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TOPIC OPINION(S)
ABUSIVE DISCLOSURE
defined 2006-8
ADEMPTION
estate administration, full disclosure 2010-2
ADMINISTRATORS
removal of 94-18
ADMISSION RULES
Pennsylvania Bar 2005-14 2006-5 2011-5
ADOPTION LAW
international, practicing with Pennsylvania license 2000-7
ADVERSE
matters, potential for former clients 88-11
parties
communicating with 88-30
contact unauthorized 88-37
ex parte communications with former employees of 93-9
referral fees, payment of 2008-4
soliciting 94-1
unauthorized contact with 90-21
unrepresented failure to send documents to court 2003-1
position 87-14
relationship, created by firm taking on client's appeal 2012-6
ADVERTISING
ancillary services offered by firm 97-11
attorney access line 90-1
billboard 87-28
business cards 95-10
clear and understandable language 90-15
client testimonials, creating unjustified expectations 90-17
consulting firm services 88-26
describing prior experience as an assistant district attorney 2003-6
direct mail 87-27 88-25
by attorney's spouse 97-14
contacting a represented party 94-1
false statements 88-25
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targeted 93-4 98-3
distributing pre-paid phone cards 95-10
do not solicit 97-14
electronically, to solicit clients 2010-6
fees 95-12
fictitious name 94-26
field of practice (See ADVERTISING, specialization)
foreign language 92-21
geographic location, disclosing 95-12 95-17 98-11
improper solicitation, duty to report 2002-9
internet, resume 2007-7
legal organizations, truthfulness and accuracy rules 2012-1
letterhead 87-2
attorney at several locations 2001-5
multiple offices and practices 2004-8
separate entity 91-2
LinkedIn, fields of practice 2012-8
misleading 88-5 90-1 93-4 98-11
nonlegal services offered by medical facility chaired by lawyer 89-18
outside of lawyer's primary geographic location 96-15
paid endorsement, disclosing 98-11
paying reasonable amount for 88-19
phonebook 90-12
portrayal of clients by non-clients 95-12
pre-paid legal plan 88-5
principal place of business, disclosing 96-15
promotional materials, provided by client 99-13
providing no-cost will preparation 91-34
reasonable cost 88-33
re-enactment of scenes 95-12
referral service 93-13
referral website 2007-13
services offered (See ADVERTISING, SPECIALIZATION)
soft endorsements 90-17
soliciting adverse parties 94-1
soliciting, in person by lawyer's representative 2005-3
specialization 95-12 96-15 2001-11 2004-10 2005-14
business card 88-33
implied 89-21
listing 2012-8
Talking Yellow Pages 90-1
targeted solely to lawyers 88-18
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targeted toward parties in divorce actions 94-1
television 2003-14 2015-1
testimonials 90-17
trade name 87-22 89-21 90-1 98-17
truthfulness 89-17 96-15
use of terms
experienced 89-21
limited practice 95-12
preferred 2007-13
super lawyer 2004-10
using a 900# service 90-15 91-26
using images of celebrities 2008-1
within lawyer's primary geographic location 96-15
AFFILIATED 87-2 2001-5
APPEAL
duty to take 92-5
ARBITRATION 88-2
client, unpaid bill 2010-1
discussion of claims with arbitrator prior to proceedings 95-8
of counsel to plaintiff's firm as serving as plaintiff's arbitrator 2003-8
ASSISTED SUICIDE 2014-9
ASSOCIATED 87-2 2001-5
ATTACHMENT
disbursing funds from debtor's bank account, to client 94-9
ATTORNEY
as both lawyer and C.P.A. 87-14
as judge 87-20
as quasi-judicial official 87-20
as witness 88-35
assisting, conflict of interest of 2014-100
backup 2014-100
death of 2014-100
deceased, returning clients' property 98-7
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disbarred (See FORMERLY ADMITTED ATTORNEY)
disqualified as witness 88-35
duty to protect third party claims 90-4
duty to report knowledge of someone's failure to pay taxes 94-14
fired by client 91-25
licensed, practicing adoption law 2000-7
lien 87-1
misconduct 88-36
misconduct, duty to report 90-7
out-of-state, admitting 87-19
participating in judicial proceedings 2012-2
petition to withdraw 98-12
principal location 96-15
proprietary interest in subject matter/litigation 87-7
withdrawing from case, client unable to pay for representation 2007-2
ATTORNEY-CLIENT CONFIDENTIALITY
knowledge of adverse party's failure to pay taxes 94-14
ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE (See also ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP)
ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATIONSHIP 91-30 2008-11
adverse material, limitations on 2009-9
adverse relationship created 2012-6
attorney advancing costs to client 88-16
attorney malpractice 90-2
attorney taking leave of absence 88-14
client aware attorney may be a contract lawyer 2010-4
client is an organization, guidelines 2008-8
client's actions, disclosure of 94-4
competence 2014-100
confidentiality 89-14
confidentiality, third party payments by, on behalf of client 90-8
conflict of interest 87-22 96-8 2004-12
adverse parts among clients 2009-7
concurrent 93-24
former client as opposing party 90-20
lawyer's client also employee 2002-1
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representing both insureds and being paid by insurance carriers 90-14
declining or terminating representation 91-25
disclosure 89-14
client's retainer when client files for bankruptcy 97-7
co-defendant's information 90-17
duty to inform client about arrival of attorney who formerly worked at firm of adverse party
90-18
information responsibilities when relationship terminated 93-25
malpractice 98-18
obligations after termination 93-20 93-22
potential client, duty of confidentially owed 96-2
potential for misunderstanding, when law firm begins new non-legal venture
2002-7
potential requirements for strict disclosures and waivers, when law firm begins new non-legal venture
2002-7
previously represented husband, wife now seeks representation 2001-3
proprietary interest by attorney 98-18
providing non-litigation financial assistance 2003-14
revealing client's misconduct, duty to 95-5
scope of representation 2000-8
scope of representation 89-14
suspected fraudulent by client 91-39
termination of representation 89-3
termination, remaining duty to 91-35
third-party paying for 2010-9
transactions between lawyers and clients 2002-7
when client is an entity or organization 88-8 2006-7
withdrawal by attorney 2013-5
withdrawal from case 90-2
withdrawal from case, denied by court 93-2
withdrawal from case, to avoid conflict of interest 2009-7
ATTORNEY'S LIEN 2012-10
ATTORNEY
indemnification against claims by third parties 2009-5
AUTHORIZED
impliedly 2008-10
