts to locate a client are unsuccessful, the client's disappearance constitutes a constructive d...
- 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: July 21, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer may contact an opposing lawyer who failed to file an answer on time in order to remind the other lawyer of the error an...
- 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: 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: April 14, 1995Opinion rules that District Attorney may not communicate or cause another to communicate with represented defendant without the defense lawyer's co...
- Adopted: January 13, 1995Opinion rules that in a letter to an unrepresented prospective defendant in a personal injury action, the plaintiff's lawyer may not give legal adv...
- Adopted: January 13, 1995Opinion rules that the attorney for the plaintiffs in a personal injury action arising out of a motor vehicle accident may interview the unrepresen...
- 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: January 13, 1995Opinion addresses the ethical responsibilities of a lawyer appointed to represent a criminal defendant in a capital case who, in good faith, believ...
- Adopted: October 21, 1994Opinion examines a lawyer's obligation to deliver the file to the client upon the termination of the representation when the lawyer represents mult...
- Adopted: October 21, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer is required to disclose to an adverse party with whom the lawyer is negotiating a settlement that the lawyer's client h...
- 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: July 21, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer may not offer or enter into a settlement agreement that contains a provision barring the lawyer who represents the sett...
- Adopted: April 15, 1994Opinion rules that an attorney retained by an insurance carrier to defend an insured has no ethical obligation to represent the insured on a compul...
- 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 29, 1993Opinion rules that an attorney who has advised a client that he has been retained by the client's insurance company to represent him must reasonabl...
- 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: April 17, 1992Opinion rules that deliberate release of settlement proceeds without satisfying conditions precedent is dishonest and unethical.
- Adopted: July 12, 1991Opinion rules that an attorney retained by a liability insurer to defend its insured may not advise insured or insurer regarding the plaintiff's of...
- 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: July 12, 1991Opinion rules that an attorney retained by an insurer to defend its insured may not advise insurer or insured regarding the plaintiff's offer to li...
- 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: January 12, 1990Opinion rules that a lawyer who advances the cost of obtaining medical records before deciding whether to accept a case may not condition the relea...
- Adopted: October 20, 1989Opinion rules that an attorney hired by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to prosecute criminal charges before a Tribal Court may represent defendants i...
- Adopted: July 14, 1989Opinion rules that attorney may represent the school board while serving as a county commissioner with certain restrictions.
- 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: July 14, 1989Opinion rules that an attorney may disclose client confidences necessary to protect her reputation where a claim alleging malpractice is brought by...
- 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: 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: 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: July 24, 1987Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent clients in a medical malpractice action even though one of the potential defendants or a witness and agen...
- Adopted: January 16, 1987Opinion rules that a lawyer employed by an insurer to represent an uninsured motorist must not withdraw after settlement until he obtains permissio...
- Adopted: January 16, 1987Opinion rules that a law firm may not simultaneously represent shareholders in a derivative action and the corporation's landlord on a claim for ba...
- 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: July 14, 1982Inquiry: Attorney A has completed a domestic case in which the mother and father sought custody of minor children. Client C has requested that Att...
- Adopted: February 05, 1982Inquiry: Does an attorney who has represented an indigent criminal defendant upon appeal from a conviction in Superior Court, and who has, in the ...
- 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: July 15, 1981The attorney for the plaintiff in a domestic case may not make available to the defendant a form waiving the right to answer and other rights, nor ...
- 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...
- Adopted: October 27, 1977Inquiry: Attorney A represents the husband-plaintiff in a simple, uncontested divorce action based on one year's separation. Defendant-wife accepts...
- Adopted: July 15, 1977Inquiry: Is it ethical for the attorney representing the plaintiff in a divorce action, with the plaintiff's consent, to: 1. Send to the defendant...
