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Your search for: “title insurance” returned 135 results
- 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: 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: 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: 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: 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 21, 2015Opinion rules that a lawyer who represents the employer and its workers' compensation carrier must share the case evaluation, litigation plan, and ...
- 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 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: April 25, 2014Opinion encourages government lawyers to engage in pro bono representation unless prohibited by law from doing so.
- 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: 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: 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: 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: October 29, 2010Opinion provides guidelines for participation in a barter exchange.
- Adopted: April 16, 2010Opinion rules that a lawyer retained by an insurance carrier to represent an insured whose whereabouts are unknown and with whom the lawyer has no ...
- 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: 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: April 25, 2008Opinion provides clarification of the technical requirements for targeted direct mail letters set forth in Rule 7.3(c) of the Rules of Professional...
- 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: July 13, 2007Opinion rules that a lawyer may not charge a client for filing and presenting a motion to withdraw unless withdrawal advances the client's objectiv...
- Adopted: April 20, 2007Opinion rules that a lawyer may use the title "doctor" but only in a post-secondary school academic setting.
- 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: July 21, 2006Opinion rules thata lawyer may disburse against deposited items in reliance upon a bank's fundingschedule under certain circumstances.
- 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: April 21, 2006Opinion rules that a lawyer may only refer a client to a financing company if certain conditions are met.
- 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: 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: 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 a lawyer may participate in a settlement agreement that contains a provision limiting or prohibiting disclosure of information o...
- Adopted: October 24, 2003Opinion rules that a lawyer may advertise that he is a member of an organization with a self-laudatory title, provided it is a legitimate, disinter...
- 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: 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 may sign a statement acknowledging a finance company's interest in a client's recovery subject to certain conditions.
- 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 television advertisement for legal services that implies that an insurance company will settle a claim more quickly because th...
- Adopted: January 21, 2000Opinion rules that when an insured fails to cooperate with the defense, as required by the insurance contract, the insurance defense lawyer may fol...
- 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 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: 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 restricts informal written communications with a judge or judicial official relative to a pending matter.
- 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 not comply with an insurance carrier's billing requirements and guidelines if they interfere with the lawyer's abil...
- 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 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 a lawyer may interview an unrepresented former employee of an adverse represented organization about the subject of the represen...
- 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: 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: 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 represent multiple claimants in a personal injury case, even though the available insurance proceeds are insufficie...
- 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: 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...
- 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: January 24, 1997Opinion rules that a lawyer may decline to represent a client on the property damage claim while agreeing to represent the client on the personal i...
- 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: 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: 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: 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: April 12, 1996Opinion rules that when a law firm receives funds that are not identified as client funds, the firm must investigate the ownership of the funds and...
- 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: 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: October 20, 1995Opinion rules that a lawyer should seek the court's permission to listen to a tape recording of a telephone conversation of his or her client made ...
- 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 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 a lawyer may close a real estate transaction brokered by the lawyer's spouse with the consent of the parties to the transaction.
- 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: 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 rules that the members of a district attorney's staff may not give legal advice about pleas to lesser included infractions to an unrepresen...
- Adopted: July 21, 1994Opinion rules that an attorney may represent the insured, his liability insurer, and the same insurer relative to underinsured motorist coverage ca...
- 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 retained by an insurance carrier to defend an insured has no ethical obligation to represent the insured on a compul...
- 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: April 16, 1993Opinion rules that a lawyer may not communicate with an adverse corporate party's house counsel, who appears in the case as a corporate manager, wi...
- Adopted: January 15, 1993Opinion rules that an attorney may not represent the insured, her liability insurer and the same insurer relative to underinsured motorist coverage...
- 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 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: 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: April 17, 1992Opinion rules that deliberate release of settlement proceeds without satisfying conditions precedent is dishonest and unethical.
- 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: October 18, 1991Opinion rules that associate attorneys may be leased back to their firms.
- Adopted: October 18, 1991Opinion rules that an attorney employed by an insurer to defend in the name of the defendant pursuant to underinsured motorist coverage may not com...
- 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 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 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 lawyer may tack onto an existing title insurance policy.
- Adopted: January 18, 1991Opinion rules that a lawyer for the insured and the insurer may not enter voluntary dismissal of the insured's counterclaim without the insured's c...
- 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: January 17, 1991Opinion rules that an attorney employed by the insurer to represent the insured and its own interests may not send the insurer a letter on behalf o...
- 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: 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 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 closing attorney cannot make conditional delivery of trust account checks to real estate agent before depositing loan proceeds...
- Adopted: October 20, 1989Opinion rules that a legal assistant may communicate and negotiate with a claims adjuster if directly supervised by the attorney for whom he or she...
- 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: 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: 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: April 14, 1989Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent a plaintiff against an insurance company's insured while defending other persons insured by the company i...
- Adopted: April 14, 1989Opinion rules that a lawyer may represent an insurer and its insured as coplaintiffs in a declaratory judgment action.
- 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: July 15, 1988Opinion rules that an attorney may not communicate settlement demands directly to an insurance company which has employed counsel to represent its ...
- 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 a lawyer generally may not charge a contingent fee to collect "med-pay."
- 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: 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 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 may reveal confidential information to correct a mistake if disclosure is impliedly authorized by the client.
- Adopted: October 24, 1986Opinion rules that a lawyer who acquires knowledge of apparent misconduct must report this matter to the State Bar.
- 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: 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: January 18, 1980Inquiry: Law firm does insurance defense work on a regular basis for certain insurance companies such that there is always at least one active file...
- 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, 1977Attorneys may request lenders and title insurance companies to place them on approved lists.
- 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, 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: A lending institution lends money secured by deeds of trust on real estate and advises all borrowers that it will accept title certificate...
- 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 ...
