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Ethics Committee
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Courtland “Skip” K. Townsend, Chair
6804 Coastal Highway
Ocean City, MD 21842-7436
Phone: (410) 524-4300
Email: cktlaw@verizon.net |
Ethics
Hotline
Committee
Members
Ethics Committee Guidelines
Ethics Opinions
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This Committee issues written opinions on the proper interpretation of
the Rules of Professional Conduct, which are indexed and available on MSBA’s
website. It also provides oral advice on the interpretation and application
of the Rules through the operation of a telephonic "hot-line" service. To
date, it has received over twenty requests for written opinions and
countless calls via the "hotline." The Committee completed a revision of its
Guidelines, which were published in the Bar Bulletin and are posted
on MSBA’s website. The revisions address a number of recent technological
changes, including the availability of the Committee’s opinions on-line and
the increasing frequency of e-mailed requests for opinions. It continued to
develop procedures to shorten the "turn-around" time between the receipt of
inquiries and the completion of final opinions.
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