Adopted October 26, 1934 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: "In Rule 11 of the rules of professional conduct it is provided that 'a lawyer should not in any manner communicate upon the subject of controversy with a party represented by counsel.' Does this rule apply to county attorneys? Should a county… Continue reading...

Adopted December 27, 1934 The Board of Governors is in receipt of a request for an advisory opinion from a member of the State Bar as follows: "We are employed by a person, designated as "A" who claims an unliquidated demand against the estate of "B" deceased. Some nine or ten days prior to the… Continue reading...

Adopted December 27, 1934 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an advisory opinion: "Rule No. 38 of the 'Rules of Professional Conduct' reads in part as follows: 'A lawyer should not accept employment as an advocate in any matter upon the merits of which he has previously acted in a judicial… Continue reading...

Adopted December 27, 1934 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an advisory opinion: "Is it proper for a member of the State Bar of Oklahoma to buy an heir's interest in the estate of a deceased person, take the title in the name of his son-in-law and immediately bring suit in… Continue reading...

Adopted January 25, 1935 A member of the bar whose term as county attorney expired on January 7, 1935, reentered the general practice. While county attorney, and in the performance of his official duties as such, he filed a complaint against two persons charged with crime and represented the State at the preliminary hearing, at… Continue reading...

Adopted January 25, 1935; Overruled by Opinion No. 220 Adopted October 18, 1962. A local bar association requests the opinion of the Board of Governors as to the propriety of its fixing a schedule of minimum fees to be adhered to by its members. In response: The Board of Governors recommends that no such schedule… Continue reading...

Adopted February 22, 1935 A member of the bar, who on January 14th, 1935, became a county judge, inquires: "(a) What is my status as a member of the State Bar? (b) Am I to pay the annual fee, either as an active or inactive member? (c) If I pay the annual fees as an… Continue reading...

Adopted October 25, 1935 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: "A receiver has been appointed in a case. X and Y are attorneys who represent approximately one-third of acknowledged creditors of the estate. A, not an acknowledged creditor of the estate, desires to sue the receiver for damages claimed on account of… Continue reading...

Adopted May 24, 1935 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: "When I left the bench and re-entered the law practice, I did not form a partnership with my former partners, but have an office adjoining and it was arranged that my name should appear as associate counsel to my former partners. However,… Continue reading...

Adopted July 26, 1935 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: "In an effort to increase my income I have decided to do some extra work, provided the same is not in the opinion of the Board improper. I will appreciate your opinion. I have prepared form letters, and form authorizations, copies of… Continue reading...