ISBA Professional Conduct Advisory Opinions

  • Propriety of charging contingent fee for discovering and collecting unclaimed property : Opinion # 12-20
  • Fee sharing upon partner becoming government prosecutor : Opinion # 03-06
  • Post judgment proceedings to determine property rights. : Opinion # 02-03
  • Fee for reduction of lien, common fund doctrine. : Opinion # 97-08
  • Fee for post-judgment dissolution of marriage matters : Opinion # 95-16
  • Charging contingent fee in non-litigation matters : Opinion # 91-13
  • Disbarred lawyer fees in contingent matter : Opinion # 87-03
  • Fee in criminal matter contingent on outcome of related civil matter : Opinion # 84-09
  • Contingent fee in excess of court fee award : Opinion # 723

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 or (800) 252-8908.