Adopted May 11, 1967 INQUIRY This Committee has been requested to render an opinion as to whether or not an attorney may allow a special investigator to use an identification card, commonly called a business card, which contains substantially the following information: the attorney's name and the designation, "attorney at law" in the upper right… Continue reading...

Adopted September 14, 1967 INQUIRY This Committee has been requested to render an opinion as to the propriety of an attorney representing a credit bureau and filing suits on delinquent accounts where the credit bureau, and not the creditor, deals directly with the attorney, the credit bureau asks for suits to be filed by the… Continue reading...

Adopted November 9, 1967 INQUIRY This committee has been asked whether or not it would be unethical for an attorney to pay or arrange to have paid witnesses more than the daily rate which the statute provides plus mileage allowance. OPINION Canon 39 provides: "A lawyer may properly interview any witness or prospective witness for… Continue reading...

Adopted March 14, 1968; Overruled by Opinion No. 302 Adopted September 13, 1985. INQUIRY May a judge of a municipal court created pursuant to Title 11, Oklahoma Statutes 1961, Sections 958.1 through 958.25, ethically accept appointment or employment to defend persons charged with crime in a court other than the municipal court over which he… Continue reading...

Adopted March 14, 1968 INQUIRY May appointment or employment to defend persons charged with crime be accepted by a lawyer who is associated professionally with an Assistant District Attorney not paid in excess of 65% of the salary of the District Attorney, (a) if such professional association is by partnership or other arrangement in which… Continue reading...

Adopted August 22, 1968 INQUIRY This Committee has been asked to review its former opinions upon telephone directory listings of attorneys and, in addition thereto, to answer the following questions: 1. Whether or not alternate listings for an attorney might be used. 2. Whether or not names of all attorneys in the firm might be… Continue reading...

Adopted August 21, 1969 INQUIRY Is it ethical for members of the bar to refuse to accept appointments by the court as counsel for indigents accused in criminal matters, in counties where there is no public defender? OPINION Attorney A is president of his local county bar association and has requested an opinion from the… Continue reading...

Adopted May 15, 1969 INQUIRY 1. Is it proper for a partner or associate of an attorney, who represents a board or commission of a city, to appear before other boards or commissions of the city? 2. Would the fact that the attorney is strictly on a fee basis rather than a monthly retainer or… Continue reading...

Adopted October 17, 1969 INQUIRY The Committee has been asked for an opinion as to the propriety under the Canons of Ethics of a proposed "Attorney's Title Opinion Fund." A proposed Trust Agreement and other material has been submitted. The reasons stated for the proposed organization of the Fund are the increasing concern over the… Continue reading...

Adopted May 23, 1970 INQUIRY Can an attorney perform the duties of a Government Appeals Agent within the Selective Service System without violating the Code of Professional Responsibility? OPINION The office of the Government Appeals Agent is established by Section 1604.71 of the Selective Service Regulations. A Government Appeals Agent is not required to be… Continue reading...