LEO: Attorney Serving as Notary Public  LE Op. 382

 

Attorney Serving as Notary Public.

 

July 27, 1980

 

It is ethically improper for an attorney who represents the plaintiff in

a divorce cause to serve also as notary public before whom the depositions

in a divorce case are taken. [See II: DR:5-101(B) and DR:5-102(A).]

 

Committee Opinion July 27, 1980

 

CROSS REFERENCES

 

See also LE Op. 618, and LE Op. 626.