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Updated through Oct. 9, 2009
LAW FIRMS
(See also FIRM NAMES; LEGAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION/LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY/LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP; LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING; LETTERHEAD; RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS)
LAW DIRECTOR (See PUBLIC OFFICIALS/EMPLOYEES)
LEGAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION/LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY/LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
LEGAL SERVICES PLANS (See GROUP LEGAL SERVICES)
Op. 88-11 
landlord's attorney contacting
tenant when landlord knew tenant was represented by an attorney in a previous
eviction action
LAW FIRMS
(See also FIRM NAMES; LEGAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION/LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY/LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP; LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING; RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS)
Op. 89-35 attorney practicing with more
than one law firm or legal professional association
Op. 90-6 law firm hiring suspended/disbarred
lawyers
LAW DIRECTOR (See PUBLIC OFFICIALS/EMPLOYEES)
Op. 2007-7 safekeeping funds of a third person when lawyer knows a third person has a lawful claim to funds in the lawyer's possession
Op. 90-19 cooperation with disciplinary
authorities
Op. 92-15 sale of legal forms by business
corporations; assistance by law firm
Op. 88-3 legal aid lawyer direct mail
soliciting defendants for representation on eviction actions after eviction filed
Op. 88-30 attorney for legal services
corporation serving union members; representing client in real estate transaction;
client's authority to make decisions
Op. 89-4 governing board of legal services
corporation setting priorities and limitations on representation
Op. 89-25 legal aid society referral
of cases to volunteer lawyer's project
Op. 90-11 legal aid lawyer making in-person
offer to represent an indigent defendant who has appeared in court without representation
Op. 93-10 representation of opposing
parties by two separate divisions of a legal aid society
Op. 96-9 engagement letter between a
lawyer and an individual client requiring client to agree to arbitrate fee disputes,
legal malpractice disputes, or professional ethical misconduct disputes
LEGAL PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION/LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY/LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP
Op. 88-16 including non-shareholder's
name in legal professional association name
Op. 89-17 judges holding shares in former
legal professional association
Op. 89-35 attorney practice with more
than one legal professional association
Op. 95-1 use of "X and Associates,
Co. L.P.A."
Op. 96-3 attorney with inactive registration
status continuing to hold shares in a legal professional association; inactive
attorney's name included in firm name
Op. 99-7 attorney not licensed in Ohio but licensed in another state being a member, partner, or other equity holder in an Ohio law firm; being a member, partner, or other equity holder in two unrelated firms
Op. 2002-12 attorney's transfer of shares in a legal professional association to an irrevocable trust for the benefit of individuals not licensed to practice law
Op. 88-18 legal research & writing
for law firms & lawyers
Op. 90-6 hiring suspended/disbarred lawyer
Op. 05-001 attorney who performs research and writing on a contract basis to other attorneys is not subject to professional liability insurance notice requirement
LEGAL SERVICES PLANS (See GROUP LEGAL SERVICES)
Op. 87-39 certification as Civil Trial
Advocate by National Board of Trial Advocacy
Op. 90-13 appearing on client's letterhead
as general counsel
Op. 2009-5 lawyer or law firm listed as “General Counsel” or similar reference on letterhead of client organization; use of designation in signing correspondence written on behalf of the client organization
Op. 88-23 lawyer and a certified public
accountant
Op. 90-9 lawyer and a realtor
Op. 94-3 lawyer and license or degree
in another profession
Op. 2008-1 lawyer in law firm serving as “of counsel” to another lawyer or law firm; ethical implications of the “of counsel” relationship as to registration status, firm names and letterhead, division of fees, conflicts of interest, multiple “of counsel” relationships; and “of counsel” relationship with out-of-state lawyers or law firms
Op. 87-48 judge's name on former firm's
letterhead, professional notices or included in firm's name
Op. 93-8 former judge in private practice
using statements as to prior judicial positions held or titles "Judge,"
"Honorable," or "Former Judge"
Op. 89-11 signing letters using firm
letterhead
Op. 89-16 name appearing on letterhead
Op. 88-23 use of "of counsel"
designation
Op. 90-03 senior attorney status
Op. 90-13 use of "of counsel,"
"general counsel" or "special counsel" on client's letterhead
Op. 89-36 use of disclaimers on a joint
letterhead
Op. 89-37 lawyer awaiting admission in
Ohio
Op. 91-4 partners licensed in different
jurisdictions
Op. 91-6 lawyer licensed by federal bar
only
Op. 91-18 inactive and retired registration
status
Op. 89-12 limiting liability when rendering
title opinions based on abstracting services done by non-attorneys
Op. 90-1 representing client in a settlement
agreement with client's former attorney based on client's allegation that former
attorney misappropriated money; confidentiality as condition of settlement; lawyer's
duty to report the client's former attorney's misconduct
Op. 96-9 engagement letter between a
lawyer and an individual client requiring client to agree to arbitrate fee disputes,
legal malpractice disputes, or professional ethical misconduct disputes
Op. 2001-6 prosecutor negotiating and criminal defense attorney advising a defendant to enter a plea agreement that waives the defendant's appellate or postconviction claims of ineffective assistance of trial counsel or prosecutorial misconduct