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Updated through Oct. 9, 2009
DEPARTING ATTORNEY
(see also RESTRICTIVE
COVENANTS)
DISBARRED LAWYER - (See SUSPENDED/DISBARRED LAWYER)
DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL - (See CERTIFIED GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE)
DIVISION OF FEES - (See FEES)
DUAL PRACTICE - (See ADVERTISING, Dual practice of law and other profession)
Certified Grievance Committee’s duty
Op. 89-18 
files of dead, resigned, suspended, or disbarred attorney
DEPARTING ATTORNEY
(see also RESTRICTIVE
COVENANTS)
Op. 98-5 departing
attorney notifying clients of his or her departure from a law firm, identifying
his or her new location of practice, and indicating a willingness to provide legal
services at the new location; law firm notifying clients of the departure of a
lawyer from the law firm and informing the clients of the law firm’s desire
to provide continued representation of the client
Op. 2002-4 paralegal taking deposition; out-of-state
attorney taking deposition in Ohio; Ohio attorney taking deposition in state outside
of Ohio
DISBARRED LAWYER - (See SUSPENDED/DISBARRED LAWYER)
DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL - (See CERTIFIED GRIEVANCE COMMITTEE)
DIVISION OF FEES - (See FEES)
DUAL PRACTICE - (See ADVERTISING, Dual practice of law and other profession)
Certified Grievance Committee’s duty
Op. 86-1
certified grievance committee reporting criminal conduct of lawyer
Op.
90-19 certified grievance committee sharing information with Lawyer Assistance
Committee
Op.
89-32 judge reporting lawyer misconduct
Op. 2008-7 employment of disqualified (disbarred or resigned with discipline pending) or suspended attorney
Op. 89-9 municipal court
prosecutor reporting that criminal defense lawyer is employed by same firm as
county prosecutor
Op. 90-1 lawyer
reporting privileged information from client regarding attorney misconduct
Op.
90-4 lawyer reporting cash payments to IRS
Op.
90-7 lawyer reporting client fraud to court
Op.
99-8 criminal defense attorney’s duty to notify court of a clerical error
in a defendant’s sentence in a judgment entry drafted by the prosecutor’s
office; duty to notify court of a possible misinterpretation of a sentence by
the Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Op.
2005-10 attorney reporting unclaimed funds pursuant to R.C. Chapter 169
Op.
2007-1 lawyer’s duty to report professional misconduct
Op. 2008-7 employment of disqualified (disbarred or resigned with discipline pending) or suspended attorney