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 must a Minnesota lawyer handle advance fees and non-refundable availability retainers?
Under this now-repealed opinion, advance fee payments had to go into an interest-bearing trust account and could be withdrawn only when earned with notice and an accounting, while availability or non-…
Who could sign checks and authorize withdrawals from a Minnesota law firm trust account?
Under this now-repealed opinion, every withdrawal instrument drawn against a law firm trust account had to be signed by at least one lawyer in the firm, and no withdrawal could be made except at a law…
What trust-account books and records did a Minnesota lawyer have to keep?
This now-repealed opinion required every Minnesota lawyer in private practice to keep detailed trust-account records (account identification, a check register, per-client subsidiary ledgers, monthly t…
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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.