- 2025-1 Invoking Immigration Status in Legal Proceedings
- 2022-300 Joint Ethics Opinion - Ethical Considerations in the Handling of Flat, Earned Upon Receipt and Non-Refundable Fees
- 2021-100 Joint Ethics Opinion - Ethical Considerations for Lawyers Practicing Law From Physical Locations Where They Are Not Licensed
- 2019-1 Responsibilities of ‘Local Counsel’
- 2018-2 Global Opinion - The Uncooperative Client
- 2018-1 Global Opinion - The Missing Client
- 2017-1 A lawyer's right to share legal fees with a referring nonprofit organization whose exclusive purpose is to provide legal services
- 2016-5 How to handle subsequent recovery of Rule 1.15 funds meant to reimburse outstanding costs
- 2016-4 Formerly Admitted Attorney Permitted Work Activities
- 2016-3 Conflict of Interest Former Client
- 2016-2 Duties of escrow agent regarding disputed payment to funding company
- 2016-1 Referral fee agreement made after suspension order unethical
- 2015-100 Ethical propriety of representing clients involved in marijuana production legal under state law
- 2015-6 Crowd Funding for Attorney's Fee
- 2015-5 No Opinion Issued
- 2015-4 Private Opinion
- 2015-3 See Joint Opinion 2015-100
- 2015-2 Problems with types of referral fees from financial advisers under Rule 5.8
- 2015-1 Unattributable funds in IOLTA account-how to handle
- 2014-100 Global Opinion –Planning for termination of practice through death or disability
- 2014-9 Considerations about disclosure of ill client who wishes to commit suicide
- 2014-8 Officer and Director titles for non-lawyers in law firms
- 2014-7 Ability to advise court of failure to disclose assets by former client
- 2014-6 Confidentiality of clients' identities in Union pre-paid legal services plan; payment by 3rd party
- 2014-5 Discovery issue in social media
- 2014-4 Suing former client –conflict of interest
- 2014-3 Rule 4.2 and former employees of adverse corporations. Ex parte contact permitted.
- 2014-2 Payment of compensation to fact witness under Rule 3.4
- 2014-1 Conflict of interest in criminal case regarding former client requiring withdrawal
- 2013-8 Ethical issues arising out of exclusive funding arrangement; analysis of agreement
- 2013-6 Transfer of assets out of an estate contrary to provisions of will previously executed 8 weeks before transfer; disclosure of transfer; waiver of confidentiality; death of client
- 2013-5 Duties when attorney learns client has lied about material fact in case where complaint has been filed—Rules 1.6. 3.3, 4.1
- 2013-4 Issues regarding retention of retainer and handling of e-mail when attorney leaves firm
- 2013-3 Conflict of Interest for military attorneys subject to furlough resulting from the Sequestration; representing employer in appeals of the furlough
- 2013-1 Conflict of interest in representing one party where adversity is inevitable with another prospective client from whom confidential information was received and legal advice provided in a substantially related matter.
- 2012-11 Conflict of interest in patent setting
- 2012-10 Attorney with money judgment against client in possession of recovery check made payable to attorney and client. Ethical to execute against that check?
- 2012-9 Dealing with non-lawyer representing adverse party—aiding and abetting the unauthorized practice of law.
- 2012-8 Use of LinkedIn by Attorneys
- 2012-7 Prepaid Legal Services Plan—multiple issues
- 2012-6 Conflict of interest representation in criminal appeal
- 2012-5 Withdrawn; No Opinion Issued
- 2012-4 Duty to report suspected fraud by government officials; scope of representation
- 2012-3 Suspended attorney practicing before Social Security Administration; significant unauthorized practice of law issues.
- 2012-2 Register of Wills and private practice; what is permissible what is not.
- 2012-1 Solicitation of clients by non-profit legal program; supervision of non- lawyers
- 2011-100(Joint Opinion with Pennsylvania Bar Association Committee on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibilitly--Ethical Propriety of Limited Scope Representation)
- 2011-7(Contingent fee prohibited on funds that would be characterized as alimony even though divorce granted years earlier and amount to be divided is already known. Rule 1.5d.)
- 2011-6(Attorney for Plaintiff not permitted to sign settlement agreement with indemnification of defendant and defendant's insurer in case government medical liens not paid)
- 2011-5(Waiver into Pennsylvania Bar under Pa. Bar Admission Rule 204; what is acceptable to meet criteria under the Rule.)
- 2011-4(Estate matter; misrepresentation by client to Register of Wills; duty to remedy misrepresentation; what constitutes adequate remediation; duty to other heirs of estate; withdrawal)
- 2011-3(Joint defendants, conflict of interest, inadequate waiver of potential conflict, duty to withdraw, candor to the tribunal. Rule 1.7)
- 2011-2 (Private Opinion)
- 2011-1(Obligation to pay fee to attorney when representation is terminated due to attorney's conflict; client tries to withdraw consent to fee splitting.)
- 2010-14 (Serving on Pennsylvania Wage Appeals Board when firm litigates against the agency and other Commonwealth agencies on a regular basis.)
- 2010-13 No Opinion Issued
- 2010-12 (Solicitation of clients for referral to lawyers through a consulting group hired by doctors.)
- 2010-11 See Joint Opinion 2011-100
- 2010-10 (private Opinion)
- 2010-9 (Proposed guidelines by insurance carrier for handling litigation—all unacceptable.)
- 2010-8 (Advertising Issue—Request withdrawn, no opinion issued.)
- 2010-7 (Fee splitting with an out of state firm that has part non-lawyer ownership.)
- 2010-6 (Use of electronic communications in solicitation of clients; Rule 7.3)
- 2010-5:(Private Opinion )
- 2010-4 (Issues regarding use of contract lawyers; client notification, supervision, malpractice insurance)
- 2010-3 (Ethical issues surrounding appointment of guardian ad litems and child advocates in family court)
- 2010-2 (Executrix refuses to allow required disclosures by attorney--attorney's duties)
- 2010-1 (Client directs attorney not pay arbitrator in UM arbitration--what attorney should do.)
