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effort to promote and maintain confidentiality of the parties involved in the original requests.

Published Opinions
The comments and opinions of the Committee—public or private—are not binding on any
person or tribunal, including—but not limited to—the Office of Disciplinary Counsel and the
Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board. Public opinions are those which the Committee has
published—specifically designated thereon as “PUBLIC”—and may be cited. Private opinions
are those that have not been published by the Committee—specifically designated thereon as
“NOT FOR PUBLICATION”—and are intended to be advice for the originally-inquiring lawyer
only and are not intended to be made available for public use or for citation. Neither the LSBA,
the members of the Committee or its Ethics Counsel assume any legal liability or responsibility
for the advice and opinions expressed in this process.

Opinions are published on the LSBA website as follows:
05-RPCC-001 PUBLIC Opinion (4/4/05) Lawyer Retirement—Ethical Requirements to Client;
05-RPCC-002 PUBLIC Opinion (4//05) Contingency Fees in Domestic Relations Cases;
05-RPCC-003 PUBLIC Opinion (4/4/05) Surrender of Client File Upon Termination of
Representation;
05-RPCC-004 PUBLIC Opinion (4/4/05) Safekeeping the Property of Clients and Third Parties
Rule 1.15(d), Rule 1.15(e);
05-RPCC-005 PUBLIC Opinion (9/27/05) Lawyer Providing “Hotline” Advice in the Wake of a
Natural Disaster Rule 1.1, Rule 4.2, Rule 6.5, Rule 7.1, Rule 7.3;
05-RPCC-006 PUBLIC Opinion (10/13/05) Client Confidentiality vs. Subpoena/Court Order to
Testify Rule 1.6(b)(6);
05-RPCC-007 PUBLIC Opinion (11/21/05) Lawyer as a Witness Rule 3.7, Rule 1.7, Rule 1.9,
Rule 1.4(a)(5);
06-RPCC-008 PUBLIC Opinion (1/4/06) Client File Retention Rule 1.15(a);
06-RPCC-009 PUBLIC Opinion (3/1/06) Funds or Property of Missing Client Rule 1.15, Rule
1.0(h), Rule 1.3;
06-RPCC-010 PUBLIC Opinion (6/1/06) Lawyer’s Duty to Report Professional Misconduct of
Another Lawyer Rule 8.3(a);
07-RPCC-011 PUBLIC Opinion (2/15/07) Conflicts of Interest and the Part-Time Prosecutor
Rule 1.7(a), Rule 1.11(d);
07-RPCC-012 PUBLIC Opinion (4/3/07) Identification of a Law Practice – Fictitious or Trade
Names; Multiple Business Identities Rule 7.1, Rule 7.4, Rule 7.5;
07-RPCC-013 PUBLIC Opinion (8/9/07) Sharing Office Space Without Sharing Liabilities and
Conflicts Rule 1.10, Rule 1.5(e), Rule 7.5(d);
07-RPCC-014 PUBLIC Opinion (10/12/07) Permissible Communications with Persons Already
Represented by Counsel Rule 4.2;
07-RPCC-015 PUBLIC Opinion (12/20/07) Gifts to Clients Rule 7.1(c), Rule 7.2, Rule 7.3(a);
08-RPCC-016 PUBLIC Opinion (2/29/08) Conflicts of Interest: Simultaneous Representation of
Driver and Guess-Passenger Rule 1.7, Rule 1.9;
08-RPCC-017 PUBLIC Opinion (6/30/08) Sharing Office Space with Non-Lawyers Rule 1.6,
Rule 1.8(a), Rule 5.3, Rule 5.4, Rule 5.5(a), Rule 5.5(e)(3), Rule 7.2, Rule 7.3(a);
12-RPCC-018 PULIC Opinion (1/30/12) Sharing Legal Fees with Suspended or Disbarred
Lawyers Rule 1.5, 1.15(d) and (e), and 5.5(e)(1) and (e)(4);
12-RPCC-019 PUBLIC Opinion (11/29/12) Accepting Credit Cards for Payment of Fees and
Costs Rule 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.15;
16-RPCC-020 PUBLIC Opinion (8/23/16) Communication Regarding Potential Malpractice
Rule 1.4, 1.7 and 1.8(h);
19-RPCC-021 PUBLIC Opinion (2/6/19) Lawyer’s Use of Technology.

Questions, comments or suggestions regarding the opinions, the publication process or the Ethics
Advisory Service may be directed to Eric Barefield, Ethics Counsel, Louisiana State Bar
Association, 601 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70130; direct dial: (504) 619-0122; fax: