Formal Ethics Opinions

8     Office sharing — “associates,” 6/26/59; addendum issued 1995
9     Office sharing — “associates,” 6/26/59; addendum issued 1995
11     Law practice in combination with insurance sales, 1/11/60; addendum issued 7/24/93
12     Title opinion for lending institution, disclosure to customer, 3/26/60
13     Office sharing — municipal judge, 3/26/60; revised 5/18/96
14     Attorney as city councilman, 3/26/60; addendum issued 1996; addendum issued 2009
17     Preparation of legal documents in real property sale, 1/20/61; addendum issued 1995
20     Fee collection, 6/23/61; addendum issued 1995
23     Representation of guardian for minor in personal injury settlement, 7/20/62; addendum issued 1995
24     Offices on client’s property, 7/20/62; addendum issued 1995
25     Use of attorney’s signature on collection case summons, 8/25/62; addendum issued 1995
26     Real estate commission for attorney-executor, 9/28/62; addendum issued 1995
28     Letterhead; revised 4/28/73; revised 7/24/93
29     Representation of seller, buyer or borrower by lawyer for financial institution, 1/18/64
31      Publications, pending litigation, 6/6/64
33     Contributions, judicial campaign, 6/6/64
34     Advancement of living expenses for personal injury client, 3/27/65; addendum issued 1995
38     Referral fees, 6/4/66; addendum issued 1995
40    Accepting case handled by another lawyer, 2/3/68; addendum issued 1995
43    Duty to insured, 12/13/69; addendum issued 1995
45    Representation of client by part-time judge; revised 6/16/84; addendum issued 1996
46    Municipal attorney, representation of defendants, 2/20/71; revised 5/18/96
47    Attorney representation in dissolution of marriage, 2/26/72; addendum issued 1995
48    Representation of public body, conflict of interest, 6/3/72; revised 5/18/97
50    Definition of associates as applied to lawyers, 11/29/72; addendum issued 1995
52     Spouse-Attorneys Representing Clinets, Conflicts of Interest, 12/17/75; Withdrawn 3/16/13
54    Fees charged in foreclosure or redemption, undated; addendum issued 1995
55    Partnership which includes professional corporation, undated; addendum issued 1995
56    Settlement of lawyer malpractice, withdrawal of grievance complaint, 3/22/80; addenda issued 1995 and 1998
57    Conflicts of interest, 3/21/81; addendum issued 1995
58    Water rights, representation of multiple clients, 3/21/81; revised 10/14/95
59    Legal services programs, 1/23/82; addendum issued 1995
60    Duty with respect to client’s incriminating physical evidence, 7/24/82
61    Legal assistants, 10/23/82; addendum issued 1995
62    Duties of public prosecutor, release of defendant’s civil claims, 11/20/82; revised 11/19/88; addendum issued 1995
63    Lawyer’s relationship with a traffic clinic, 2/19/83; addendum issued 1995
64    Duty of attorney to report an ethical violation, 4/23/83; amended 6/15/96
65    Guidelines for opposing counsel contacting witnesses, 3/17/84
66    Imposition of interest or finance charges on client accounts, 10/20/84
67    Contingent fee arrangement in child support and spousal maintenance cases, 3/16/85; addendum issued 1995
68    Conflicts of interest: propriety of multiple representation, 4/20/85; revised 12/09/11
69    Propriety of communicating with employee or former employee of an adverse party organization; 2010 revision
70    Juror communications, 9/21/85; addendum issued 1995
71    Ex parte communications with treating physicians; revised 9/21/85; addendum issued 4/18/92
72    Recovery of attorney fee by lender using in-house counsel, 4/19/86; revised 1/19/91; addendum issued 1995
73    Contact with insurance adjuster, 5/17/86
74    Lawyer newsletters, 7/26/86; addendum issued 1995
75     Spousal Conflicts, 6/20/87; addendum issued 1995; Withdrawn 3/16/13 
76    Lawyer advertising guidelines, 10/17/87; addendum issued 1995
77    Participation with medical-legal consulting firm: contingent fee, 3/19/88
