Adopted October 27, 1933 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: "Assuming that an attorney wished to specialize in the law of damages, (a) Do the rules of conduct preclude an attorney from specializing like the medical and other professions? (b) Would the following on the door or professional card, be regarded as… Continue reading...

Adopted October 27, 1933 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: "'A', a member of the State Bar, is appointed by a Justice of the Peace to defend and represent, at a preliminary hearing, a defendant charged with a public offense. Said attorney waives preliminary hearing, and subsequently thereafter defendant requests an interview… Continue reading...

Adopted October 27, 1933 The Board is in receipt of a request for an advisory opinion, in which it is stated that a city in the State of Oklahoma had voted a bond issue for the purpose of constructing a waterworks system to be owned exclusively by the city; that the validity of the bond… Continue reading...

Adopted November 24, 1933 The Board is in receipt of a request for an opinion as to whether or not, subsequent to the first meeting of the State Bar, a person not admitted to the practice of law may practice in the courts of Justices of the Peace; a subsidiary question being whether or not… Continue reading...

Adopted November 24, 1933 The Board of Governors is in receipt of the following inquiry from a member of the State Bar: "I have offered to me the following proposition. A Mr. X, of this city, is operating a barter and trade exchange, and has some ninety members handling various goods, wares and merchandise. He… Continue reading...

Adopted December 27, 1933 The Board of Governors is in receipt of the following request for an advisory opinion: "'A', an attorney, is a local attorney for a Federal Land Bank and as attorney examines abstracts of title on which loans are contemplated. Question: Is it proper for 'A', after requiring title to be quieted,… Continue reading...

Adopted February 23, 1934 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an advisory opinion: "'A' has retained attorney 'X' under the terms of a contingent fee contract, to represent 'A' in the settlement of an estate. The size and value of the estate is as yet undetermined and 'A' has become dissatisfied… Continue reading...

Adopted February 23, 1934 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an advisory opinion: "The Retail Merchants Association of this city has asked me to take charge of their collections. This is an association of various retailers who employ a secretary and pay monthly dues. The secretary keeps a file of credit… Continue reading...

Adopted February 23, 1934 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an opinion: "A firm engaged in a competitive manufacturing business desires to employ an attorney on a flat salary. This attorney will handle whatever legal business the firm has. "The firm, however, desires to hold out to the public, and to… Continue reading...

Adopted April 27, 1934 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: "The City of A has filed suit against a number of defendant oil companies for the recovery of damages for pollution of its source of water supply and has employed firms B and C, attorneys, to prosecute said case, and has entered… Continue reading...