Adopted November 27, 1937 The Board of Governors is in receipt of the following inquiry: “A client employed me to examine an abstract of title to certain lands in ………. County, and after examining such abstract, I wrote an opinion thereon making certain objections and setting out certain defects which I considered fatal to the…

Adopted November 26, 1937 The Board of Governors is in receipt of the following request for an opinion: “A member of the bar testifies under oath that he represents some eight or ten persons, who are engaged in the short time loan business, and who each of them have offices in the city of ………..…

Adopted May 27, 1938 The Board is in receipt of the following request for an Advisory Opinion: “Request is hereby made for an advisory opinion upon the following question: Under Rule 42, it is not improper for an attorney to write newspaper articles for publication giving information upon the law. Under Rule 22, it is…

March 8, 1950 Advertising – Law List of Automobile Association. Firm of lawyers could not properly permit automobile association, which owned and operated a casualty insurance company, and which published a law list of recommended attorneys to be used by insureds to publish law firm’s name in the list of recommended attorneys for use by…

Adopted April 12, 1950 THE FACTS A firm of lawyers primarily employed by one client to represent him in a proceeding involving like interests of other parties, and which firm of lawyers had been induced to appear for all of these interested parties, was paid in full the agreed fee by the particular client who…

Adopted April 12, 1950 QUERY Is it proper for a practicing attorney in a particular county to engage in the abstract business in that county and to occupy the same quarters as occupied by the abstract company? ANSWER There is no rule of the Oklahoma Bar Association covering this question, nor is there any principle…

Adopted June 14, 1950 THE FACTS An attorney engaged in the general practice of law and specializing in the investigation and adjustment of casualty claims for insurance companies, which latter undertaking occupies a major portion of his time, proposes to advertise his services as an adjuster by the medium of a pamphlet sent to the…

Adopted June 14, 1950 QUERY Is it proper for a practicing attorney to also conduct an insurance agency? ANSWER It is the opinion of the committee that the conducting of an insurance business by a practicing attorney violates no rule or principle of legal ethics provided care is exercised to keep the two lines of…

Adopted June 14, 1950 QUERY Is it proper for an attorney specializing in tax practice and in the making and preparing of income tax returns for his regular clients to advise those clients in advance by letter and by card of the definite dates upon which he wishes them to appear for the purpose of…

Adopted October 11, 1950 QUERY Was the giving of testimony by the lawyer a violation of the Canons of Professional Ethics? ANSWER It is the opinion of the committee that the question here involved is one presenting considerations concerning the admissibility of evidence and is not one of ethics. The answer is therefore for the…