ISBA Professional Conduct Advisory Opinions

  • Corporate legal department employment agreement with non-compete : Opinion # 23-05
  • Duties of in-house lawyer when confronted with internal fraud or criminal conduct that could be imputed to the organization. : Opinion # 20-02
  • In-house counsel representing multiple subsidiaries of same corporate parent : Opinion # 17-05
  • Practice before the U.S. PTO by non-Illinois licensed lawyers : Opinion # 15-01
  • In-house corporate lawyer may not provide legal services to the corporate employer's customers : Opinion # 14-03
  • Lawyer for corporation related to corporate president and principal shareholder : Opinion # 95-01
  • Claim for portion of in-house lawyer’s salary in mortgage foreclosure : Opinion # 768

ISBA Advisory Opinions on Professional Conduct are prepared as an educational service to members of the ISBA. While the opinions express the ISBA interpretation of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct and other relevant materials in response to a specific hypothesized fact situation, they do not have the weight of law and should not be relied upon as a substitute for individual legal advice. For more information, call the ISBA Legal Department at (217) 525-1760 or (800) 252-8908.