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Ethics Advisory Opinion 02-04
A lawyer may be employed by a nonprofit organization run by nonlawyers that offers to provide legal services to beneficiaries of the organization.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 02-03
Lawyer cannot represent a Client in a civil action against a third party when that civil action involves a matter arising out of the same set of facts as or substantially similar facts to a criminal action prosecuted by the Solicitor's Office against the Client and which included substantial and personal participation by Lawyer when Lawyer was a deputy solicitor.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 02-02
Attorney A does not have a conflict of interest based on Rule 1.7. The physical separation of the Solicitor's Office from the proposed Juvenile Solicitor's Office in County X, coupled with the distinct case load and different courts, diminishes any potential conflict of interest on Attorney A's part.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 02-01
Although the process described in the question involves the use of an automated software program, confidential client information would be revealed to a nonclient and could be accessed. Based on opinions 97-22 and 98-36 the attorney may not reveal this information without the consent of the insured and the insurance company.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 01-08
An associate or partner of a part-time municipal court judge is not ethically prohibited from practicing in the same court where the part-time municipal court judge presides so long as the partner or associate does not appear before the part-time judge.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 01-07
The Attorney may refer clients to the Clinic so long as (i) such referrals are not made as part of a quid pro quo reward for referrals received from the Clinic, and (ii) the Attorney discloses his financial relationship with the Clinic to such clients.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 01-06
South Carolina has no hard and fast rule regarding arbitration clauses in attorney-client fee agreements. Other jurisdictions are split on the matter. The preferable course of action is to make reference in the fee agreement to the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board of the 91黑料爆料.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 01-05
It would be unethical for an attorney to obtain a subpoena duces tecum in a criminal case prior to there being an active arrest warrant or true billed indictment.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 01-04
Attorney A does not have to obtain consent from the contractor since the representation of the church in the construction suit is unrelated to the contractor’s workers’ compensation claim.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 01-03
South Carolina Rule of Professional Conduct 7.2(c) prohibits lawyers from giving “anything of value to a person for recommending the lawyer's services” but includes an exception for the “reasonable cost of advertisements.”