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Ethics Advisory Opinion 10-08
When services of a contract attorney are billed as fees for legal services, South Carolina Rule 1.5(a) governs the amount that may be charged to the client for those services in that the total fee must be reasonable.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 10-06
Summary A lawyer who is a partner in a law firm in South Carolina is not prohibited from practicing as a lawyer in another firm in South Carolina or being “of counsel” to that other firm.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 10-05
Whether a lawyer may disclose a potential mortgage deficiency and to whom the deficiency may be disclosed depends upon the relationship between the lawyer and the parties to the closing.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 10-04
It is improper for a lawyer to become personally obligated in a client's settlement agreement to refrain from identifying the defendant as a part of the lawyer's business.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 10-03
Without more, the mere conduct of a residential closing is not substantially related, for purposes of Rule 1.9, to an HOA’s later efforts to enforce covenants or restrictions against the buyer.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 10-02
n account that contains funds of a client or third party is a trust account subject to the provisions of SC RPC 1.15 and SC ACR 417.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 10-01
An attorney may limit the scope of representation to the collaborative law process, provided the attorney proceeds pursuant to the other Rules of Professional Conduct.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 09-14 (1)
Letters advertising the Lawyer's general availability to provide certain legal services which are sent to persons in a restricted geographic region, such as a retirement community or selected zip code, do not constitute solicitations to persons known to be in need of legal services under Rule 7.3(d). Nor do such letters do not appear to be prompted by a specific occurrence under Rule 7.3(g). However, the letters do seek employment from specific prospective clients under Rule 7.3(h)
Ethics Advisory Opinion 09-13
Pursuant to Rule 1.15 of the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct, if Landlord’s claim to the rent funds in Attorney’s trust account does not appear to be frivolous, then Attorney has an affirmative duty to retain those funds in trust until Landlord’s claim is resolved.
Ethics Advisory Opinion 09-12
A lawyer who previously served as the guardian ad litem for three minor children in an abuse and neglect action should not represent the custodial parent/grandparent in a later action to enforce or modify child support.