Formal Opinions

The following are Indexes to the Formal Ethics Opinions as adopted by The Mississippi Bar.

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Numeric Index of Opinions

7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 22, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 234, 235, 236, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258

Opinions by Topic

Abandoned Property	243
Acceptance/Retention of Employment	49
Advertising	11, 13, 16, 17, 41, 51, 62, 64, 66, 67, 74, 77, 85, 86, 89, 93, 109, 113, 115, 139, 146, 150, 155, 162, 163, 168, 174, 182, 197, 214, 228, 252, 256
Announcements	71
Areas/Fields of Practice	97, 153, 185, 186, 206, 245
Attorney Newsletters	156
Attorney's Duty to Third Person	130, 196
Attorney's Duty to Prosecute Appeals
Business Activities	15, 82, 84, 108, 241
Client Confidences/Secrets	34, 57, 95, 101, 112, 124
Client Misconduct/Attorney Responsibility	205
Client's Files	105, 144, 234, 254, 257
Clients' Funds	121
Communication	141, 189, 192, 253
Confidentiality	119, 123, 207
Confidentiality Owed to Deceased Clients	119, 123
Conflict of Interest	22, 43, 46, 52, 54, 55, 58, 61, 62, 63, 68, 69, 72, 78, 80, 87, 99, 102, 103, 106, 110, 111, 112, 116, 117, 118, 120, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 140, 142, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 157, 164, 165, 167, 169, 170, 172, 173, 188, 194, 201, 202, 204, 207, 210, 211, 212, 217, 218, 220, 255, 258
Contingent Fees	89, 91, 92, 159
Declining/Terminating Representation	187, 227
Dual Roles	75, 76, 122
Duty of Representation	138, 166
Duty to Provide Indigent Client with File and Transcripts	236
Educational Seminars	156
Ethical Obligation to Report Probably Past Criminal Behavior	213
Ex Parte Contact with Former Employees of a Represented Party	215
Expenses	107, 136
Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel	200
Fees	59, 81, 89, 91, 92, 100, 135, 144, 145, 154, 157, 159, 190, 219, 250
Files of Deceased Attorneys	98, 114, 181, 191, 198
Firm Names	137, 180
Imputed Disqualification	207, 258
Independence of Counsel	246
Investigation of Potential Jurors	160
Jury	7, 8
Lawyer as Witness	195
Lawyer/Client Relationship	199
Legal Advice	94
Legal Research	177
Letterhead	179, 180, 181, 191, 198, 223
Limitation of Practice	29
Mary Carter Agreement	161
Multiple Representation	62
Partnership	73
Payment for Medical Reports	40
Personal Influence	22
Political Activity of a Judge	36
Practice of Law	14, 25, 26, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38, 45, 47, 96, 171, 190, 203, 209, 212, 221, 237
Professional Misconduct	143
Prosecutors	70
Public Service/Counseling Service	176
Reporting Attorney Misconduct	247
Representation Adverse to Former Client	90, 128, 129
Representation of Multiple Clients	28, 79
Restrictions on the Right to Practice	193, 249
Safekeeping Property	184
Solicitation	39, 65, 83, 158, 216, 232, 239
Supervision of Non-Lawyer Staff	258
Termination of Employment	144, 208
Trust Accounts	50, 104, 178, 183
Unauthorized Practice of Law	25, 32, 33, 96, 171, 190, 209, 212, 221, 237
Use of Trade Names	60
Witness Fees	145