New report shows Board of Professional Conduct making headway on caseload

According to the newly released Ohio Board of Professional Conduct annual report for 2016, last year was the fourth year in the past five years that the board has disposed of more cases than were filed or reopened. The board opened or reopened 76 cases and made 83 dispositions, leaving 57 active cases at year’s [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:53:50-04:00Wednesday, February 15, 2017|
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Advisory opinion: Lawyer should keep confidentiality as impeachment witness

An advisory opinion issued by the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct this week held that a lawyer owes a duty of confidentiality to prospective clients, as well as to those they represent. Opinion 2016-10 was issued in response to a question asking what ethical obligation an attorney has to preserve a prospective client’s confidential information [...]

By |2017-04-24T09:58:16-04:00Friday, December 23, 2016|
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