Ohio Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline Opinion 99-9

[WARNING – CPR Opinion-provides advice under the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility which is superseded by the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, eff. 2/1/2007.]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: On-Line Legal Representation of Clients Through E-Mail Questions and Answer

Syllabus of the Board:

It is proper for an attorney to place an on-line intake form on the law firm world wide web site that enables web site visitors to e-mail legal questions to the law firm and receive responses by e-mail from an attorney for a fee.

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