New Hampshire Bar Association Ethics Opinions
Free plain-English summaries of legal ethics opinions issued by the New Hampshire Bar Association, with full citations and source links on every page.
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Can a New Hampshire partner sell their firm or a practice area to an associate while continuing to practice law, without retiring?
The opinion concludes that under New Hampshire's Rule 1.17 a partner who is not retiring cannot sell their firm or practice area to an associate, because the rule requires the selling lawyer to cease …
What must a New Hampshire lawyer do when appointed to wind up a deceased or incapacitated sole practitioner's law practice, and how should a solo plan for that event?
The opinion describes how to wind up a deceased or incapacitated solo's practice in compliance with the rules: petition the court under SC Rule 37(17), inventory and run conflicts on clients, notify c…
How long must a New Hampshire lawyer keep a client's file, and what must a retiring lawyer do with client files?
The client file is the client's property and must be returned on request; files must be kept long enough to avoid prejudice to the client but need not be kept forever, and a retiring lawyer must retur…
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Legal ethics opinions from the New Hampshire Bar Association 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.