ISBA Ethics Opinions on Impaired Client | Illinois State Bar Association

Opinion 20-07 | Guardians and Guardianship | Impaired Client
Lawyer's obligations when client becomes impaired during the representation.
Opinion 17-01 | Confidentiality | Impaired Client
Disclosure of client confidential information to prevent reasonably certain death or substantial bodily harm
Opinion 12-10 | Confidentiality | Impaired Client | Withdrawal from Representation
Withdrawal from representation and disclosure to court of client's increasingly impaired mental capacity
Opinion 00-02 | Confidentiality | Fees Paid by Third Party | Impaired Client
Confidentiality of impaired client’s medical report
Opinion 96-06 | Conflict of Interest - Litigation Matters | Fees Paid by Third Party | Impaired Client
Concurrent representation of parents and minor child

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