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BEST PRACTICES 2014-100
BLACK'S LAW DICTIONARY 98-15
BLOGS (See also INTERNET or SOCIAL MEDIA) 2010-6
BUSINESS CARDS 88-7 88-36 88-37 91-35 91-39
96-12 96-14 99-5 2004-13 2005-14
2008-13 2011-3 2011-4 2013-5 2014-4
2014-7
CANDOR TOWARD THE TRIBUNAL 91-39
CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION
receiving as fee 91-34
CHAT ROOMS 2010-6
solicitation of clients 2004-5
CHILD ADVOCATE
court appointed, ethical considerations of 2010-3
CHILD SUPPORT
arrearages and personal injury recoveries 2007-9
CHOICE OF LAW 96-13 2015-100
outside of Pennsylvania 2008-3
CLAIMS
against attorney, by third party 2009-5
consortium, explaining to all parties 98-4
third party 2016-2
CLASS MEMBERS
communication with 94-23 2006-6 2009-1
putative 2006-6 2009-1
CLIENT
consent, when required 2003-15 2003-16
ability to chose counsel of choice 89-3
adverse 87-11
adverse interests 98-16
adverse to parties represented in former form 92-14
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adverse, duty to 2012-11 2014-4
appeal not agreed upon by attorney 92-5
as both adversary and plaintiff 87-25 98-18
as customer 87-8
as entity 87-12 2006-7
as organization 87-12 2006-7
business transaction with 91-9 2001-8
capacity to make informed decisions 2007-10
chat rooms, solicitation in 2004-5
communicating with 94-12
communication 2002-8
communication with, regarding law firm 96-1
communication, by client with judge 98-12
competency 93-18
confidentiality of information, disclosure of client's actions 94-4
conflict of interest, former 92-14
conflict of interests, file contents 94-8
consent for disclosure 91-31
consent when acting as nominal plaintiff 92-4
contact with 2010-6
criminal activity by 88-24 95-18
criminal or fraudulent acts by 94-21
death of, by suicide 2014-9
death of, obligations 2008-10
death of, prior to settlement offer resolution 91-3
deceased, father's request for information from attorney 2003-11
declining or terminating employment 92-7
diminished capacity 2008-10 2009-11 2014-9
diminished mental capacity, declining or terminating representation
95-1
direct contact with perspective clients 2010-12
disclosure to, participation by lawyer in other related matters 89-16
disclosures of facts to other in order to get paid 95-2
dishonesty of 2009-9
dispute with 93-21
duty to alert them to the possible consequences of their actions 89-13
duty to defend 2008-11
duty to defend, scope of 2008-11
duty to disclose criminal activity of 88-24
elderly and with memory issues, duty of confidentiality 2007-10
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elderly and with memory issues, informed consent 2007-10
evidence, duty to share 94-15
ex parte communications with judge, without attorney's knowledge
95-14a
false information from, estate settlement 2001-2
false statements by 95-3 2005-15
false stories 90-13
fees, contingent v. standard 2001-1
fees, excessive 2011-1
files, confidentiality of 87-9
files, returning when abandoned by other attorney 95-6
financed by third party 2013-8
financial assistance 91-9
financial assistance for non-litigation, provided by attorney 2003-14
financial assistance to 87-7
financial assistance to, exceptions 2011-6
financial interest in 2004-13
firing attorney 88-4
former 87-1
accepting case against 2007-11
confidential information 2013-6
conflict of interest 92-14 96-8
crime by, releasing files 94-2
disclosing that current client may have lied in testimony against former client
95-4
dispute with 93-21
duties to 90-6 93-25 94-17 95-21 2005-12
2007-11 2013-6 2014-1 2014-4 2014-7
2016-3
duty to disclose 92-7
false statements made by 89-15
file return 93-20
fraudulent estate matter 2004-2
informed consent 94-11
permission to represent see informed consent 2013-1
representing new client against 92-7
suits against 2006-1
use of confidential information in pursuit of suit against 2006-8
fraud 91-35 93-14 97-8 2005-15
fraud by, duty to determine 98-5
fraud, duty to disclose 91-22
fraud, duty to inform client not to pursue fraudulent claim 91-22
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fraudulent activity 88-39
fraudulent activity 2004-12
fraudulent activity by 88-24
fraudulent activity by, disclosure 88-7
funds, distributing when client opposed 90-9
HIV status, disclosure of 95-19
husband and wife; wife claims attorney of dual representation 93-8
identity, revealing of 90-13
immigration law, failure to disclose prior arrest 2002-3
impaired capacity to make decisions, obtaining guardian for 92-16
inactive, files of 88-17
incarcerated, receiving worker's compensation 94-21
information
consent 88-38
disclosure of 87-9 92-22 93-20
disclosure of, permission needed 87-12
disclosures, required 91-30
maintaining files on 88-17
revealing 88-38
sharing of, prohibition on 93-20 93-22
informed consent, required prior to releasing client information 2006-4
investigation done by third party without defense counsel's knowledge
2001-10
lawyer-provided computer and internet services to, conflict of interest
2002-5
lending money to by third party 99-8
literary rights of 2004-13
loan to 87-7
loyalty to 89-16 93-11
media rights of 2004-13
minor, parent wants case withdrawn 96-3
misconduct 88-10
misconduct by, after lawyer's fee paid 95-5
misconduct by, duty to disclose 2014-7
misconduct of 89-14 95-18
misconduct of, duty to report 89-14
missing, duty to locate 98-4
misuse of funds 90-19
new, representing in same matter as former client 2002-2
non-solicitation restriction clauses, prohibitions on 2003-9
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obtaining consent from, to reveal opposing party's misconduct 96-6
obtaining indemnification from 98-16
organizational, duty to report fraud of individual employee 95-15
outside of Pennsylvania, solicitation 2008-3
payment 93-23
previously represented husband, wife now seeks divorce representation
2001-3
pro se 2011-100
proprietary interest in cause of action 91-9
prospective, communication with 2002-9
prospective, direct contact with 88-27
prospective, duties to 2013-1
prospective, duty of confidentiality 96-2
prospective, duty to 2008-10
providing financial assistance to 88-16
providing financial assistance to, prohibitions on 95-10
referral fees, objected to by client 91-21
relationship with see attorney-client relationship with 2013-5
representing party adverse to client's interests 90-12
representing, diligence 2010-9
representing, duty of loyalty 2010-9
representing, guardian of an incompetent's estate 2009-11
requesting law firm to be its sole client 96-4
