Ethics Opinion Articles - NC State Bar Journal

Ethics Opinion Articles from the North Carolina State Bar Journal

The following articles have appeared in the North Carolina State Bar Journal. They are listed by topic. Please note that the material is the property of the North Carolina State Bar. For reprint permission, please contact the editor.

Advertising

You've Got Mail
7305 Nights at the Bates Motel
Walking the Ethical Line with Lawyer Advertising (Journal 10,4)
Still Odious After All These Years (Journal 9,2)
Misleading Communications: The Bad, the Ugly, and the ??? (Journal 11,1)
The Ethical Website (Journal 11,4)
Postcard Communications: Just Because Everyone Does It, Does Not Make It Ethical (Journal 12,2)

Conflicts of Interest

Advocate or Witness? (Journal 2,4)
The Expansion of Attorney Conflict Screening (Journal 8,4)
"Your Witness, Counsel" (Journal 3,3)
An Insurance Defense Attorney's Dual Client Problem (Journal 1,2)
Obtaining Informed Consent (Journal 8,3)

Discovery/Communication with Witnesses

Responding to Discovery Requests (Journal 10,2)
Return to Sender (Journal 2,1)
The Anticontact Rule Gets a Facelift

Files

Hostage Files (Journal 3,1)
Gone Fishin' (Journal 13,1)

General State Bar

Be Careful What You Ask the Ethics Committee (Journal 5,1)
The New and Improved Rules of Professional Conduct (Journal 7,3)
Parting Company with the State Bar (Journal 4,3)
How the State Bar Rules on Questions of Legal Ethics (Journal 5,3)

Trust Accounts and Fees

Whose Fee is it Anyway? (Journal 6,2)
Bank Matters (Journal 7,1)
The Financial Accounting Responsibilities of Fiduciaries (Journal 5,2)
Maintaining a Trust Account (Journal 6,1)
The Myth of the "Nonrefundable" Lawyer Fee (Journal 12,1)
Reservations Accepted (Journal 13,3)
The Problem with Attorney Charging Liens (Journal 12,4)

Miscellaneous

The Firms, They are a' Changin' (Journal 6,4)
When May a Lawyer Threaten the Other Party with Criminal Prosecution?