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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 22, 2022Opinion rules that a lawyer may be included in an allied professional’s list of recommended lawyers provided that the professional does not dissemi...
- Adopted: April 22, 2022Opinion rules that an attorney appointed by the court as the guardian ad litem and the attorney advocate in an abuse, neglect, and dependency proce...
- Adopted: January 21, 2022Opinion rules that a lawyer may not take possession of photographs portraying a minor engaged in sexual activity.
- Adopted: January 21, 2022Opinion addresses a law firm’s ethical responsibilities as to a departing lawyer’s email account.
- Adopted: July 16, 2021Opinion discusses the permissibility of various types of communications between lawyers and judges.
- Adopted: July 16, 2021Opinion rules that a lawyer is not permitted to include confidential information in a response to a client’s negative online review but is not barr...
- 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: January 24, 2020Opinion rules that a lawyer may agree to an “attorney eyes only” disclosure restriction.
- Adopted: July 19, 2019Opinion reviews a lawyer’s professional responsibilities when seeking access to a person’s profile, pages, and posts on a social network to investi...
- Adopted: April 26, 2019Opinion rules that a lawyer may not agree to terms in an ERISA plan agreement that usurp client’s authority as to the representation.
- 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: July 28, 2017Opinion rules that a lawyer is prohibited from disbursing settlement funds pursuant to the client’s directive if the funds are subject to a perfect...
- 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, when advancing claims on behalf of a criminal defendant who filed a pro se Motion for Appropriate Relief, subsequently appointe...
- 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 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 offer a computer tablet to a prospective client in a direct mail solicitation letter.
- Adopted: January 23, 2015Opinion rules that a lawyer may accept an invitation from a judge to be a "connection" on a professional networking website, and may endorse a judg...
- Adopted: January 23, 2015Opinion rules that a lawyer who handles adoptions as part of her or his law practice and also owns a financial interest in a for-profit adoption ag...
- Adopted: October 24, 2014Opinion rules that a lawyer may provide a foreign entity or individual with a North Carolina subpoena accompanied by a statement/letter explaining ...
- Adopted: October 24, 2014Opinion rules that if, after providing an incarcerated criminal client with a summary/explanation of the discovery materials in the client’s file, ...
- Adopted: July 25, 2014Opinion rules that a lawyer may send a subpoena for medical records to an entity covered by HIPAA without providing the assurances necessary for th...
- Adopted: July 25, 2014Opinion rules that a lawyer who provides free brief consultations to members of a nonprofit organization must screen for conflicts prior to conduct...
- 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: 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)...
- Adopted: October 25, 2013Opinion rules that, with certain disclosures, a lawyer may participate in an online group legal advertising service that gives a participating lawy...
- 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: April 19, 2013Opinion examines a lawyer’s responsibilities when charging and collecting from a client for the expenses of representation.
- 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: January 25, 2013Opinion rules that an agreement for a departing lawyer to pay his former firm a percentage of any legal fee subsequently recovered from the continu...
- Adopted: January 25, 2013Opinion rules that a lawyer who represented an organization while employed with another firm must be screened from participation in any matter, or ...
- 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: October 26, 2012Opinion rules that a lawyer representing an employer must evaluate whether email messages an employee sent to and received from the employee’s lawy...
- Adopted: October 26, 2012Opinion rules that a lawyer may ask a former client for a recommendation to be posted on the lawyer’s profile on a professional networking website ...
- Adopted: October 26, 2012Opinion rules that a law firm may use a leased time-shared office address or a post office address to satisfy the address disclosure requirement fo...
- Adopted: July 20, 2012Opinion rules that testimonials that discuss characteristics of a lawyer’s client service may be used in lawyer advertising without the use of a di...
- Adopted: January 27, 2012Opinion rules that a law firm may use online banking to manage its trust accounts provided the firm’s managing lawyers are regularly educated on th...
- Adopted: January 27, 2012Opinion rules that a criminal defense lawyer accused of ineffective assistance of counsel by a former client may share confidential client informat...
