QUESTION: “Our firm represents a plaintiff who has a tort claim against a corporation. Certain employees of the defendant witnessed the incident and possess facts which we need to know…

QUESTION: The question poses the propriety and permissibility of “tombstone announcements” of selected transactions with the approval of the parties involved. ANSWER: In a 1983 opinion the Virginia Bar held…

QUESTION: A solo practitioner with an active trust account died. Attorney A was appointed executor and undertook to wind up the practice and to distribute the funds from the trust…

QUESTION: “The plaintiff in a workmen’s compensation case has filed a lawsuit in which he claims permanent and total disability as a result of a back injury. After the complaint…

QUESTION: “May an attorney represent both buyer and seller in a real estate transaction where the attorney is called upon to render legal advice to both parties and is further…

QUESTION: “My secretary has recently been certified as a Professional Legal Secretary. This certification is issued by the National Association of Legal Secretaries to those professionals who pass an extensive…

QUESTION: “I am a lawyer licensed to practice in Alabama. I have been appointed as Trustee in Bankruptcy for John Doe, P.C., and under the authority of the Bankruptcy Code,…

QUESTION: “Several years ago I talked to a person that I will refer to hereinafter as Ms. X. This relationship resulted in Ms. X hiring me for the purpose of…

QUESTION: A brochure has been presented by a group of law students who wish to advertise a research business. Their query concerns whether “legal research” constitutes the practice of law.…

QUESTION: “FACTS: The ABC County District Attorney’s Office is under contract with the Department of Human Resources to handle all child support matters under Title IV of the Social Security…