Adopted January 23, 1973 OPINION An attorney has questioned the ethical propriety of certain actions by attorneys under the particular "Oral Recognizance" or "Own Recognizance" system adopted by a municipal court in a city in Oklahoma. Under the procedure outlined in the inquiry, an attorney may obtain the release of a client who is a… Continue reading...

Adopted January 23, 1973 INQUIRY A practicing attorney has requested an opinion concerning the ethical propriety of an attorney complying with the requirements and conditions of an order of a District Court which prescribes the manner in which one charged with a misdemeanor may be released to his attorney on his own recognizance. The District… Continue reading...

Adopted June 23, 1973 OPINION The Committee has been asked for its opinion on the propriety of a brochure, circulated by a University Management Development Center operating under the auspices of the College of Business Administration, advertising a seminar on the subject of "How the Businessman Can Represent Himself in Small Claims Court". The brochure… Continue reading...

Adopted June 23, 1973 OPINION Legal Ethics Committee An attorney has advised that an incorporated motor club desires to provide its members with an "additional service" consisting of providing each member of the club with one telephone conference with an attorney designated by the club for advice concerning any traffic citation or traffic problem which… Continue reading...

Approved June 23, 1973 INQUIRY The Board of Governors of the Oklahoma Bar Association has requested the Committee's opinion as to whether the professional conduct of an individual possessing qualifications of both lawyer and accountant is governed by Advisory Opinion No. 208 of this Committee or by Formal Opinion No. 328 of the Standing Committee… Continue reading...

Adopted July 27, 1973 INQUIRY (1) When the attorney for the plaintiff has been paid a retainer fee by the client, and then in the petition requests an order for temporary attorney fees to be paid by defendant, should plaintiff's attorney advise the court that plaintiff has paid him a retainer for instituting the proceedings?… Continue reading...

Adopted February 22, 1974 INQUIRY The Board of Governors has referred to the Committee the following questions submitted by an attorney: 1. Is it proper for an attorney who is also a certified public accountant to display on the wall of his office evidence of admission to the Bar of the state and registration as… Continue reading...

Adopted March 22, 1974 (Supersedes Opinion No. 247) INQUIRY 1. May an earned degree such as the LL.B., J.D., LL.M. or S.J.D. degrees, indicating training in the law, be reflected by a lawyer's letterhead, professional card and office sign, and be placed following the lawyer's name on the signature line of his correspondence? 2. May… Continue reading...

Adopted April 26, 1974 INQUIRY May an attorney represent, or purport to represent, both husband and wife in a divorce proceeding in which the pleadings present an adversary position between the parties? OPINION The question evolves from a case in which a petition was filed by the plaintiff-wife seeking a divorce on the grounds of… Continue reading...

Adopted June 22, 1974 INQUIRY May a part-time municipal judge in a court not of record who also conducts a private law practice represent a client seeking to have a platted street in such municipality vacated? OPINION The inquiry is answered in the negative. The lawyer submitting the inquiry holds an appointment as municipal judge… Continue reading...