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Updated through Oct. 9, 2009
UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW
(See also
LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING; PRACTICE
OF LAW
UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW
(See also
LEGAL RESEARCH AND WRITING; PRACTICE
OF LAW
Op. 88-35 
attorney's failure to register
Op. 89-26 attorney with inactive registration
status
Op. 89-37 out-of-state attorney awaiting
admission in Ohio
Op. 90-2 screening of callers by telemarketing
company
Op. 90-10 non-attorney child support
enforcement agency employee doing client intake, conducting interviews and preparing
forms
Op. 90-12 out-of-state law firm representing
out-of-state lending institution regarding loans made to entities or persons in
Ohio and secured by property in Ohio
Op. 91-1 attorneys with inactive registration
status
Op. 91-6 federal practice by attorney
licensed by federal bar, not licensed by state
Op. 92-15 sale of legal forms by business
corporation; assistance by law firm
Op. 92-17 corporation's attorney representing
corporation's clients
Op. 94-9 attorney participation in "in-house
law firm" established by insurance company
Op. 95-14 attorney participation in "in-house
law firm" established by insurance company
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. 2002-4 paralegal taking deposition; out-of-state attorney taking deposition in Ohio; Ohio attorney taking deposition in state outside of Ohio
Op. 2005-10 attorney reporting unclaimed funds pursuant to R.C. Chapter 169
Op. 2008-3 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 pursuant to R.C. Chapter 169; duty of safekeeping funds and duty to protect client’s confidentiality