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Rule 3.5 Impartiality and Decorum of the Tribunal
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Opinion 94-07 |
Communication With the Court
It is improper for a lawyer to engage in or to respond to ex parte communications from a judge concerning the drafting of an order or judgment without giving prompt notice to opposing counsel.
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Opinion 94-03 |
Advertising and Solicitation | Government Representation
A law firm may entertain public officials who are officers of a client municipality at events such as a holiday party or a summer picnic. Invitations of such persons to sporting events on an individual basis are not improper per se, but are subject to reasonable limitations.
Rule 3.5(b)
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Opinion 93-12 |
Ex Parte Communications | Prosecutors
It is improper for a state's attorney to communicate ex parte with a judge to obtain an emergency stay of a bail reduction order, except as provided for by statute.
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Opinion 92-21 |
Communication With Client | Ex Parte Communications
A judge may confer with his/ her spouse's attorney, providing the judge has no official relationship to the spouse's legal proceeding, but only a personal one. This also means there is no impropriety in the actions of the spouse's attorney, in conferring with the client's spouse.