Three New Formal Ethics Opinions

The Board of Professional Responsibility has issued three new Formal Ethics Opinions. The first, FEO 2017-F-163, is regarding Prosecutors' Ethical Opbligations to Disclose Information Favorable to the Defense.  The second, FEO 2018-F-165, is regarding the ethical implications of a website owned and operated by a company on which businesses and individuals may post a description of legal services for which they are seeking representation and lawyers/law firms may subsequently submit quotes for the cost of the legal services. The third is regarding the ethical propriety of a settlement agreemtn which contains a confidentiality provision that prohibits any discussion of any facet of the settlement agreement with any other person or entity, regardless of the circumstances; and which prohibits the requesting attorney from referencing the incident central to the plaintiff's case, the year, make, and model of the subject vehicle or the identity of the Defendants.