- Adopted: January 27, 2012Opinion rules that a lawyer may contract with a vendor of software as a service provided the lawyer uses reasonable care to safeguard confidential ...
- Adopted: October 21, 2011Opinion rules that, pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Act, a lawyer may communicate with a government official for the purpose of ident...
- 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: July 23, 2010Opinion rules that a lawyer who consults with both parties to a dispute relative to the lawyer's prospective service as a mediator may not subseque...
- Adopted: April 16, 2010Opinion rules that a lawyer may not serve an out of state health care provider with an unenforceable North Carolina subpoena and may not use docume...
- Adopted: April 16, 2010Opinion rules that the lawyer for a child support enforcement program that brings an action for child support on behalf of the government does not ...
- Adopted: January 15, 2010Opinion rules that a lawyer may serve as the trustee in a foreclosure proceeding while simultaneously representing the beneficiary of the deed of t...
- Adopted: January 15, 2010Opinion rules that a lawyer must use reasonable care to prevent the disclosure of confidential client information hidden in metadata when transmitt...
- 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: 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 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: January 22, 2009Opinion rules that a lawyer may serve the opposing party with discovery requests that require the party to reveal her citizenship status, but the l...
- Adopted: October 24, 2008Opinion rules that a provision in a law firm employment agreement for dividing legal fees received after a lawyer's departure from a firm must be r...
- 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: July 18, 2008Opinion rules that a lawyer may issue a subpoena in compliance with Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure which authorizes a subpoena for the pro...
- 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: 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: April 25, 2008Opinion provides guidance on miscellaneous issues relative to client seminars and solicitation, gifts to clients and others following referrals, di...
- Adopted: April 20, 2007Opinion rules that when a lawyer charges a fee for a consultation, and the lawyer accepts payment, there is a client-lawyer relationship for the pu...
- 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: 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 must use reasonable care under the circumstances to protect from disclosure a client's confidential health information ...
- 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 a lawyer may put extraneous statements on the envelope of a solicitation letter provided the statements do not mislead the recip...
- Adopted: January 20, 2006Opinion explores a lawyer's obligation to return legal fees when a third party is the payor.
- Adopted: January 20, 2006Opinion rules that the URL for a law firm website does not have to include words that identify the site as belonging to a law firm provided the URL...
- Adopted: January 20, 2006Opinion rules that a minimum fee that will be billed against at an hourly rate and is collected at the beginning of representation belongs to the c...
- Adopted: October 21, 2004Opinion rules that an insurance defense lawyer may give the insured and the insurance carrier an evaluation of a pending case, including settlement...
- Adopted: July 16, 2004Opinion rules that a lawyer may ask questions of a deponent that were recommended by another lawyer, although the deponent is the defendant in the ...
- Adopted: April 23, 2004Opinion rules that a lawyer must deal honestly with the members of her former firm when dividing a legal fee.
- Adopted: April 23, 2004Opinion rules that a lawyer may participate in an on-line service that is similar to both a lawyer referral service and a legal directory provided ...
- Adopted: January 16, 2004Opinion rules that an attorney may only provide a judge with additional authority post-hearing if the communication is permitted by the rules of th...
- 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 16, 2004Opinion rules that an attorney may provide an accounting of disbursements of sums recovered for a personal injury claimant as required by N.C.G.S. ...
- Adopted: January 16, 2004Opinion rules that a lawyer may participate in a settlement agreement that contains a provision limiting or prohibiting disclosure of information o...
- 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 (N....
- 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: 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, 2002Opinion rules that when a client authorizes a lawyer to assure a medical provider that it will be paid upon the settlement of a personal injury cla...
- Adopted: January 18, 2002Opinion rules that retaining a CD-ROM with digital images of trust account checks that is provided by the depository bank satisfies record-keeping ...
- Adopted: October 19, 2001Opinion prohibits a lawyer from advancing the cost of a rental car to a client even though the car will be used, on occasion, to transport the clie...
- Adopted: July 27, 2001Opinion rules that a lawyer may have a non-lawyer employee deliver a message to a court holding calendar call, if the lawyer is unable to attend du...
