Sentences with phrase «advisory ethics opinion»

Last month, the South Carolina Bar issued an advisory ethics opinion that, while it didn't name Avvo, squarely took aim at its new Avvo Legal Services, referring to «[a] n attorney directory website [that] released a new fixed - fee legal referral service.»

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The opinions expressed do not, however, purport to represent the positions of the Clinton administration, the task force or the ethics advisory group.

The ethics panel in its advisory opinion returned with a previously used definition of who can use the state aircraft when on official business.

On ethics, Cuomo proposed requiring state lawmakers to seek an advisory opinion on any outside income and closing an election - law loophole that allows companies to skirt contribution maximums by forming an unlimited number of subsidiaries to channel donations.

Formal advisory opinions are required to be made public, though the 2011 law that created the ethics watchdog panel prevents it from releasing informal advisory opinions, which are issued by JCOPE's staff.

The consultant firm that has been deeply critical of an advisory opinion from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics called on Monday for the resignation of the lobbying and ethics watchdog's chairman.

In some instances ethics boards have had complaints or advisory opinions to investigate, but there are no records on file of any business conducted.

The Rensselaer County ethics board handled complaints and advisory opinions in 2014, 2015 and 2016 — including a May 2014 opinion requested by former County Legislature Chairman Republican Martin Reid, who wanted to work for the county - funded Commission on Economic Opportunity while remaining on the legislature.

The ethics board should provide an advisory opinion.

In Suffolk County, it is a board that reviews financial disclosure forms, renders advisory opinions on the county's ethics law, and conducts hearings as necessary to implement the law.

The Comptroller's report included a lengthy chart showing the legislature's inaction on ethics reform, criticizing the fact that, among other things, the budget «intentionally omits» measures such as requiring advisory opinions on legislators» outside income, closing the LLC loophole in corporate political contributions, and extending the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) to cover the Legislature.

Some of the more notable attempts by ethics regulators to keep up with our changing world come in the form of opinions, both advisory and in actual disciplinary matters.

Committees like COPRAC or individual Bar ethics committees spend months crafting advisory opinions.

California's COPRAC issues advisory opinions on real and hypothetical questions of attorney ethics.

Well, lawyers of course appreciate the ethics opinions, but most of those are nonbinding and advisory in nature.

I not only have every legal marketing ethics rule memorized, I constantly stay abreast to formal opinions and nonbinding informal advisory opinions by the Missouri Supreme Court Advisory Committee & Legal Ethics Counsel.

The nature of such opinions varies between jurisdictions, but, in general, ethics opinions are advisory opinions issued by regulators about specific issues that lawyers may face in practice.

For each investment, a thorough ethics review and ethics advisory opinion is generated.

Eight advisory opinions were issued, and the staff authored three ethics guides on the subjects of succession planning for lawyers and law firms, the ethical obligations of lawyers who are changing law firms, and considerations for lawyers who are leaving the practice of law to take judicial office.

In addition to the recent ABA Ethics Opinion taking a generally pro-social-media tone, two new judicial ethics advisory opinions have been issued for federal and state judges.

In April 2018, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission issued an advisory opinion finding that Avvo Advisor's lawyer - referral service and its «marketing fee» for that service violates «several Indiana ethics...

www.ija.org Contains ethics advisory opinions issued since 1993 concerning the Judicial Code

www.illinoisbar.org For ISBA Members Only - Searchable database of ethics advisory opinions issued by the Illinois State Bar Association (1984 — present)

At OLPR, Eric investigated and prosecuted allegations of attorneys» violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct, provided hundreds of advisory opinions to Minnesota lawyers, supervised the Trust Account Overdraft Notification Program, wrote articles for Minnesota Lawyer, and presented numerous seminars on ethics issues.

Recognizing the need to prevent harm to the public from the unethical practice of law and recognizing the need to provide a clear and timely understanding of the ethics of practicing law; and further acting under its inherent power to regulate the practice of law, this court promulgates the following rules for the purpose of making available advisory opinions on the ethical considerations of the practice of law.

«The United States Attorneys for the Eastern and Western Districts of Kentucky (United States) have moved this Court to review the merits of Kentucky Bar Association (KBA) Ethics Opinion E-435, an ethics advisory opinion, which finds the use of ineffective - assistance - of - counsel (IAC) waivers in plea agreements violates our Rules of Professional COpinion E-435, an ethics advisory opinion, which finds the use of ineffective - assistance - of - counsel (IAC) waivers in plea agreements violates our Rules of Professional Copinion, which finds the use of ineffective - assistance - of - counsel (IAC) waivers in plea agreements violates our Rules of Professional Conduct.

The committee responds to ethics questions from judges and court staff with informal and formal advisory opinions.