Advisory Opinion: 1304

Year Issued: 1989

RPC(s): RPC 7.5(d); Formal Opinion 178

Subject: Office sharing; telephone answered "law offices"

The Committee considered your inquiry concerning whether lawyers who share office space and have a common telephone line may answer the telephone with the term "law offices." The Committee is of the opinion that answering the telephone with the term "law offices" is not misleading and that neither Formal Opinion 178 nor RPC 7.5(d) would prohibit such conduct.

Advisory Opinions are provided for the education of the Bar and reflect the opinion of the Committee on Professional Ethics (CPE) or its predecessors. Advisory Opinions are provided pursuant to the authorization granted by the Board of Governors, but are not individually approved by the Board and do not reflect the official position of the Bar association. Laws other than the Washington State Rules of Professional Conduct may apply to the inquiry. The Committee's answer does not include or opine about any other applicable law other than the meaning of the Rules of Professional Conduct.