ISBA Professional Conduct Advisory Opinions

  • Illinois lawyer acting as local counsel in a criminal matter in Illinois state court for a non-Illinois lawyer : Opinion # 24-01
  • Providing legal services to clients under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act : Opinion # 14-07
  • Mediator preparing post-mediation divorce documents for unrepresented spouse to file pro se : Opinion # 04-03
  • Lawyer’s preparation of trust documents directing trustee to employ lawyer or lawyer’s firm : Opinion # 99-08
  • Advertising “specialization,” delegation of work outside firm : Opinion # 96-08
  • Drafting documents but delegating legal advice on those documents to nonlawyers : Opinion # 94-01
  • Lawyer hired by third party : Opinion # 93-11
  • Lawyer taking direction from client’s agent real estate broker : Opinion # 87-02
  • Lawyer preparing pleadings and advising pro se litigant : Opinion # 85-06
  • Preparation of pleadings for pro se litigant : Opinion # 849

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.