An early
ethics opinion on this subject, State Bar of Arizona, Opinion No. 05 - 04, «Formal Opinion of the Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct» (July 2005), provides a well - reasoned explanation of these duties for electronic files and communications.
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.