Adopted December 28, 1936 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: “In 1929, attorney ‘B’ represented an administrator in the institution of probate proceedings. Several months later ‘B’ withdrew as attorney for the administrator. A creditor of one of the heirs now wishes to collect a debt owed to him by the heir…

Adopted February 26, 1937 The Board of Governors is in receipt of the following inquiry: “Please advise: (a). Whether an attorney who is paid a stipulated yearly salary to represent a loan company in all of its legal matters, including prosecution of foreclosure suits, would violate rule 36 by collecting and turning over to his…

Adopted February 26, 1937 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: “I desire to inquire whether or not it is a violation of the rules of professional conduct to mail to members of the bar, from time to time, postal cards containing substantially the following: ‘ …………………., Lawyer (address) ………….., …….. Phone No.…

Adopted February 26, 1937 The Board of Governors is in receipt of the following inquiry: “For some years past, we have carried a card in the City Directory of ………….. as follows: ‘ …………………. Special attention to Civil Practice including Titles and probate. ………… Bldg. Phone ……..’ We would like to continue this card as…

Adopted February 27, 1937 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an opinion: “Attorney ‘A’ was employed by Mr. X and Mrs. X to draw a separation agreement for the division of their property. After such agreement was drawn and executed, Mrs. X employed Attorney ‘A’ to procure a divorce for her.…

Adopted May 21, 1937 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an advisory opinion: “The undersigned, a member of the Oklahoma Bar Association, was designated as executor in a will which he is now probating and has accepted and entered upon his duties as said executor. Can he ethically charge a reasonable…

Adopted September 17, 1937 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry from an office of the Treasury Department: “A client called at the office of his attorney and asked for information relative to existing Customs Regulations pertaining to seized and forfeited articles, and as to whether or not the statutes of limitations operated…

Adopted September 17, 1937 “I was County Attorney of this county for a period of four years, my successor having qualified in January this year. During my encumbency [sic] it was necessary that I prosecute one X for the crime of driving an automobile while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. To the charge X…

Adopted September 17, 1937 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: “Where an attorney at law, while serving as the county attorney of his county, prosecuted a bastardy proceeding which was settled and determined by the marriage of the complainant and defendant, may the attorney, after the expiration of his term of office,…

Adopted September 27, 1937 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an opinion: “One John Doe is jointly charged with embezzlement of school funds in the District Court of ………… County with the former Treasurer of the Board of Education of the City of ………………, Oklahoma. I represented John Doe in the…