retaining, when lawyer leaves firm 92-8
revealing identity 91-31
rights to determine who will represent 92-8
scope of representation 2008-11
settlement offer, without client's consent 94-25
settlement offer, without client's consent 91-3
solicitation of 2010-6
solicitation, improper 92-8
solicitation, names provided by third party 98-3
solicitation, on internet and social media sites 98-6
suspected fraudulent activity 88-39
threatening attorney 2008-14
transactions with, full disclosure 95-7
transactions with, full disclosure 99-4
transferred, conflict of interests 98-7
truthfulness 96-12
unable to locate, duty to file summons to toll statute of limitations
94-10 98-8
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unable to pay for representation, ability to withdraw from case 2007-2
whereabouts, duty to disclose 91-23
with diminished capacity 2013-6
CLINIC
use of name in firm Name 87-22
CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT
Pennsylvania 2010-14
COLLECTIONS
services provided by lawyer, prohibitions on 2005-8
COMMUNICATIONS 2000-12 2013-8 88-14 93-18 94-25
94-11
circumstances beyond attorney's control 97-2
client, with judge 98-12
concerning a lawyer's services 87-27 87-28 88-5 88-18 88-19
88-27 88-33 91-32 92-21 93-29
95-20 2000-12 2002-9 2004-8 2004-10
2004-7
employees of organizational defendants, ethics of 97-6
ex parte 94-22 95-14a 97-6
ex parte, defined 98-15
false or misleading, prohibition of 88-27 91-2 2007-13
fields of practice and specialization 87-27 88-19 88-27 88-33 93-16
former employees of adverse party, with 93-9
informing lawyer that client is seeking new representation 2004-1
lawyer leaves firm 92-8
lawyer's limit of practice 2015-100
non-client, conflict of interest, with 2005-9
opposing party without lawyer's consent 97-6
out-of-state clients, with 2007-4
person represented by counsel, with 88-30 88-37 90-21 91-32 93-19
94-22 97-9 98-6 98-19 2003-5
2005-6 2008-6 2009-1 2014-3
represented party, father of minor client 96-3
settlement 2000-8
terminating representation 94-8
truthfulness of 97-14
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unrepresented person, with 2014-3
waived by all parties 95-8
COMPENSATION
from party other than client 88-38
in-house counsel, professional independence of lawyer 93-1
rules on accepting 91-3
COMPETENCE 2000-12 2014-5
COMPUTER-AIDED LEGAL RESEARCH, COST OF 87-23
CONDUCT PREJUDICIAL TO THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE 91-33
CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION 87-4 87-12 88-7 88-10 88-13
88-22 88-23 88-24 88-32 88-36
88-39 89-8 90-17 90-23 91-23
91-29 91-30 91-32 91-35 92-22
93-12 93-14 93-18 93-20 93-22
93-25 93-28 95-18 95-19 96-8
96-14 97-9 97-12 98-22 99-14
2000-4 2000-6 2001-5 2004-7 2004-8
2004-11 2004-13 2007-5 2007-10 2008-9
2008-10 2008-13 2009-9 2009-11 2011-3
2011-4 2012-11 2013-5 2013-6 2014-1
2014-4 2014-6 2014-9 2015-6 2016-3
adverse parties 93-12
client, being lent money by third party 99-8
client, for use in fund-raising operation 2006-4
currently represented party seeking new counsel 2004-1
deceased client 91-4
disclosure of facts in order to get paid 95-2
disclosure, client's actions 94-4
disclosure, client's correspondence 2008-14
disclosure, client's fraud 97-8
disclosure, permissive 95-4
duty to maintain confidential information unless client gives permission
92-6
exceptions to 2014-7
files, examining to determine client's pertinent information 95-6
from former client, right to use 2006-8
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orders of the court, complying with 94-7
potential exposure to future actions 2005-5
revealing information to adverse party 89-13
right to use, in wrongful termination suit 99-6
sharing with other client in similar matter 2004-11
waiving 2008-10
CONFIDENTIALITY
client deceased, father requests information from attorney 2003-11
client information, prohibition on revealing 91-9 94-7
client-lawyer relationship 89-14
disclosure of, prohibitions on 2000-5
of counsel to more than one firm 89-19
waiver of 88-22
when client is an entity or organization 2006-7
with client, of settlements received by third party 92-2 97-1
CONFLICT OF INTEREST 87-4 87-8 87-10 87-11 87-14
87-25 88-8 88-32 88-34 88-38
91-30 93-27 93-29 94-17 94-20
95-21 98-16 98-18 99-5 2004-8
2004-11 2006-1 2007-13 2008-10 2010-6
2013-3 2014-1 2015-6
arbitration, of counsel to plaintiff's firm serving as plaintiff's arbitrator
2003-8
attorney's mother as beneficiary of alleged incompetent's will 2002-6
attorneys within same organization representing opposing parties
89-29
between member and of counsel 91-33
board of directors, member and director representing clients 89-29
client 94-23 2006-3
adverse 89-24 2001-1
adverse, prohibitions on representing 89-27
attorney also representing potentially adverse third parties 2009-3
between client-attorney 87-22
competing 2014-1
concurrent 2011-6 2012-10
current 87-25 88-5 88-12 88-16 88-26
93-18 93-27 97-13 2000-4 2001-8
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2004-13 2005-12 2009-7 2011-3 2012-11
former 88-11 93-12 95-21 2016-3
former, now representing at new firm 2007-11
from referral agency 2010-12
"hot potato" rule 2009-4
in matters outside of Pennsylvania 2008-3
partner's 2014-1
potential 2002-7
present and former, between 94-11
representation, now adverse to firm's interests 2012-6
representing adverse party 90-12
within same firm 93-12
dual roles within non-profit 96-11
employment, government employee seeking to return to private practice
2005-4
financial interest in case 2006-1
former attorney joins firm of adverse party 90-18
government officers and employees, current and former 2010-14
husband and wife divorcing; non-divorce attorney previously represented husbanded in non-marital matter
93-8
immigration law, lawyer's client also employee 2002-1
imputation of 89-27 93-29 2000-4 2002-9 2005-12
2005-16 2010-14
informed consent 2009-4
in-house counsel 94-11
in-house counsel, client loyalty issue of 93-1
law firm, merging 2001-4
lawyer representing both one parent and custody evaluator in same matter
2004-4
lawyer who is also a physician, referral fees 2003-7
lawyer, dual role of elected county office and law practice 2012-2
lawyer-provided computer and internet services to, prohibitions on
2002-5
members 2001-5
need for system in place to avoid 90-15
non-waivable 93-24 2002-7 2004-11
of counsel to more than one firm 89-19
partner, former 89-30
prohibited transactions 93-10 95-7 99-4
referral fees, sharing 99-1
representing
additional client in same matter 87-16
adverse clients within same firm 89-27