- 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: 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 that a government lawyer working on a fraud investigation may instruct an investigator to interview employees of the target organizat...
- Adopted: July 19, 2000Opinion rules that a lawyer may not charge the client a legal fee for the time required to participate in the State Bar's fee dispute resolution pr...
- Adopted: April 14, 2000Opinion rules that, in the absence of a full explanation, advertising a lawyer's or a law firm's record in obtaining favorable verdicts is misleadi...
- Adopted: January 21, 2000Opinion rules that an insurance defense lawyer may not submit billing information to an independent audit company at the insurance carrier's reques...
- 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: July 23, 1999Opinion restricts informal written communications with a judge or judicial official relative to a pending matter.
- 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 a defense lawyer may suggest that the records custodian of plaintiff's medical record deliver the medical record to the lawyer's...
- 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 representing a client in a social security disability hearing is not required to inform the administrative law judge of...
- Adopted: January 15, 1999Opinion rules that a lawyer representing a minor owes the duty of confidentiality to the minor and may only disclose confidential information to th...
- 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: July 16, 1998Opinion sets forth the disclosures a lawyer must make to the judge prior to engaging in an ex parte communication.
- 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: January 16, 1998Opinion rules that a lawyer must give the opposing counsel a copy of a proposed order simultaneously with the lawyer's submission of the proposed o...
- Adopted: January 16, 1998Opinion rules that a lawyer may interview an unrepresented former employee of an adverse represented organization about the subject of the represen...
- 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: 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 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: January 15, 1998Opinion examines the restrictions on a lawyer's public comments about a pending civil proceeding in which the lawyer is participating.
- Adopted: October 24, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer may engage in an ex parte communication with a judge regarding a scheduling or administrative matter only if necessitat...
- Adopted: October 24, 1997Opinion prohibits the employer's lawyer from engaging in direct communications with the treating physician for an employee with a workers' compensa...
- Adopted: October 24, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer may appear in court before a judge the lawyer represents in a personal matter provided there is disclosure of the repre...
- Adopted: July 18, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer in receipt of materials that appear on their face to be subject to the attorney-client privilege or otherwise confident...
- Adopted: July 18, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent multiple claimants in a personal injury case, even though the available insurance proceeds are insufficie...
- 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...
- Adopted: January 24, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer may not issue a subpoena containing misrepresentations as to the pendency of an action, the date or location of a heari...
- 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: October 18, 1996Opinion rules that a lawyer may not communicate with the judge before whom a proceeding is pending to request an ex parte order unless opposing cou...
- Adopted: October 18, 1996Opinion rules that a lawyer may not collect a contingent fee on the reimbursement paid to the client's medical insurance provider in addition to a ...
- Adopted: July 26, 1996Opinion rules that a lawyer representing a client on a good faith claim for social security disability benefits may withhold evidence of an adverse...
- 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 provides guidelines for the disposal of closed client files.
- Adopted: October 20, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer may communicate with a custodian of public records, pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Act, for the purpose ...
- 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 prior to rendering legal services to a client, a lawyer may not obtain a confession of judgment from a client to secure a fee.
- 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: 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 not listen to an illegal tape recording made by his client nor may he use the information on the illegal tape recor...
- Adopted: January 13, 1995Opinion rules that a law firm may not charge a clearly excessive fee for legal representation even if the legal fee may be recovered from an opposi...
- Adopted: January 13, 1995Opinion explores the ethical responsibilities of stand-by defense counsel who are instructed to take over the defense in a capital murder case with...
- 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 is required to disclose to an adverse party with whom the lawyer is negotiating a settlement that the lawyer's client h...
- 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: 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: July 21, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer may not passively listen while the opposing party's nonparty treating physician comments on his or her treatment of the...
- Adopted: July 21, 1994Opinion rules that an attorney may not communicate with the opposing party's nonparty treating physician about the physician's treatment of the opp...
- Adopted: April 15, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer may jointly represent a personal injury victim and the medical insurance carrier that holds a subrogation agreement wit...
