Adopted September 24, 1936 The Board is in receipt of the following: “I have in the past carried a card in several law lists. Through carelessness I have neglected to notify them to cease carrying the card, and my name appears in all of the 1936 books and will probably appear in some of the…

Adopted September 25, 1936 The following inquiry has been submitted to the Board: “Is it ethical for a member of the bar, in handling the probate of an estate, to arrange with the appraisers to appraise and put a valuation on the property of the estate at a much lower figure than it was worth,…

Adopted September 24, 1936 The Board of Governors is in receipt of the following inquiry: “Would it be ethical for an attorney to agree with an indigent client, who he believes has a meritorious cause of action, to advance the funds necessary to pay the expenses of the institution and prosecution of a civil action…

Adopted October 30, 1936 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: “Would it be proper for a member of the bar, who has no interest expressed or indicated, to send a letter in the nature of a brief to a member of the Supreme Court expressing his views on a case pending before…

Adopted October 30, 1936 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: “For many years, I have carried a card in the city directory as follows: ………………..(name of lawyer) Lawyer Special attention to civil practice including titles and probate practice. …… Bldg. Phone …… Is this proper under the rules of professional conduct?” In…

Adopted October 23, 1936 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an advisory opinion: “Is it proper for a member of the bar, who sees a suit filed in the office of the court clerk, and before the summons is served, to secure and send a copy of the petition to the…

Adopted October 23, 1936 Numerous inquiries have been received by the Board as to the propriety of: ONE, of the receiving and handling by members of the State Bar of collections from collection agencies or publishers of law lists, i. e., lay organizations engaged in the solicitation of commercial items and the forwarding of them…

Adopted October 23, 1936 The Board is in receipt of the following: “I served as County Attorney of …… County during the years 1931 and 1932, and while in office filed a bastardy proceeding against one Judson Crow. This defendant employed a firm of attorneys to defend him in this action, and in payment for…

Adopted October 23, 1936 The Board is in receipt of the following inquiry: “May a member of the State Bar who has accepted employment from a private individual client, with propriety, place upon the witness stand to testify a witness with whom the attorney has full knowledge the client has entered into a contract, the…

Adopted November 30, 1936 Since the publication, in the April, 1936, State Bar Journal, of the resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Los Angeles Bar Association condemning the insertion of names of members of the bar in bold type in the classified section of telephone directories certain members of the bar of this…