The Ohio State Bar Association has issued an Informal Advisory Opinion (2013-03) on lawyers' use of the "cloud" to store client data. This Opinion specifically states that:
"The Committee's opinion is that storing client data in "the cloud" is a permutation on tra ditional waysofstoring client data, and requires lawyersto follow the ethics rules that apply to client information in whatever form. With due regard for these rules and related Ohio ethics opinions, theCommittee advisesthat theOhio Rules ofProfessional Conduct do notprohibit storing client data in "the cloud.""