Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board Ethics Opinions
Free plain-English summaries of legal ethics opinions issued by the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board, with full citations and source links on every page.
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How may a Minnesota law firm identify and use paralegals and other non-lawyer staff?
The opinion allows firms to list clearly identified paralegals on letterhead, cards, signs, and directories and to have them sign firm correspondence at an attorney's direction, while non-lawyers must…
Can a Minnesota lawyer accept a gratuity from a court reporting service the client pays for?
The opinion concludes a lawyer should not accept, or let a non-lawyer employee accept, a gratuity from a court reporting or similar service for which a client is expected to pay unless the client cons…
How must a Minnesota lawyer keep a law practice separate from debt-collection-agency work?
Under this now-repealed opinion, a lawyer involved with a debt collection agency had to keep the law practice visibly separate, supervise lay staff, personally sign legal documents, protect client con…
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Legal ethics opinions from the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board interpret the rules of professional conduct for working lawyers, in response to inquiries from members and committees. They are not binding like court discipline decisions, but courts and discipline boards treat formal opinions as substantial guidance on how the rules apply. Every opinion above has a plain-English question and short answer, plus a link to the original source on the bar's site.