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both insureds and being paid by insurance carriers 90-14
insurance company-insureds 2010-9
other client or third party, with potentially conflicting interests 91-21
specific rules 88-26 88-2
taking a proprietary in cause of action being conducted for client 94-13
taking action against former client at former firm on behalf of new client at new firm
90-6
waiving, for referral fees 2008-4
witness firm owned by family member 97-13
CONFLICT
concurrent, proposed indemnification for settlement 2011-6
lawyer as publicly elected official 2012-2
waiver 2012-11
CONFUSING OR MISREPRESENTING SERVICES TO CLIENT
communications, by formerly admitted attorney 2012-3
CONSENT (See INFORMED CONSENT)
CONTINGENCY PLANNING 2014-100
CONTRACT LAWYER (See SUBORDINATE LAWYER)
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (CSA) 2015-100
COPYRIGHT
work for hire, created when performing work for client 92-6
COUNSEL
listed by third party as counsel of record, remedial action 92-17
CREDIT CARD
pay fees with 2000-10
CREDITORS
informed consent, need to obtain 2005-8
CROWDFUNDING 2015-100
DEBTOR'S BANK ACCOUNT
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client's interest in, validity of 94-9
DECLINING OR TERMINATING REPRESENTATION 87-1 87-10 87-17 88-4 88-22
88-39 89-22 90-13 90-25 91-22
91-23 91-35 91-37 98-5 98-22
2000-12 2008-9 2008-11 2008-14 2009-9
2011-3 2011-4 2014-6 2016-3
after trail court denied leave to withdraw 92-5
avoiding conflict of interest rules 2009-4
client
unable to pay for representation 2007-2
dissatisfied 2004-1
unable to locate 94-10 98-8
obligation to continue to communicate with client 2008-9 2008-14
obligation to maintain confidentiality 2008-9 2008-14
when party becomes adversary 95-11
DEFENSE (ABSOLUTE, COMPLETE OR FULL)
obtaining ethical waiver for 2005-5 2005-5supp
DEPOSITION
in need of remediation 2000-5
lie detection software, use of 2000-1
DILIGENCE 88-14 89-14 2000-12
DIRECT MAIL (See also ADVERTISING) 88-25
DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY 2015-100
choice of law 96-12
DISCIPLINARY COURT OF THE SUPREME COURT OF PENNSYLVANIA
Waiver requirement 2008-12
DISCLOSURE 93-14
abusive, defined 2006-8
arbitration, of counsel to plaintiff's firm serving as plaintiff's arbitrator
2003-8
client aware doctor being sued will recover funds 92-4
client-lawyer relationship 89-14
confidential facts, duty to disclose 2004-7
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confidential information regarding actions of client prior to her role as executrix
2007-8
confidential information regarding executor's actions 93-5
criminal conviction of principal of client to potential customer of client
99-13
criminal or fraudulent act, by client 91-23
department of public welfare, of clients who have received settlements
92-2 97-1
estate administration 2010-2
failure to disclose prior arrest, immigration law 2002-3
first party insurers, fraud 93-6
former client fraud information, to new attorney 94-2
full 87-4 87-8 93-25
impliedly authorized 91-22 91-19
misconduct by client, after lawyer's fee paid 95-5
obtaining client's permission when copyrighting work created while working for client
92-6
of former client's false statements to client's new counsel 89-15
of mistakes or errors, duty to advise 2005-2
prohibition against information that can be used to client's disadvantage
94-11
retainer amount for client filing for bankruptcy 97-7
settlements, duty to disclose client's settlement in pending criminal matter
97-5
to former client, representing new client in same matter 2002-2
voluntarily disclosing client information to court 91-23
wills and estates information, to non-named survivor 2007-6
wills and estates, disclosing information to court and other beneficiaries
2002-6 2008-9
DISCRETE TASK REPRESENTATION
ethics of 2011-100
DISQUALIFICATION 94-20 2006-1
DISTRIBUTION 2016-5
DIVORCE
emails of opposing party obtained by client 2008-2
fees deducted from marital assets 90-15
husband previously represented by attorney in non-marital matter
93-8
husband-wife, previous representation 90-20 2001-3
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lawyer representing both one parent and custody evaluator in same matter
2004-4
representing , considerations 88-11
DOCUMENTS
sent by opposing party to plaintiff's counsel not court 2003-1
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
note, judgment, or mortgage to secure fees 94-13
DUAL PROFESSIONAL AND BUSINESS INTERESTS
ethical considerations of 90-13
nonlawyer, working with 90-13
providing legal advice at a "non-law" firm 90-13
DUTY
confidentiality, prospective client 96-2
to former clients 88-11 89-8 89-24 93-29 94-30
2008-10 2013-4 2013-6
to report suspicious activity 2013-6
to reveal information after representing client 93-14
when fired by client 90-25
ECONOMIC INTERESTS OF NON-LAWYERS
interfering with servicing client 2004-3
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION 2010-6
when attorney departs 99-100 2007-300 2013-4
ELECTRONIC MEDIA (See also SOCIAL MEDIA) 2012-8
EMAILS
use of by opposing party, obtained by client 2008-2
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT 90-10a 90-10b
EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
privileged information, limitations on 99-6
EMPLOYMENT
government official, seeking to return to private practice 2005-4
ENDORSEMENTS
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celebrities 2008-1
internet, prohibitions on 2007-7
ESCROW ACCOUNT 88-6 90-4 91-6 91-40 96-6
98-19 2003-4 2013-4 2016-2
agent 2016-2
attach the proceeds 2012-10
contesting decision to disburse funds from 89-4
disposition of settlement funds possibly received in error 2006-2
disputed funds 2012-10
duty to disburse funds from 89-4
maintenance, former client 94-2
third party right to funds 2007-8
third party right to funds for taxes 93-5
using funds to pay client's arbitration bill from 2010-1
ESTATE ADMINISTRATION
full disclosure of information, required 2010-2
identity of the administrator 2001-2
identity of the client 93-5
identity of the client 2007-8
referral fees, for benefit of the estate 2008-5
ESTATE
not opened prior to settlement 2001-2
ETHICS OF
discrete task representation 2011-100
dual professional and business interests, ethical considerations of 90-13
duties to former clients 88-11 89-8 89-24 93-29 94-30
2008-8 2013-4 2013-6
duty of confidentially, client, prospective, duty to 96-2
duty to report suspicious activity 2013-6
duty to reveal information after representing client 93-14
internet and social media 98-6