78    Disqualification of the advocate/witness, 6/18/88; revised 6/18/94 and 5/10/97
79    Use of legal assistants in client representation, 2/18/89; addendum issued 1995
80    Lawyer’s duty to disclose mistakes in commercial closing, 2/18/89; addendum issued 1995
81    Lawyer’s participation in prepaid legal service plans, 3/18/89
82    Assertion of attorney’s retaining lien on client’s papers, 4/15/89; addendum issued 1995
83    Lawyer advertising, solicitation and publicity, 11/18/89; addendum issued 7/24/93
84    Listing of support personnel names on letterhead and business cards, 2/26/90; addendum issued 1995
85    Release and settlement of legal malpractice claims, 5/19/90; addenda issued 1995 and 1998
86     Use of subpoenas in civil actions and proceedings, 1/17/98; Withdrawn 3/16/13
87    Collaboration with non-lawyers in preparation and marketing of estate planning documents, 7/14/90; revised 12/14/91; addendum issued 1995
88    Use and misuse of “confidentiality walls,” 5/18/91; amended 4/18/92
89    Office sharing — conflicts, confidentiality, letterheads and names, 9/21/91
90    Preservation of client confidences in view of modern communications technology, 11/14/92
91    Ethical duties of attorney selected by insurer to represent its insured, 1/16/93
92    Practice restrictions in settlement agreements, 6/19/93
93    Ex parte contacts with government officials, 10/16/93
94    Ethical duties relating to a client’s property held by a lawyer in which a third party has an interest, 11/20/93; addendum issued 2006
95    Funds of missing clients, 11/20/93
96    Ex parte communications with represented persons during criminal and civil regulatory/investigations and proceedings, 7/15/94; Revised 3/17/12
97    Ethical considerations where an attorney or the attorney’s partner serves on the board of a public entity, 6/17/95
98    Dual practice, 12/14/96
99     Use of credit cards to pay for legal services, 5/10/97
100   Use of conversion clauses in contingent fee agreements, 6/21/97
101   Unbundled legal services, 1/17/98; addendum issued 2006
102    Use of subpoenas in criminal proceedings, 3/21/98
103   Propriety of compensating a non-expert witness in a civil action, 12/19/98
104   Surrender of papers to the client upon termination of the representation, 4/17/99
105   Opinion on temporary lawyers, 5/22/99
106   Referral fees and networking organizations, 6/19/99
107   Third-party auditors, 9/18/99
108   Inadvertent disclosure of privileged or confidential documents, 5/20/00
109   Acquiring an ownership interest in a client, 5/19/01
110   Assertion of attorney’s charging lien/security interest in property, 1/19/02; amended 5/02
111   Communicating with represented person for the purpose of providing a “second opinion,” 1/19/02
112   Surreptitious recording of conversations or statements, 7/19/03
113   Ethical duty of attorney to disclose errors to client, 11/19/05
114   Responsibilities of respondent parents’ attorneys in dependency and neglect proceedings, 10/14/06
115   Ethical considerations in the collaborative and cooperative law contexts, 2/24/07
116   Ethical considerations in the dissolution of a law firm or a lawyer’s departure from a law firm, 3/17/07
117   Ethical responsibilities of attorneys in legal services and pro bono programs concerning prospective clients, 6/16/07
118   Handling of funds disputed after proper withdrawal from trust account, 2/12/08
119   Disclosure, review, and use of metadata, 5/17/08
120   Representing an organization as a party in a dispute, 5/17/08
121   Use of temporary lawyers and other professionals not admitted to practice in Colorado (“outsourcing”), 6/2009
122   The applicability of Colo. RPC 7.2 to internet-based lawyer marketing programs, 10/16/2010
123   Candor to the Tribunal and Remedial Measures in Civil Proceedings, 06/18/2011
124   A Lawyer’s Medical Use of Marijuana, 4/23/12