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Updated through Oct. 9, 2009

TAPING

TELEPHONE/TELETHON/TELEVISION - (See ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION; JUDGES, Telephone/Telethon/Television)

TEMPORARY LAWYER SERVICES
(See also OUTSOURCING LEGAL OR SUPPORT SERVICES)

TRUST ACCOUNT

TRIAL CONDUCT - (See CRIMINAL DEFENSE REPRESENTATION; PROSECUTORS; PUBLIC DEFENDERS)

TAPING

Op. 97-3 Link opens new window. attorney's surreptitious recording of conversations with clients, opposing parties, opposing counsel, and others

TELEPHONE/TELETHON/TELEVISION - (See ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION; JUDGES, Telephone/Telethon/Television)

TEMPORARY LAWYER SERVICES

Op. 90-23 Link opens new window. business that provides lawyers or law firms with temporary lawyers

TRUST ACCOUNT

Op. 89-07 Link opens new window. deposit of retainer in separate identifiable bank account

Op. 96-4 Link opens new window. deposit of flat fee in criminal case into business account

Op. 2007-3 Link opens new window. lawyer accepting credit card payments from clients for earned legal fees, reimbursement of expenses, advances on unearned legal fees, and advances on future expenses; deposit into client trust account versus business account

Op. 2007-7 Link opens new window. safekeeping funds of a third person when lawyer knows a third person has a lawful claim to funds in the lawyer's possession

Op. 2008-3 Link opens new window. disposition of client funds in a lawyer’s IOLTA or individual client trust account when either the identity or the whereabouts of the client who is the owner of the funds is unknown; reporting unclaimed funds to the state; duty of safekeeping funds and duty to protect client’s confidentiality

TRIAL CONDUCT - (See CRIMINAL DEFENSE REPRESENTATION; PROSECUTORS; PUBLIC DEFENDERS)