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Opinion 16-05 |
Conflict of Interest | Government Representation | Nonlawyer Assistants
A law firm may continue to represent a city in municipal matters even though a paralegal employed by the firm is a member of the city council and the council has authority over the work and whether the firm’s bills get paid.
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Opinion 14-07 |
Advice to Client | Government Representation | Scope of Representation
An Illinois lawyer may provide services to a client on legal matters generated by the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act.
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Opinion 14-05 |
Conflict of Interest | Conflict of Interest - Personal Interests | Government Representation | Prosecutors
A State’s Attorney may represent his county in union negotiations while simultaneously calling law enforcement personnel as witnesses in criminal cases provided the attorney has completed an analysis of any conflicts of interest pursuant to Rule 1.7 of the Illinois Rules of Professional Conduct.
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Opinion 13-07 |
Conflict of Interest | Government Representation | Prosecutors
A lawyer may not serve concurrently as a municipal prosecutor and as an administrative hearing officer for that same municipality.
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Opinion 12-13 |
Conflict of Interest - Personal Interests | Government Representation | Imputed Disqualification
A lawyer may not continue to represent a plan commission or city council after the lawyer’s partner has appeared before those bodies to oppose a zoning change. The lawyer’s recusal from the plan commission’s or city council’s consideration of the partner’s zoning matter will not remove the conflict of interest. However, the plan commission and city council may give informed consent to the lawyer’s continued representation in unrelated matters if the lawyer reasonably believes that the lawyer will be able to provide competent and diligent representation despite the conflict of interest.
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Opinion 12-12 |
Appearance of Impropriety | Conflict of Interest - Personal Interests | Government Representation | Imputed Disqualification
A lawyer may not continue to represent a school district against which the lawyer’s partner has initiated an adverse proceeding. Recusal from consideration of the partner’s adverse proceeding will not remove the conflict of interest. However, the school board may give informed consent to the lawyer’s continued representation in unrelated matters if the lawyer reasonably believes that the lawyer will be able to provide competent and diligent representation despite the conflict of interest.
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Opinion 07-01 |
Conflict of Interest | Government Representation
Because state government is not one entity composed of all departments under the jurisdiction of the Governor for purposes of resolving conflict of interest questions, a lawyer may represent one state government agency while representing a private party adverse to another state government agency.
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Opinion 96-07 |
Government Representation
Lawyer who previously worked for DCFS as supervisor and not as lawyer may represent client in juvenile court provided (1) lawyer did not personally and substantially participate in same matter while at DCFS; and (2) lawyer did not acquire relevant confidential information about DCFS or about person adverse to his client that would be used against DCFS or against such person. Under appropriate circumstances DCFS or person adverse to client could waive objection to lawyer's representing client.
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Opinion 95-05 |
Conflict of Interest | Government Representation | Imputed Disqualification
It is not necessarily improper for a lawyer whose firm represents a city in defense of a variety of civil matters to undertake representation in unrelated matters of clients charged with violations of the Human Rights Ordinance of the city before its Human Rights Commission if both clients consent after full disclosure.
Any client of any lawyer in a law firm or of the firm itself is a client of every lawyer in the firm for the purpose of conflict of interest analysis.
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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.
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Opinion 94-21 |
Conflict of Interest | Government Lawyers | Government Representation
It is not per se improper for a lawyer to sue a current client (a public body) in an unrelated matter if both clients consent after full disclosure.
Whether an attorney "reasonably believes" his dual representation will not adversely affect his relationships is determined by an objective, not subjective, standard based upon what the "reasonable attorney" would believe.
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Opinion 94-16 |
Government Representation | Prosecutors
A lawyer who represents criminal and traffic defendants may accept individual juvenile cases on behalf of the State's Attorney's Office as Special Prosecutor, but only with full disclosure and consent of any affected clients.
- Opinion 90-34 | Conflict of Interest | Government Representation
- Opinion 89-15 | Conflict of Interest | Government Representation
- Opinion 87-04 | Conflict of Interest | Government Representation
- Opinion 86-13 | Government Representation
- Opinion 86-04 | Government Representation | Prosecutors
- Opinion 84-05 | Government Representation | Imputed Disqualification | Prosecutors
- Opinion 852 | Government Representation | Prosecutors
- Opinion 748 | Government Representation
