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Updated through June 6, 2008

SALE OF LAW PRACTICE

SCREENING - (See CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

SURREPTITIOUS RECORDING

SEMINARS

SETTLEMENT

SOLICITATION - (See ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION; REFERRALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS)

SPECIALIZATION - (See ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION)

SPEECH
(See also JUDGES; SEMINARS)

SPOUSES - (See CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; Disqualification of lawyers, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, Relatives representing opposing parties; JUDGES, Relatives)

SUSPENDED/DISBARRED LAWYER


SALE OF LAW PRACTICE

Op. 92-19 sale of client files and lists

SCREENING - (See CONFLICTS OF INTEREST)

SURREPTITIOUS RECORDING

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

SEMINARS

Op. 87-7 advertising and conducting seminar

Op. 92-14 referees and magistrates soliciting or accepting financial support for annual educational meeting

Op. 94-13 advertising, sponsoring, co-sponsoring, acceptance of employment from legal seminars; radio talk shows

SETTLEMENT

Op. 90-1 confidentiality in settlement agreement; duty to report attorney misconduct

Op. 95-12 payment of all settlement funds to client despite client's agreement with physician to pay medical expenses out of proceeds and attorneys promise to do so

Op. 96-2 attorney for tortfeasor's insurer preparing application for guardianship appointment and application for approval of settlement of the minor's claim and appearing in court for final approval of the settlement when minor and minor's parents are unrepresented by counsel during negotiation and settlement of the minor's injury claim

Op. 2002-7 advertising that lists settlement or verdict amounts obtained in past cases

Op. 2003-2 providing statistics to attorneys, business clients, and potential clients regarding the number of intellectual property matters won, lost, and settle by the law firm

Op. 2004-2 attorney, upon reaching settlement agreement in a client’s legal matter, selling or assigning his or her legal fee to a funding company in exchange for immediate cash at a small discount to the full value of the legal fee

SOLICITATION - (See ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION; REFERRALS AND RECOMMENDATIONS)

SPECIALIZATION - (See ADVERTISING AND SOLICITATION)

SPEECH
(See also JUDGES; SEMINARS)

Op. 88-25 prosecutor's speech regarding a criminal matter

SPOUSES - (See CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; Disqualification of lawyers, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, Relatives representing opposing parties; JUDGES, Relatives)

SUSPENDED/DISBARRED LAWYER

Op. 89-2 sharing fees with suspended or disbarred lawyer

Op. 89-18 files of deceased, suspended, or disbarred lawyer

Op. 90-6 suspended or disbarred lawyer as law clerk