Proposed 2016 Formal Ethics Opinion 3: Negotiating Private Employment with Opposing Counsel
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here A proposed ethics opinion entitled “Negotiating Private Employment with Opposing Counsel” was proposed […]
Proposed Ethics Opinions
Proposed 2016 Formal Ethics Opinion 2: Duty of Defense Counsel Appointed after Defendant Files Pro Se Motion for Appropriate Relief
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here A proposed ethics opinion entitled “Duty of Defense Counsel Appointed after Defendant Files
Proposed 2016 Formal Ethics Opinion 1: Contesting Opposing Counsel’s Fee Request to Industrial Commission
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here A proposed ethics opinion entitled “Contesting Opposing Counsel’s Fee Request to Industrial Commission”
Proposed 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 9: Holding Out Non-Equity Firm Lawyers as “Partners”
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here The North Carolina State Bar ruled in a proposed opinion at it’s
Representing One Spouse on Domestic and Estate Matters after Representing Both Spouses Jointly [Proposed 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 8]
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The NC Bar received inquiries about representing individual spouse on certain matters,
Proposed 2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 11: Notice to Parents Seeking Nonsecure Custody Order
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here Editor’s Note: At its meeting on July 17, 2015, the Ethics Committee voted
Alternative Proposed 2013 FEO 14: Representation of Parties to a Commercial Real Estate Loan Closing
View proposed ethics opinion in full here This alternative to 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 14 would restrict a lawyer completely
Dual Representation of Trustee and Secured Creditor in Contested Foreclosure [Proposed 2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 2]
The ethics of representing both the trustee and the secured creditor in a contested foreclosure proceeding.
Protecting Confidential Client Information when Mentoring [Proposed 2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 1]
How to maintain client confidentiality within the context of mentor-mentee relationships.
Return of Electronic Records to Client upon Termination of Representation [Proposed 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 15]
This Proposed Opinion was adopted at the January 2014 State Bar Quarterly Meeting.
Representation of Parties to a Commercial Real Estate Loan Closing [Proposed 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 14]
A lawyer generally may not represent both the borrower and the lender in a commercial real estate closing, even with consent.
Disbursement Against Funds Credited to Trust Account by ACH and EFT [Proposed 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 13]
This Proposed Opinion was adopted at the January 2014 State Bar Quarterly Meeting.
Disclosure of Settlement Terms to Former Lawyer Asserting a Claim for Fee Division [Proposed 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 12]
Absent client consent or applicability of one of the Rule 1.6(b) exceptions, a client’s lawyer is not permitted to disclose settlement information to the client’s previous attorney.
Providing Defendant with Discovery During Representation [Proposed 2013 Formal Ethics Opinion 2]
This Proposed Opinion was adopted at the January 2014 State Bar Quarterly Meeting.