Adopted February 26, 1932 Many inquiries have been received by the State Bar from persons who were non-residents of the State of Oklahoma on the effective date of the State Bar Act, to-wit, June 22nd, 1929, and who have continued since to be non-residents, whose names on that date appeared upon the roll of the…

Adopted September 16, 1953 QUERY A lawyer has made the following inquiry: “I own an interest in the Blank Insurance Agency, which is a local soliciting agency for the purpose of writing insurance of all kinds upon property, also bonds and liability insurance contracts. The agency solicits and writes insurance for several different companies. I…

Adopted September 16, 1953 QUERY The President of the Tulsa County Bar has referred to the undersigned Committee the following inquiry, to-wit: “Law Offices of DOE AND ROE ______ Bldg. Tulsa, Oklahoma John Doe Phone 4_xxxx Richord Roe 4_xxxx July 30, 1953 Mr. Harry L. Dyer, Pres. County Bar Asso. Tri-State Ins. Bldg. Tulsa, Oklahoma…

  Adopted December 9, 1953 QUERY Is it ethical and proper for an attorney to use an automobile license tag ornament as described below? “The automobile license tag ornanment [sic] to which I refer is one similar to those used by medical doctors, the size being approximately three to four inches in diameter, round and…

Adopted December 9, 1953 QUESTION An attorney made inquiry concerning the propriety of sending out a printed leaflet called “TAX-WISE A Monthly Digest on everyday tax problems in everyday language October 1953 RICHARD ROE Attorney-at-Law 800 American Building Oklahoma City, Oklahoma” ….. On the following pages of the leaflet appear general discussions on the following…

Adopted December 9, 1953 The Ethics Committee submitted Advisory Opinion No. 162, which was adopted by the Central Committee and published in the Journal. Since publication of the opinion, our attention has been called to the fact that we completely overlooked a Statute which is controlling of the question, therefore, Opinion No. 162 must be…

Adopted August 4, 1954 QUERY 1. May a lawyer designate himself as “tax attorney”, “tax consultant”, “corporation lawyer”, or as a “general practice attorney” on his letterheads, his office door, or his shingle? 2. May a lawyer who is a member of a civic club allow the club to classify him as a “corporation lawyer”,…

Adopted August 4, 1954 QUERY A lawsuit having been filed, arising out of tort, wherein the Defendant carries liability insurance, case is referred to an attorney employed by the liability insurer, to defend on behalf of and in the name of the insured, the Defendant in the action. The Attorney of record for the Defendant…

Adopted November 10, 1954 QUERY An attorney represents an administrator of an estate. He learned that the administrator failed to inventory all items of personal property and in fact sold certain items and has not accounted to the estate for the proceeds of the sale. What would be the recommended action for this attorney to…

Adopted March 9, 1955 QUESTION The Central Committee has referred a copy of a newspaper showing a three column cut of a picture of a lawyer in front of a stack of law books with a chart of the spine–and with what appears to be a section of the spine in his hand. Over the…