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This site contains all 425 Formal Ethics Opinions issued by the
Kentucky Bar Association ("KBA") since 1962.
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KBA Formal Ethics Opinions are advisory opinions about what lawyers may and may
not do in Kentucky.
The KBA is an agency of the Supreme Court of Kentucky. SeeSupreme Court Rule (SCR) 3.025.
The KBA issues formal ethics opinions pursuant to
Supreme Court Rule 3.530.
Note:
The law of Kentucky has changed and evolved since the KBA began issuing
formal ethics
opinions 44 years ago.
Consequently, you should not rely on the content of any opinion retrieved from this site as
a substitute for competent and complete legal research.
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