Advisory Opinion: 1665

Year Issued: 1996

RPC(s): RPC 7.1; 7.4

Subject: Advertisement stating that lawyer handles lawsuits against specific business or business owners

The Committee discussed your inquiry regarding whether the Rules of Professional Conduct permit your firm to run an ad in the newspaper or telephone book yellow pages indicating that you would handle certain types of lawsuits against a particular business and/or its principals. The Committee determined that you should refer to RPC 7.1 and 7.4. The Committee offers no opinion regarding any other liability running such an ad might involve.

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.