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Updated through Oct. 9, 2009
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
(See also CERTIFIED GRIEVANCE COMMITTEES)
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
(See also ANCILLARY BUSINESS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; DUAL PRACTICE; JUDGES; REFERRALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS)
BAR ASSOCIATIONS
(See also CERTIFIED GRIEVANCE COMMITTEES)
Op. 90-5 
judge suggesting programs to
bar associations
Op. 91-29 judge endorsing candidate for
elective office to bar association
Op. 92-1 lawyer paying percentages of
fees earned to bar association; requirements as to co-counsel; requirements as
to fee dispute arbitration
Op. 95-6 lawyer paying percentage of
fees earned to organization other than a bar association
Op. 2005-7 attorney volunteering in a bar association sponsored program providing public education and pro bono legal services regarding advance directive forms; individual lawyers or law firms, acting on their own and not through a proper auspice such as a bar association, to provide public education and pro bono legal services regarding advance directive forms
BUSINESS ACTIVITIES
(See also ANCILLARY
BUSINESS; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; DUAL PRACTICE; JUDGES; REFERRALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS)
Op. 87-27 lawyer member of Better Business
Bureau
Op. 2003-1 law firm's representation of buyers and sellers of business entities; laws firm's assistance in locating buyers or sellers through the law firm or through ancillary business; law firm's referrals to business broker; law firm's referrals to lenders; law firm's fee based on percentage of transaction price; law firm sharing fee with business broker.
Op. 2004-8 acquiring a mortgage on a client’s home to secure a legal fee