Legal Ethics Opinions

The SDCBA's Legal Ethics Committee issues advisory opinions regarding the ethical propriety of hypothetical attorney conduct.  An archive of the SDCBA's Legal Ethics Opinions can be found here.

Legal Ethics Opinions are advisory only and are not binding upon any member of the SDCBA, any other member of the State Bar of California, the State Bar of California or its Board of Governors, or any persons or tribunals charged with regulatory responsibilities. The SDCBA, its officers, directors, agents, and the Legal Ethics Committee members assume no responsibility or liability in rendering these opinions.

Note: Legal Ethics Opinions cite the applicable California Rules of Professional Conduct in effect at the time of the writing of the opinion and may be obsolete now. Please refer to the California Rules of Professional Conduct Cross Reference Chart for a table indicating the corresponding current operative rules.

Legal Ethics Quarterly

Legal Ethics Quarterly is an electronic newsletter created by the SDCBA’s Legal Ethics Committee. Legal Ethics Quarterly summarizes issues and holdings of ethics-related cases. It is an e-publication, distributed exclusively to SDCBA members via email each quarter.

The current issue of Legal Ethics Quarterly can be found here.

Past issues of Legal Ethics Quarterly can be found  here.

Legal Ethics Corner

Legal Ethics Corner is produced by the SDCBA's Legal Ethics Committee as part of This Week at the Bar twice a month.  Past issues of Legal Ethics Corner can be found here.