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Ohio Resources

Contents of this brief guide include major sources of law and legal information in Ohio, as well as general information about state and local government.

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Ethics

Rules

Databases

ABA/Bloomberg Law Ohio Ethics Resources
Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct on Lexis: Found in Ohio Local, State & Federal Court Rules.
Code of Judicial Conduct on Lexis: Found in Ohio Local, State & Federal Court Rules.
Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct on Westlaw: Found in Ohio Statutes & Court Rules.
Code of Judicial Conduct (2009) on Westlaw: Found in Ohio Statutes & Court Rules.

Websites

Opinions

Databases

Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct: Ohio Formal Ethics Opinions on Bloomberg Law
Lawyers' Manual on Professional Conduct: Ohio Informal Ethics Opinions on Bloomberg Law
Legal Ethics Opinions (coverage from 1987) & Judicial Ethics Opinions (coverage from 1987) on Westlaw: Found in Administrative Decisions & Guidance : Legal & Judicial Ethics & Disciplinary Opinions : Ohio Ethics Opinions.

Website

Advisory Opinions (Ohio Bd. Pro. Conduct)

Treatise

Ohio Legal Ethics Law under the Rules of Professional Conduct on Lexis

Research Guide

Ohio Professional Responsibility for Lawyers (Univ. Akron L. Libr.)

More on Legal Ethics in General

Legal Ethics and Legal Profession Research Guide
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The Thomas Woodward Houghton 50 State Ethics Guide (Texas L. Sch. Libr.)
Contains links to free sources of rules of conducts and ethics opinions for each state.
National Reporter on Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility on Lexis
Coverage 1990- 2009, but varies by state. No longer updated.