lie detection software 2000-1
short-term limited legal services 2011-100
unbundling legal services 2011-100
EVALUATION FOR USE BY THIRD PERSON 2010-9
EVIDENCE
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admissibility 2001-10
false, duty to disclose 2004-12
inadvertently obtained 94-15
methods of obtaining 89-2
paying for 89-2
prohibitions on destruction 89-13
questionably obtained 89-13
surveillance 2001-10
using social to media to obtain 2009-2
EX PARTE COMMUNICATION 2003-5 2009-1 2014-3
parties not related to current matter 89-6
EXECUTOR/EXECUTRIX
appointment of father to deceased son's estate, in order to obtain confidential information
2003-11
client avoiding responsibilities 93-5 2007-8
diminished mental capacity 95-1
improper action by 2008-9
lawyer's fiduciary responsibilities, referral fees 2008-5
wrongdoing by, duty to disclose 2004-2
EXPENSES
recovering 2016-5
reimbursed 2016-5
EXPERT WITNESS
compensation 2014-2
preparation 2014-2
FACEBOOK (See also SOCIAL MEDIA) 2014-5 2012-8
FAILURE
disclose information 2008-13
to supervise 2010-9
FAIRNESS TO OPPOSING PARTY AND COUNSEL 97-9 93-27 94-27 95-19 99-5
2008-13 2014-5
FALSE
evidence, client provided, lawyer's responsibility 95-3
misleading communication 93-13
statements 2011-4
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FEES (See also REFERRAL FEES)
agreement 87-23
arrangement 2001-9 2011-7 2013-8
awarded as sanctions 95-14
charitable contribution 91-34
client knowledge of 87-24
client refuses to pay, withdrawal from case 93-2
clients, obtaining informed consent 91-5
communicating clearly 90-15
compensation from party other than client 93-7
contingent 88-4 2016-1
awarded as sanctions 95-14
agreement 93-11
graduated 93-10
impermissible examples 88-16
palimony 90-14
prohibitions on 90-15 2001-9
prohibitions on sharing with nonlawyer 2001-7
standard hourly rate, asking client to choose 2001-1
deducting from
escrow account 92-20
from marital assets 90-15
proceeds 92-20
discounting for new or returning clients 92-12
dispute 88-2 91-35 91-37 91-40
distribution 2007-14
dividing 87-11
dividing with
corporation unauthorized to practice law 90-3
disbarred or suspended attorney 89-26
estate of attorney who referred clients during his lifetime 92-1
former associate 89-28
nonlawyer 89-26 90-3 90-13
other party 95-20
referring lawyer 2005-16
entering into arrangements 93-10
entitled to, permissible actions 91-33
excessive 88-4
flat 87-22
for legal services 87-23
from
collection agency or service 87-3
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crowdfunding 2015-6
nonlawyer professionals 2008-7
party other than client 88-38
third party funding sources 2013-8
generated by contract lawyer 2010-4
hourly 87-22
in exchange for charitable contribution 91-34
installment 94-13
judgment notes, agreed to by client 91-5
litigation expense 87-23
nonlawyer, splitting with 93-7
obligations to split with prior attorney who withdrew from case 2011-1
owed by client 91-40
owed by client 90-23
owed to formerly admitted attorney 2016-1
paid by credit card 2000-10
pre-paid legal plan 99-12 2012-7
prohibition on 87-3
provided by doctor whom plaintiff is taking action against 92-4
reduced 2011-100
referrals 87-11 93-15 94-23 2015-2
attorney's ability to maintain independence 91-24
by disqualified attorney 89-23
client aware of 2001-11
conflict of interest 91-21
excessively large 91-21
for member of district attorneys office or public defenders office
93-3
for unfinished business at time of referring attorney's death 2000-100
from adverse party 2000-100
impact on attorney-client relationship 2005-17
improper 2000-100
objected to by client 2005-16
paid to estate of attorney who referred clients during his lifetime
2000-100
paid to estate of deceased sole practitioner 92-1 2000-100
from non-lawyers 92-1
rules 97-4
sharing with lawyer in another firm 98-7
sharing with nonlawyer 92-12
retaining client files in order to collect 90-10b
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sharing 87-24
among Pennsylvania and non-Pennsylvania lawyers 2010-7
deceased attorney's widow 89-5
disclosure of, when selling law firm to another lawyer 96-1
nonlawyer 87-3 87-14 89-1 2001-7 2010-7
nonlawyer, prohibitions on 2004-3
obtaining clients' consent 89-12
of counsel 93-17
original attorney 89-12
out of state 93-17
unethical 90-3
with nonlawyer 92-19
splitting 87-3 88-32 2006-3
client wishes to withdraw from case 2011-1
non-attorney 87-6 93-15 98-1 2010-12
nonlawyer 88-26 2000-11
suing client over 91-37
third party
payments by, on behalf of client 89-7 90-8
paying attorney's fee 2008-7
unpaid 87-1
unreasonable 88-4
FICTITIOUS NAME 91-2
FIELD OF PRACTICE (See also ADVERTISING, specialization) 87-2 2001-5
FILES
abandoned by their attorney, duty to return to clients 95-6
duty to return 90-10b
reasonable steps to take when ending representation 94-12
releasing to new attorney, fraud information 94-2
restricted, screening 98-10
restricted, securing 98-10
retaining in order to collect unpaid fee 90-10b
turning over when activity is questionable 94-12
turning over when client has been dishonest 2009-9
withholding until payment of fees 89-3
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CLIENT 93-15 2011-6
FIRM NAMES AND LETTERHEADS 87-2 87-18 88-19 88-22 88-32
91-2 93-29 94-26 95-17 2001-5
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2006-3 2010-6 2014-8
FIRST PARTY INSURERS
duty of disclosure, reporting fraud 93-6
FOREIGNER
licensed to practice in home country, certification of 2003-12
FORMER JUDGE, ARBITRATOR, MEDIATOR OR OTHER THIRD-PARTY NEUTRAL
88-28 98-10
FORMERLY ADMITTED ATTORNEY 2016-1
communications confusing or misrepresenting services to client 2012-3
contact with 2007-14
fees owed for prior work 2016-1 2007-14
fees owed for unrelated work 2007-14
permitted activities 2005-10 2007-3 2007-14 2016-4
referral fees, sharing 99-1
request to practice as "non-attorney" representative for clients of government agency
2012-3
directly supervised by a member in good standing the bar of the commonwealth
2005-10
Pennsylvania Rules of Disciplinary Enforcement, Rule 217 2005-10
FRAUD
by client, duty to report 2005-15
by employee of organizational client, duty to report 95-15
duty to report 93-6
medical claims by client 93-14
releasing file to former client 94-2
suspected by opposing counsel 2005-7
FUNDING
use of outside funding company to cover litigation expenses 2003-15
FUNDS
advancing to client by attorney 87-7 87-17 87-19
claims against 2000-3 2003-4
client's 2016-2
held separate from attorney 96-7
possibly received in error 2006-2
