- REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES…….….……Hon. Christopher Staring, Chair
1-A: Review, discussion, and possible action regarding the regular session minutes of the meeting held on May 25, 2023.
- OPINIONS…………………..………………………………...….....................Division Staff
2-A: Review, discussion and possible action regarding submitted Ethics Opinion
request EO-23-0002: May a supervising attorney allow a subordinate attorney
who is authorized to practice pending admission on motion to represent the
State of Arizona in a criminal prosecution in a justice court (a court not of
record) without facilitating the unauthorized practice of law?
2-B: Court Rule Petitions Decisions Update………………........……….....Division Staff
2-C: Review, discussion and possible action regarding older State Bar ethics opinons for
review……………………………………..……………………....…......Division Staff
- EO-19-0003: Attorney- Client confidentiality when a social worker learns of possible offenses committed against children.
- EO-19-0006: Restrictions on Right to Practice- Reconsideration of Ethics opinion 09-01.
- EO-19-0009: The request raised a question on whether electronic documents are required to be surrendered to a defendant at the termination of representation.
- EO-20-0001: distinguishing the difference between the determined successor lawyer and the possible successor.
- EO-20-0002: if Arizona should change EO 95-03, originally issued in 1995. The Ethics Opinion addresses the issue of ethical and lawful recording.
- EO-20-0003: question of whether it is ethical for a bankruptcy lawyer to use a credit line to pay for funding for bankruptcy fees.
- EO-20-0004: question of whether it is ethical for a lawyer to become involved in a case revolving around the use of medical marijuana when there is conflict between state and federal law.
- EO-20-0008: whether or not it is permissible for an attorney to subscribe to a service that provides data collected by these “bugged” emails.
- EO-20-0009: If a lawyer is discharged by client for any reason – or withdraws- are they are only entitled to reasonable value of services before discharge.
- EO-20-0010 (Client Family/Friends) - Lawyer divulging confidential information in response to client or former client posting negative comments online.
- EO-20-0011: about if being carbon copied on an email would be considered giving consent.
- EO-21-0001: regarding fee sharing by lawyers.
- EO-21-0002 (ER 4.2) - Attorney directly contacting elected public official/policy staff regarding public policy issue & general communications regarding public policy issues.
- EO-22-0001 – Unauthorized practice of law exception for administrative proceedings related to the needs of children with disabilities.
- 15. EO-23-0002 (ER 5.1, 5.2 & 5.5) - Supervising attorney allow subordinate attorney who is authorized to practice pending admission on motion to represent State of Arizona in a criminal prosecution in a justice court.
- ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS………......…………………………….…….........Division Staff
3-A: Review, discussion and possible action regarding 2024 Meeting Dates.