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Ohio Supreme Court Board of Professional Conduct Issues Advisory Opinion About Lawyers Reporting Others' Misconduct

The Ohio Supreme Court Board of Professional Conduct has issued its second Advisory Opinion (2016-2) of the year. This Advisory Opinion covers a lawyer’s duty to report unprivileged knowledge of another lawyer’s misconduct. The Syllabus of the Opinion states that:

"A lawyer is required under Prof.Cond.R. 8.3 to report any unprivileged knowledge of a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel or a bar association's certified grievance committee. A lawyer shall not reveal privileged information relating to the representation of a client, including information protected by the attorney-client privilege. Prof.Cond.R. 1.6(a). A lawyer may reveal information relating to the representation of a client if the client gives informed consent under Prof.Cond.R. 1.6."

This Opinion replaces Opinion 90-01.

The Ohio Supreme Court provides all of its Advisory Opinions on this page, with various finding tools for accessing them.

Cleveland Law Library Creates Virtual Display on Prominent Female Lawyers in Ohio and Cleveland History

In honor of Women's History Month in March, our Library, the Cleveland Law Library, launched its first virtual display highlighting "Prominent Female Lawyers in Ohio and Cleveland History." This display highlights many firsts for Ohio women lawyers, including these:

• Nettie Cronise Lutes, 1st female member of the Ohio Bar
• Blanche Krupansky, 1st woman to serve on the Ohio Court of Appeals
• Lillian W. Burke, 1st African American female judge appointed in Ohio
• Sara J. Harper, 1st African American woman appointed to sit on the Ohio Supreme Court
• Betty Montgomery, 1st female Ohio Attorney General and 1st female Ohio Auditor of State
• Maureen O’Connor, 1st female Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
• Kathleen B. Burke, 1st female OSBA President