- 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: April 15, 1994Opinion rules that a legal fee for the collection of "med-pay" which is based upon the amount collected is unreasonable.
- 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: 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: January 14, 1994Opinion rules that a lawyer may accept compensation from a potentially adverse insurance carrier for representing a minor in the court approval of ...
- 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: January 15, 1993Opinion rules that in cases of multiple representation a lawyer who has been discharged by one client must deliver to that client as part of that c...
- Adopted: January 15, 1993Opinion rules that a lawyer may not include language in an employment agreement that divests the client of her exclusive authority to settle a civi...
- Adopted: October 23, 1992Opinion rules that an attorney's contingent fee in a case resolved by a structured settlement should, if paid in a lump sum, be calculated in terms...
- Adopted: October 23, 1992Opinion finds no disqualifying conflict of interest where an attorney is retained by an insurer to represent an insured during the pendency of a de...
- Adopted: July 17, 1992Opinion rules that lawyers may not participate in a private lawyer referral service that advertises that its participants are "the best."
- Adopted: January 17, 1992Opinion rules that a member of the attorney general's staff may not consult ex parte with a trial court judge if it is likely that that lawyer will...
- Adopted: January 17, 1992Opinion rules that a lawyer may not pay a medical care provider from the proceeds of a settlement negotiated prior to the filing of suit over his c...
- Adopted: January 17, 1992Opinion rules that a lawyer may not represent parents as guardians ad litem for their injured child and as individuals concerning their related tor...
- 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 lawyer may tack onto an existing title insurance policy.
- Adopted: January 17, 1991Opinion rules that an attorney representing both the insurer and the insured need not surrender to the insured copies of all correspondence concern...
- 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 discusses disbursement against uncollected funds, accounting for earnest money paid outside closing and representation of the seller.
- 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: January 12, 1990Opinion rules that a lawyer may not lend money to a client who is represented in pending or contemplated litigation except to finance costs of liti...
- Adopted: January 12, 1990Opinion rules that an attorney may not condition settlement of a civil dispute on an agreement not to report lawyer misconduct.
- Adopted: January 12, 1990The responsibilities and limitations of the lawyer acting as trustee arise primarily from the lawyer's fiduciary relationship in serving as trustee...
- Adopted: October 20, 1989Opinion rules that a lawyer must obey the client's instruction not to pay medical providers from the proceeds of settlement in the absence of a val...
- Adopted: October 20, 1989Opinion rules that a lawyer may disclose confidential information to his or her liability insurer to defend against a claim but not for the sole pu...
- Adopted: October 20, 1989Opinion rules that a lawyer may not pay his or her fee or the fee of a physician from funds held in trust for a client without the client's authority.
- Adopted: October 20, 1989Opinion rules that a lawyer may agree to be on a list of attorneys approved to handle all of a lender's title work.
- Adopted: October 20, 1989Opinion rules that a lawyer may advance his client's fine.
- 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 a lawyer who served as a trustee may after foreclosure sue the former debtor on behalf of the purchaser.
- 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 a lawyer may sue a municipality although his partner serves as a member of its governing body.
- 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 outlines professional responsibilities of lawyers involved in a law firm dissolution.
- 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: 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: January 15, 1988Opinion rules that a lawyer generally may not charge a contingent fee to collect "med-pay."
- 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: 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 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: 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: 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 a lawyer who acquires knowledge of apparent misconduct must report this matter to the State Bar.
- Adopted: April 18, 1986Opinion rules that money belonging to an incarcerated client may be handled by the Public Defender as a favor and must be deposited into a trust ac...
- Adopted: January 17, 1986Opinion rules that a lawyer may not employ a bail-bondsman as regular part-time investigator.
- 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: 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: 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: 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 14, 1978Several inquiries have been received that indicate a need to clarify CPR 94 and CPR 137 relating to the duties of the trustee in a foreclosure proc...
- Adopted: April 15, 1977Attorneys may request lenders and title insurance companies to place them on approved lists.
