Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion #1990-91/1 Conflict of Interest: Representing Position Adverse to Former Client November 8, 1990 ANNOTATION: A government attorney cannot represent the client in a support modification hearing if the government attorney previously represented the
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1990-91/2 Donation of Legal Services for Charitable Fund Raising May 9, 1991 ANNOTATION: Any attorney seeking to donate professional services in lieu of money to a charitable organization (which services are to be
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1990-91/3 Donation to IOLTA of Interest Accrued on Trust Account Prior to Joining IOLTA May 9, 1991 ANNOTATION: Rule 1.15 imposes a mandatory obligation on New Hampshire Attorneys to safeguard clients’ property and
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1990-91/4 Providing Legal Services on a Sliding Fee Scale Based Upon Client’s Income November 8, 1990 ANNOTATION: Rule 6.1 encourages a lawyer to discharge the duty to render public interest legal service by,
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1990-91/5 Fees: Fixed Fee for Insurance Defense Work January 28, 1991 ANNOTATION: A fixed fee with an insurance company is unlikely to be “clearly excessive.” (Rule 1.5). An insured’s consent to a lawyer’s
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1990-91/8 Solicitation/Advertising February 19, 1991 ANNOTATION: A letter mailed generally to other attorneys advising them of the availability of the inquiring attorney for specific types of cases is permissible so long as: a)
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1990-91/9 Marital Mediation: Clarification re: Certification Requirement May 9, 1991 ANNOTATION: The Rule 1.6 potential for confidential communications given in the course of marital mediation not to be privileged is eliminated by RSA
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1990-91/10 Trust Funds: Application of Retainer to Final Bill April 11, 1991 ANNOTATION: A lawyer may not hold a client’s retainer in the lawyer’s client trust account (non-interest bearing) unless such funds are
Ethics Committee Advisory Opinion #1990-91/11 Conflict of Interest: Client Gift to a Relative of a Firm Associate (Prohibited Transactions) May 9, 1991 ANNOTATION: A lawyer is prohibited from preparing an instrument giving the lawyer or the lawyer’s
Ethics Committee Formal Opinion #1990-91/15 Contingent Fee Arrangement for a Domestic Matter September 12, 1991 ANNOTATION: New Hampshire’s version of Rule 1.5(d) (prohibiting a contingency fee “in a domestic relations matter”) is more stringent and all-inclusive than