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Updated through Oct. 9, 2009
INACTIVE STATUS - (See REGISTRATION)
IOLTA - (See TRUST ACCOUNT)
IRS CASH REPORTING REQUIREMENT
INACTIVE STATUS - (See REGISTRATION)
Op. 93-11 
lawyer's duty upon receiving
privileged information inadvertently disclosed through public records search
Op. 94-9 salaried attorneys employed
by insurance company participating in "in-house firm" to pursue subrogation
claims and deductibles
Op. 95-14 salaried attorneys employed
by insurance company participating in "in-house firm" to pursue subrogation
claims and deductibles
Op. 97-7 attorney or law firm entering
contract with insurer to do defense work for fixed flat fee
Op. 2000-2 attorney submitting detailed
legal bills to an outside audit company hired by insured without first obtaining
client consent
Op. 2000-3 insurance defense attorney abiding
by an insurance company's litigation management guidelines in the representation
of an insured
Op. 2001-4 lawyer who is licensed insurance
agent selling annuities through law firm to estate planning clients of the lawyer
Op. 99-2 attorney communicating with
clients through electronic mail without encryption
Op. 99-3 attorney listed in online directory
of professional association; links from attorney’s name to attorney’s
e-mail address or law firm web site; links from online membership directory of
a professional association to another related association’s world wide web
site
Op. 99-4 attorney using firm name or
other letters, words, or numbers as domain name for law firm’s world wide
web site
Op. 99-9 attorney placing on-line intake
form on the law firm’s world wide web site enabling web site visitors to
e-mail legal questions to the law firm and receive responses by e-mail from the
attorney for a fee
Op. 2000-5 attorney participating as a
"referral affiliate attorney" for an online referral service that requires the
attorney to pay the service a percentage of legal fees earned from the clients
referred
Op. 2000-6 law firm's Web site home page
including quotations from clients, even with their consent, describing the general
nature of the legal services provided, responsiveness of the law firm, and other
non-substantive aspects of the firm's representation; listing a client's name
with client consent in public communication such as a law firm Web site; law firm's
Web site providing a link from attorney's biography to published opinions of cases
in which attorney participated
Op. 2001-2 lawyer contacted by a law-related
commercial Web site that offers to make available the attorney's name, address,
phone number, area of practice to potential clients in exchange for the attorney
providing compensation to the company; payment for advertisement versus payment
for referral; assisting in the unauthorized practice of law
Op. 2002-6 Ohio attorney contacting Ohio counsel for appellant or appellee to convey an interest in serving as appellate counsel; Ohio attorney contacting out-of-state counsel for out-of-state counsel to offer assistance as local counsel in matter filed in Ohio; Ohio attorney using direct mail solicitation to inquire whether an out-of-state corporate party is represented by counsel; communication in-person, telephone, mail, e-mail or facsimile
Op. 2004-1 unsolicited commercial e-mail advertising of legal services by lawyers, lawyer advertising services, or lawyer referral services
Op. 2004-7 law firm identified on business client’s Web site and referred to as the company’s preferred attorney; business client listing a law firm in the company’s brochure and in press releases
IOLTA - (See FEES, Trust Account)
IRS CASH REPORTING REQUIREMENT
Op. 90-4 duty of lawyer to report cash
payments to IRS