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The Supreme Court of Ohio adopted the following
amendment to Canon 1 of the Code of Professional Responsibility
(DR 1-104) and Notice to Client, effective July 1, 2001.
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CANON 1
A Lawyer Should Assist in Maintaining the
Integrity
and Competence of the Legal Profession
DISCIPLINARY RULES
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DR 1-104. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THE
CLIENT.
(A) A lawyer shall inform a client at the time of the client's
engagement of the lawyer or at any time subsequent to the
engagement if the lawyer does not maintain professional liability
insurance in the amounts of at least one hundred thousand
dollars per occurrence and three hundred thousand dollars
in the aggregate or if the lawyer's professional liability
insurance is terminated. The notice shall be provided to the
client on a separate form set forth following this rule and
shall be signed by the client.
(B) A lawyer shall maintain a copy of the notice signed by
the client for five years after termination of representation
of the client.
(C) The notice required by division (A) of this rule shall
not apply to a lawyer who is engaged in either of the following:
(1) Rendering legal services to a governmental entity that
employs the lawyer;
(2) Rendering legal services to an entity that employs the
lawyer as in-house counsel.
NOTICE TO CLIENT
Required by DR 1-104
Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility
Pursuant to DR 1-104 of the Ohio Code of Professional
Responsibility, I am required to notify you that I do not maintain
professional liability (malpractice) insurance of at least $100,000
per occurrence and $300,000 in the aggregate.
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Attorney's Signature
CLIENT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I acknowledge receipt of the notice required by
DR 1-104 of the Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility that
[insert attorney's name] does not maintain professional liability
(malpractice) insurance of at least $100,000 per occurrence
and $300,000 in the aggregate.
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Client's Signature
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