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third party hold claims to 90-9
commingling 96-7
disputes
between client and third party 2010-1
between client and third party
between client and third party 94-24
duty to keep in escrow account 99-2
distribution 2007-12
client opposed 90-9
disputing 88-6
escrow 90-9
failure to keep in escrow 98-16
misuse of, by client 90-19
nonqualified 91-6 2015-1
notification of receipt of 88-6
notification of receipt of, to client or third party 90-16
notifying third party of 99-10
obligation to disburse to client 94-9
operating account 96-7
qualified 91-6 2015-1
received by client without third party's knowledge, duty to report 92-2 97-1
refusal to disburse 91-37
releasing 99-10 2009-10
rights to 90-16
rule 1.15 funds 2012-10 2015-1
safekeeping 88-6 2013-4
source of, prohibitions on 2015-6
subrogation, from 90-4
when to release 90-9
withholding 90-4
GIFTS
charitable contribution in exchange for performing legal matter 91-34
for referrals, prohibitions on 93-26
GOVERNMENT OFFICER
defined 2010-14
GUARDIAN
ad litem, removal of 94-18
fraud by, duty to disclose 95-11
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guardian ad litems, considerations for attorney 2010-3
removal of 94-18
HEARSAY
opposing party, cxception to 2003-5
HIV STATUS
client, disclosure of 95-19
"HOT POTATO" RULE 2009-4
IMMIGRATION LAW
client, failure to disclose prior arrest 2002-3
federal practice in pennsylvania, not admitted to pennsylvania bar
2004-6
representation, lawyer's client also employee 2002-1
IMPARTIALITY AND DECORUM OF THE TRIBUNAL 87-26 88-1
IMPUTATION OF CONFLICT OF INTEREST 89-27 93-29 2000-4 2002-9 2005-12
2005-16 2010-14
INDEPENDENT REPRESENTATION 2013-8
INFORMATION RELATING TO THE REPRESENTATION OF A CLIENT 88-13
INFORMED CONSENT 93-25 2005-6 2006-3 2007-5 2007-11
2007-13 2010-9 2013-1 2013-5 2014-6
2015-6
client, approval that attorney may be a contract lawyer 2010-4
clients from deceased sole practitioner 97-4 98-7
from client 97-12
informing client of firm's potential to represent third parties 2009-3
previous client in order to represent new client 90-6
required prior to releasing client information 2006-4
waiver 2005-5 2005-5supp
IN-HOUSE COUNSEL 87-25
maintaining professional independence 93-1
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rights of insured cannot be subordinated to interests of counsel's employer
94-11
INSURANCE COVERAGE
dual policies, conflict of interest 2000-2
INTEREST ON TRUST LAWYER ACCOUNT (IOTLA) 91-6 99-10 2009-10 2015-1
INTEREST
as in a legal share or right 2003-4
INTERNET (See also: SOCIAL MEDIA)
INVESTMENT PRODUCTS
dealing in 2015-2
JUDGE, ARBITRATOR, MEDIATOR OR OTHER THIRD-PARTY NEUTRAL
disqualifying 91-33
divestment 88-28
financial activity 88-28
financial interest in law firm 88-28
former, seeking employment in non-governmental area of law 2005-4
improperly influencing 88-1
practice of law 88-28
JUDGMENT CREDITOR, Pennsylvania law, disbursing of funds from 94-9
JURIS DOCTOR
formerly admitted attorney, use of J.D. 2005-10
JURISDICTION 87-2 2001-5
rules, out-of-area offices 2014-8
JURORS
contact with after trial 87-26
post-trial contact with 91-27
LAW FIRM
merging, detecting conflict of interest 2001-4
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notifying new customers when it starts a new business 2002-7
sale of 96-1
tarting a new business, non-legal related 2002-7
LAW PRACTICE
sale of 2014-100
practice of 87-21
LAWYER
adverse to former client, pursuing action 2006-8
agreement not to report attorney misconduct as part of settlement of lawsuit brought against attorney for professional malfeasance
97-12
as "legal consultant" 2003-12
as attorney for corporation 95-16
as client, diminished mental capacity 95-1
as executor 2013-6
as witness 88-35 89-8 89-30
assisting nonlawyer unauthorized practice of law 2012-9
associate in one firm, self-employed as well 2004-8
communication, impliedly authorized to disclose statements 94-8
declining or terminating employment 92-16 92-17 99-100 2007-300
departing the firm 92-8 94-30 99-100 2007-300 2013-4
communication with employees at former firm 99-100 2007-300
duty owed to clients 99-100 2007-300
general rule 99-100 2007-300
post-employment restrictions 99-100 2007-300
protecting the difficult client 99-100 2007-300
responsibilities of former firm 99-100 2007-300
restrictions on practice 89-3 90-10a
retaining clients 89-3
retaining clients 90-10a
retaining lien of former firm 99-100 2007-300
taking clients 99-100 2007-300
direct contact with prospective clients 97-11
doing work as collections agent 2005-8
dual professions, referral fees 2003-7
dual roles within non-profit 96-11
duty to disclose non-client whereabouts 2004-13
employed as attorney at engineering consulting firm 89-1
employed as insurance agent 2003-16
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foreigner, licensed to practice in home country, certification of 2003-12
immigration law, client fails to disclose prior arrest 2002-3
improper cost practices, duty to report 2003-14
independence 91-28 2002-9
independence of when third party pays fees 92-4 1992
independence, importance of maintaining 2001-11
in-house counsel for outside firms 89-1
knowingly making false statements, prohibitions on 89-17
law firm employment contract 89-3
law firm employment contract 90-10a
making physical or verbal threats, duty to report 92-8
misconduct, duty to report 92-17
mother's beneficial interest in will 2002-6
non-compete contracts, validity of 96-5 2003-9
not admitted in Pennsylvania, limitations on participating in non-judicial alternative dispute resolution
2003-13
obligation, to report opposing counsel to disciplinary board 95-13
owing corporation that performs legal services 97-11
Pennsylvania barred, practicing outside of Pennsylvania 2007-4
personal independence of 2010-12 2014-8
providing clients with computers and internet services, conflict of interest
2002-5
providing nonlegal services to client, client is an organization 2008-8
reciprocity 2005-14
reporting misconduct 95-13
representing multiple clients within same organization 96-11
responsibilities to former clients and other third persons 2013-3
responsibility for nonlawyer's conduct 97-3
responsibility for representing client's best interests 2001-4
restricting right to practice, as part of a settlement 95-13
retainer, disbursement 2013-4
retaining clients, when leaves firm 92-8
revealing misconduct to be compliant with rule 3.3 95-11
settlement offer that violates rules of professional conduct 95-13
simultaneously running a business, considerations of and prohibitions on
