Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline Opinion 02-06

[WARNING – CPR Opinion-provides advice under the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility which is superseded by the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, eff. 2/1/2007.]

Topic: E-mailing an Attorney to Offer to Serve as Appellate Counsel

Syllabus of the Board:

When an Ohio attorney learns that a notice of appeal is filed in an Ohio court, the attorney may contact the Ohio counsel for either the appellant or appellee to convey an interest in serving as appellate counsel.  The attorney-to-attorney contact may be in person, by telephone, mail, or e-mail.

The full text is available at http://www.supremecourt.ohio…