Ethics Hotline & Opinions

ETHICS DOCKET NO. 1988-43

"

MARYLAND STATE BAR ASSOCIATION, INC.

COMMITTEE ON ETHICS

ETHICS DOCKET NO. 1988-43

Attorney: Withdrawal of Counsel Based on Possible Fraud in Unrelated Case


 Based upon circumstances happening during your representation of a corporation and the president's wife, you desire this Committee to issue an ethics opinion which you intend to support a motion to withdraw from pending litigation. This Committee does not issue opinions on matters that are currently in litigation.

Unfortunately, we are unable to further respond to your inquiry.


"
DISCLAIMER: Opinions of the Maryland State Bar Association (MSBA) Ethics Committee are an uncompensated service of the MSBA. This Committee’s opinions are not binding on the Maryland Court of Appeals, Maryland Attorney Grievance Commission, MSBA or this Committee. The reader is advised that subsequent judicial opinions, revisions to the rules of professional conduct, and future opinions of this Committee may render the Opinions stated herein outdated. As such, the Committee’s opinions are advisory only and neither the Committee nor the MSBA assumes any liability whatsoever with respect thereto. Accordingly, reliance upon the opinions of this Committee is solely at the risk of the user.