Opinion 1421

The Committee reviewed your inquiry regarding handing out letters at living trust seminars given by other parties, in which you solicit attendance at a workshop at your law office. The Committee was of the opinion that nothing in the Rules of Professional Conduct would prevent you from handing out the written advertisement at a seminar. However, the Committee was of the opinion that the content of the materials you propose to hand out would be misleading or deceptive in many respects, such as suggesting that the recipient will be sued, and in most respects omits facts necessary to make to statements considered as a whole not materially misleading.
The Committee can render no opinion regarding whether your activities give the attorney presenting the seminar a valid cause of action for unfair trade practices because to do so is beyond the authority granted to the Committee.

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