Ezel / Ethics Opinions / GABAR

Is Georgia Formal Advisory Opinion 92-1 still in effect?

Short answer No. The State Bar of Georgia has replaced Formal Advisory Opinion 92-1, and its text is not published in the online handbook. The State Bar directs anyone seeking the replaced opinion to contact the Bar. Treat it as not current.
Bar
GABAR
Issued
1992

Apply this to your situation

This page answers the general question as of 1992. Ask about yours and see what the current Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct say for your facts, with citations.

How much weight this carries: Under Georgia Bar Rule 4-403, a formal advisory opinion that the Supreme Court of Georgia approves or modifies is binding on all members of the State Bar of Georgia and carries the same precedential weight as the Court's published opinions. An opinion the Court has not reviewed binds only the State Bar and the person who asked for it; the Court treats it as persuasive. Source.
About this page: The plain-English summary, reader guidance, and Q&A below were written by Ezel based on the official ethics opinion. The original opinion (linked on this page) is the authoritative source for any reliance.

Plain-English summary

The State Bar of Georgia's online handbook lists Formal Advisory Opinion 92-1 as a replaced opinion and does not publish its text. In place of the opinion, the handbook shows a notice directing anyone who has questions about the replaced opinion, or who wants a copy of it, to contact the State Bar of Georgia at (404) 527-8771.

Because the opinion's text is not available from the official online source, this page records only its status; it cannot summarize the opinion's holding or reasoning.

Currency note

The State Bar of Georgia has replaced this opinion, and the online handbook publishes only a pointer to the Bar rather than the opinion's text. The opinion also predates the State Bar's adoption of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct in 2001. Treat this page as a status record, not current guidance. Contact the State Bar of Georgia for the replaced opinion, and verify against the current Rules of Professional Conduct before relying on anything attributed to the opinion.

Common questions

Q: Is Georgia Formal Advisory Opinion 92-1 still good law?

A: No. The State Bar lists it as a replaced opinion and does not publish its text in the online handbook.

Q: How can I read the replaced opinion?

A: The State Bar's notice directs anyone seeking the replaced opinion to contact the State Bar of Georgia at (404) 527-8771.

Source

Original opinion text

Reproduced from the official source for research purposes. The linked source is authoritative.

If you have any questions regarding the replaced opinion or would like to obtain a copy of the replaced opinion, please contact the State Bar of Georgia at (404) 527-8771.

What do the rules say today, for your facts?

This opinion is from 1992. Ezel checks the current Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct against your situation and cites the rules it relies on.

Opens in Ezel Pro.

  • Checks the law as it stands today, not only this page
  • Cites every source it relies on, so you can verify it
  • Chat, drafting and research in one workspace