92-13
soliciting business, prohibitions on 88-35 92-13 97-11
subordinate 2000-8
succession planning 2014-100
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supervising paralegal 90-5
technological skills 2014-5
threatens criminal charges 89-17
unrepresented parties, giving advice to 89-17
LEAVE OF ABSENCE 88-14
LEGAL ADVICE
interpretation of 87-21
LEGAL SERVICES PLAN
members as clients 87-12
LEGAL STUDENT (See also NONLAWYER or PARALEGAL) 87-6
LETTERHEAD 87-2 87-5 87-22 88-32 90-24
91-2 93-29 94-26 2001-5 2005-14
2010-6 2014-8
as "legal consultant" 2003-12
associate in one firm, self-employed as well 2004-8
attorney coming out of retirement 2005-13
firms members associated with, clearly listing all 2006-3
misleading information 89-17
nonlawyer's names listed 87-18
LETTERS
negative opinion 90-16
LICENSING
Pennsylvania Bar rules 2005-14 2006-5 2011-5
LIE DETECTION SOFTWARE
ethical use of 2000-1
LIEN 87-1 91-6 2000-3
child support, medical 2007-9
subrogation 90-4
LIMITED SCOPE ENGAGEMENTS 2005-6 2011-100
LINKEDIN (See SOCIAL MEDIA)
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LITIGATION
privileged information from former client, limitations on 2006-8
privileged information opposing party, emails 2008-2
LOYALTY 93-27
MALPRACTICE 98-18
insurance, considerations for contract attorney 2010-4
duty to inform 91-29
duty to inform clients about possible 90-2
MARIJUANA-RELATED BUSINESS 2015-100
MEDIA RIGHTS OF CLIENT (See also CLIENT) 2004-13
MERITORIOUS CLAIMS AND CONTENTIONS 91-39
MISCONDUCT 87-28 88-1 88-36 90-21 90-24
93-16 93-28 94-23 97-12 2002-4
2002-9 2008-6 2008-12 2014-5
duty to report 88-10 88-22 88-23
actual, not suspected 90-7 97-3
by attorney 88-36 99-14
by entity represented by lawyer 2006-7
opposing counsel, duty to report to the disciplinary board 2008-12
reporting 90-7 88-36 2000-12 2012-4
MISLEADING STATEMENTS
advertising, avoidance of 2007-7
MISREPRESENTATION
prohibitions against 94-11
MISTAKES (ERRORS) OF LAW
duty to advise 2005-2
MOTION TO DISQUALIFY 88-37
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL PRACTICE OF LAW 2003-13 2007-4 2015-100
admitted in federal court but not Pennsylvania 2004-6 2005-14 2006-5
MULTIPLE REPRESENTATION
additional client in same matter 87-16
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client loyalty 93-1
conflict of interest 97-2
obtaining client's permission 95-9
representing 2005-5 2005-5supp
NECESSARY WITNESS 88-35
NEGATIVE OPINION LETTER 94-23
NONADEMPTION
estate administration, full disclosure 2010-2
NON-ATTORNEY (See also FORMERLY ADMITTED ATTORNEY or NONLAWYER)
unauthorized practice of law 94-29
NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT FOR ATTORNEY 2003-9
NON-LAW FIRM EMPLOYERS
lawyers duty to supervise 98-1
lawyers, restrictive covenants 96-5 2003-9
NONLAWYER 88-15 90-24 92-22
advertising 92-21 2014-8
as advocates, supervision of and permitted activities 2012-1
as litigant 93-19
assistants, responsibilities 87-21
assisting 88-15 90-24 92-22
attorney's responsibility to 97-14
attorney's supervision of 97-14
compensation of in proposed law firm 2004-3
duty to preserve confidentiality 94-7
employed or retained by or associated with a lawyer 2001-10
fees 2016-1
letterhead, names listed 87-18
limitations on 2014-8
officer titles 2014-8
oversight of 88-15 90-24 92-22
prohibition on ownership interests 2014-8
referral fees 93-3
representing a client 2012-9
responsibilities 88-15 90-24 92-22 93-29 2001-10
2014-8
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splitting fees with 88-26 93-7
NON-LEGAL SERVICES
duty to distinguish 99-12 2012-7
NON-REPRESENTED PERSON
communication with 93-19
NON-WAIVABLE CONFLICT OF INTEREST
law firm serving potentially adverse clients 2009-3
OBLIGATION AFTER DEATH OF CLIENT 2007-6
OF COUNSEL 88-32
to more than one firm 89-19
OFFICE SIGNS 2005-14
OPPOSING COUNSEL 94-20
duty to inform 91-19 2007-5 2008-13
duty to inform parties payments possibly 2006-2
fairness to 2008-13
misconduct, knowledge of received via inadvertent fax 96-6
obstructing another party's access to evidence or witnesses 95-13
seeking permission to begin settlement negotiations 98-2
suspected of committing fraud 2005-7
threatens lawyer with ethical violation 94-3
OPPOSING PARTY
communications with 88-30 94-20 94-22
ORGANIZATION AS CLIENT 88-8 95-16 2013-3
providing nonlegal services to organization 2008-8
OUT-OF-AREA OFFICES 2014-8
PARALEGAL (See also LEGAL STUDENT or NONLAWYER) 97-14
duties of, responsibility for 90-5
permitted actions by 90-5
supervision of 93-7
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PARTNER
as witness 89-30
former, as witness 89-30
disbanded, fiduciary responsibility to 96-14
non-resident 94-16
out of state, practicing in pennsylvania 94-16
PATENT NOTICE LETTER 2012-11
PAYMENT
contingent upon outcome 93-23
PENNSYLVANIA CRIME VICTIMS' COMPENSATION ACT 98-18
PENNSYLVANIA DISCIPLINARY BOARD
duty to disclose suspected fraud 2005-7
PERJURY
how to correct 95-3
PERSONAL INTEREST CONFLICT 2013-3
PETITION FOR INTERPLEADER 2007-14
PHONE CARDS
pre-paid, distributing 95-10
PLAINTIFF
nominal 92-4
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PAC)
payments from 95-2
PRACTICE OF LAW
in Pennsylvania with non-Pennsylvania partners 94-16
PRE-EXISTING RELATIONSHIPS
advertising, in person 2005-3
PREPAID LEGAL SERVICES PLAN
disclosure of economic interest 99-12 2012-7
unauthorized practice of law 2012-7
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PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
inadvertently received 94-3
right to use in wrongful termination suit 99-6 2006-8
PRO BONO
ethical responsibilities of 93-16
PRO HAC VICE 87-19 2009-1
PROFESSIONAL INDEPENDENCE OF A LAWYER 93-26
PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT
reporting of 93-28
PROHIBITION
contingent fee 2001-9 2011-7
PROPERTY
safekeeping 87-1 91-6 99-10 2009-10 2015-6
2016-2 2016-5
third party interest in 91-6
QUALIFIED FUNDS
defined 2009-10
QUANTUM MERUIT 87-11
RECOMMENDATIONS 93-26
RECORDS
inadvertently received 94-3
REFERRAL FEES 87-11 93-13 93-15
adverse to client's interests 90-12
conflict of interest, lawyer representing multiple parties 2008-4
dispute, sharing 99-1 99-2
from
collection agency 2005-8
lawyer who is also a physician 2003-7
non-attorneys 2015-2
psychologist 91-28
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limits on 91-28
non-acceptance when conflict of interest arises 2004-2
nonlawyer, sharing 93-3
notifying parties know who is making payment 2008-7
paid to estate of deceased sole practitioner 97-4
