ISBA Advisory Opinions on Professional Conduct are prepared as an educational service to members of the ISBA. While the opinions express the ISBA interpretation of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct and other relevant materials in response to a specific hypothesized fact situation, they do not have the weight of law and should not be relied upon as a substitute for individual legal advice. For more information, call the ISBA Legal Department at 217/525-1760.
1993
93-02 - Conflict of interest. Collection agency attorney garnishing bank account. Both plaintiff-creditor and garnishee bank are collection clients of the agency and the same attorney in unrelated cases 93-03 - Duty to report professional misconduct. Duty to hold separate funds of client which are in dispute. Validity of interpleader action to resolve interest in disputed funds 93-04 - Confidences and secrets of client: disclosure of clients' billing records 93-05 - Participation in presentment of criminal charges to obtain advantage in civil case 93-06 - WITHDRAWN and replaced by 93-16 93-07 - Attorney as witness and advocate in the same case 93-08 - Conflict of interest 93-09 - Conflict of interest; dual representation 93-10 - Solicitation 93-11 - Professional independence: retention of legal services by a third party; division of fees 93-12 - Ex Parte communication with judge; state's attorneys 93-13 - Employment agreements – restrictive covenants 93-14 - Communications with adverse parties 93-15 - Unauthorized practice of law, non-attorneys representing employers at Illinois Department of Employment Hearings 93-16 - Confidences of a client 93-17 - Commingling of funds: payment of attorney's fees from client trust account 93-18 - Conflict of interest; former client 93-19 - Negotiations; fairness to opposing party and counsel; extrajudicial statements and media publicity; mandatory reporting of attorney misconduct 93-20 - Conflict of interest. Mandatory reporting of attorney misconduct
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