LEO: Public Office - Private Representation -  LE Op. 670

 

Public Office - Private Representation - Use of Status.

 

March 15, 1985

 

It is not improper for an attorney who is also a public officer such as a

commissioner in chancery, or a trustee in a U.S. bankruptcy court to

represent clients before such courts. It is only the attorney who attempts

to use such status of public office to advance a private cause who

violates EC:8-8 and DR:8-101(A).

 

Committee Opinion March 15, 1985