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Withdrawn | twelve Legal Advertising Opinions issued by the former Standing Committee on Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation

At its meeting on August 1, 2018, the Standing Committee on Legal Ethics withdrew 12 Legal Advertising Opinions (LAOs) issued by the former Standing Committee on Lawyer Advertising and Solicitation. The reason for this decision is that some of the LAOs have become obsolete, superseded by amendments to the Rules of Professional Conduct, or have been restated in whole or in part in LEO 1750. The 12 LAOs were:

1) A-101 Electronic Media Advertising: Actor Portraying Attorney

2) A-102 Fee Information: “No Recovery, No Fee”

3) A-103 Law Firm Name: Use of Corporate, Trade, or Fictitious Name

4) A-104 Print Ad Stating that Attorney Must be Consulted in Certain Circumstances

5) A-105 Advertising of Participation in Lawyer Referral Services

6) A-107 Law Firm Letterhead: Designating Non-Virginia Lawyers

7) A-110 Lawyer Advertising on the Internet

8) A-111 Use of the Title “Tax Specialist”

9) A-113 Statements by Third Parties

10) A-115 May a Lawyer Advertise For a Specific Type of Case That the Lawyer or the Lawyer’s Firm Does Not Intend to Handle?

11) A-116 Communications that Claim “Se Habla Espanol”

12) A-117 Online Attorney Directory Listing

Updated: August 30, 2018