Pursuant to the Bar Association of Montgomery County, MD Constitution, the purpose of the Legal Ethics Committee is to encourage high standards of integrity, honor and courtesy within the profession. It does so by considering questions presented and rendering either formal or informal opinions and publishing those opinions when it considers it in the best interest of the profession.
All opinions are to be preserved.
All questions addressed to the Ethics Committee should concern prospective conduct and should not deal with past events. Communications to the Committee or its members are neither confidential nor privileged, and the Committee, as all lawyers, are bound to report misconduct to the Attorney Grievance Commission. The Committee has no judicial authority and its opinions are not binding on any court. The Committee functions by having monthly meetings which occur on the third Monday of the month, with certain exceptions. At these meetings, matters of ethical interest are discussed and questions which have been raised by letter to the chairperson or a Committee member are resolved.