Ohio Board of Professional Conduct Ethics Opinions
Free plain-English summaries of legal ethics opinions issued by the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct, with full citations and source links on every page.
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Under the former Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility, could an attorney advance litigation expenses for a contingent-fee client, and what happened if the client could not repay?
The opinion concluded that under former DR 5-103(B) an attorney could advance expenses of litigation provided the client remained ultimately liable for them, and that whether to seek reimbursement was…
May a Common Pleas judge teach a class at a state university and accept reimbursement for it?
The opinion concluded that a Common Pleas judge could serve as a visiting lecturer at a state university so long as the activity did not interfere with judicial duties, and could accept reimbursement …
Does a local bar's grievance committee have to tell law-enforcement about criminal conduct it uncovers while investigating an attorney?
The opinion concluded that under EC 1-4 of the former Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility, a Certified Grievance Committee had a duty to notify law-enforcement authorities of criminal conduct dis…
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Legal ethics opinions from the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct interpret the rules of professional conduct for working lawyers, in response to inquiries from members and committees. They are not binding like court discipline decisions, but courts and discipline boards treat formal opinions as substantial guidance on how the rules apply. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the original source on the bar's site.