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Formal Opinion No. 2003-164

The State Bar of California

Standing Committee on Professional Responsibility and Conduct

Summary

May an attorney-client relationship be formed with an attorney who answers specific legal questions posed by persons with whom the attorney has not previously established an attorneyclient relationship on a radio call-in show or other similar format?

Syllabus

  • Statement of Facts
  • Discussion
    • Formation of an Attorney-Client Relationship
    • Totality of the Circumstances

Maximum Credit Hours

.25 - Total Credit Hours
.25 - Ethics
.00 - Substance Abuse
.00 - Bias

Official Record of Attendance

 Name  Electronic Signature  Bar Number  Date

 

Any mark made by a person who intends the mark to be a signature constitutes an electronic signature. The mark could be as simple as /s/ or a complete typed name.