requested by attorney who is also executor of estate 2008-5
to
disbarred or suspended attorney 2003-14
non-lawyers 95-10 90-3
REFERRAL
services 93-26 2007-13
entity owned by attorney 90-13
via unethical solicitation 2010-12
REIMBURSEMENTS 88-16
REPORTING ETHICAL VIOLATIONS 93-28
REPORTING PROFESSIONAL MISCONDUCT 2003-14
REPRESENTATION
both one parent and custody evaluator, same lawyer 2004-4
child advocate, clearly stating for whom counsel is acting 2010-3
client in matter unrelated to case where the client was a witness and one party is represented by inquirer
93-27
client who may have been a party to a past fraud 91-39
client, communication with non-client 2005-9
general and individual, distinguishing between 2004-7
ghostwriting 2011-100
new clients in same matter as former client 2002-2
scope of 2015-100
undisclosed 2011-100
withdrawing from 88-4
REPRESENTED PARTIES
advertising, mail 94-1
asking for second opinion 91-32
REPRESENTING DIFFERENT CLIENT IN SAME MATTER 93-21 93-25
REPRESENTING MULTIPLE PARTIES 87-4
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RESEARCH
legal, computer-aided, cost of 87-23
RESPECT FOR RIGHTS OF THIRD PERSON 2013-4 2014-3
RESPONSIBILITIES
nonlawyer assistance 92-21 93-29 2010-12
nonlegal services 2003-16
nonlegal services, for client which is an organization 2008-8
partners, managers and supervisory lawyers 93-29
subordinate lawyer 94-25
RESTRICTIONS ON RIGHT TO PRACTICE 87-24 91-36
RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS 96-5 2003-9
RETAINER 2015-6
client declares bankruptcy 97-7
lawyer departs 2013-4
refundable, treatment of 96-7
RETAINING FORMER CLIENTS 94-30 2013-4
RULES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
lawyer's responsibility to report violations of 2000-12
Pennsylvania 2010-7
contract attorney 2010-4
RULES OF THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD, CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
88-9
SAFEKEEPING PROPERTY 92-18 93-20 2007-12
SCOPE OF REPRESENTATION 2014-9
allocation of authority between client and lawyer 91-39 94-25 2011-100 2013-6 2013-8
SCREENPLAY 2004-13
SELF-DEALING, LAWYER, ACTING AS EXECUTOR AND FIDUCIARY OF ESTATE
2008-5
SELF-INTEREST 93-27
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SETTLEMENTS
attorney aware of medical providers' fraud 93-6
borrowing against 99-4
client, duty to disclose information about in regard to client's pending criminal matter
97-5
clients, duty to full educate client about 2007-9
clients, possibly made in error 2006-2
deferred, client's desire to sell 95-7
deferred, lawyer's desire to purchase 95-7
indemnification, not signing 2011-6
offer that violates rules of professional conduct 95-13
permissible negotiators 98-2
proceeds 99-10
third party claims against 2009-10
SHORT-TERM LIMITED LEGAL SERVICES
ethics of 2011-100
SOCIAL MEDIA
advertising 2007-7 2015-6
as communications tool 98-6 2010-6
chat rooms, solicitation in for new clients 2004-5
deception, to obtain evidence 2009-2
deleting posts 2014-5
discovery rules 2014-5
LinkedIn 2012-8
opposing party 2014-5
privacy settings 2014-5 2002-5
production orders 2014-5
taking down posts 2014-5
unrepresented party 2014-5
using, to "friend" witness on social media 2009-2
SOCIAL WORKER IN NONLAWYER CAPACITY 92-22
SOLICITATION OF CLIENTS 88-5 88-18 88-25 94-30 95-20
96-11 2002-4 2002-9 2010-6 2013-4
by non-lawyers 2012-1
by person other than attorney on behalf of attorney 2005-3
ethics of 2010-12
out of state 2008-3
prohibitions on 95-10
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through an intermediary 95-20
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN COMMON REPRESENTATION 2013-3
SPECIAL COUNSEL 88-32
SPECIALIZATION (See Advertising)
STATE ETHICS
Pennsylvania 2010-14
STATEMENTS
false, duty to disclose 2004-12
obtained from lie detection software 2000-1
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS
safeguarding claims, client missing 98-4
withholding information about 90-2
SUB SILENTIO 87-26
SUBORDINATE LAWYER
responsibilities of 94-25 2000-4 2002-8
SUBROGATION 90-4
SUPERVISING ATTORNEY
monitoring work of formerly admitted attorney, importance of 2007-3
SUSPECTED FRAUD
by client 91-39
SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY
duty to report 2013-6
TAXES
knowledge of adverse party's failure to pay 94-14
TEMPORARY LAWYER
defined 2010-4
TESTIMONY
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false disclosure requirements 2000-5
THIRD PARTIES
fees, paying for 2008-7
indemnification off attorneys 2009-5
claims 90-4 2016-2
payments by, on behalf of client 89-7
using, to "friend" witness on social media 2009-2
TRADE NAME
use of 87-22 89-21 90-1 91-26 98-17
TRIBUNAL
defined 2011-4
TRUST ACCOUNTS
access to 2014-100
TRUTHFULNESS
direct mail, describing prior experience as an assistant district attorney
2003-6
disclosing criminal conviction of principal of client to potential customer of client
99-13
in statements to others 87-28 88-7 88-22 88-24 91-39
2004-13 2007-5 2013-5 2014-5
UNAUTHORIZED PRACTICE OF LAW 87-21 88-15 90-24 92-19 93-15
94-29 2003-13 2005-14 2006-5 2011-5
2012-9
admitted to federal court but not Pennsylvania 2004-6
assisting others in 95-20
by a corporation 90-3
by lawyer contemplating running collections agency 2005-8
multijurisdictional practice of law 88-26 91-36 92-21 96-13
nonlawyer's business 98-1
nonlawyer forming consulting business, requesting professional assistance from attorney
93-7
UNBUNDLING LEGAL SERVICES
ethics of 2011-100
UNPAID EXPENSES 87-1
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UNPAID FEES 87-1
UNREPRESENTED PARTY
as opposing or adverse party 89-16
communications with 93-9
dealing with 2011-4
lawyer assisting 2012-9
lawyer's awareness of, duty to contact 2003-1
transactions with, obtaining client's permission 95-9
WAIVER
consent 2013-1
informed consent, obtaining 2005-5 2005-5supp
into Pennsylvania bar under pa. bar admission rule 204 2011-5
verbal 2013-1
WILLS
deceased client, revealing contents of to deceased's relatives 91-4
disclosing information 2009-11
implied authority to release 2007-6
WITHDRAWING FROM REPRESENTATION 89-8 2013-5
client unable to pay for representation 2007-2
client, unable to locate 94-10 98-8
denied by court 93-2
denied leave to withdraw 92-5
divorce, request from opposing party's attorney 93-8
financial burden to lawyer 89-22
material adverse effects on client 2000-2
WITNESS
expert, use of 88-34
necessary see necessary witness 88-35
payment 93-23 94-27
WORKERS' COMPENSATION
adjuster's mistake, duty to advise 2005-2
referee, seeking to return to previous field in private law 2005-4