Resources: Healthcare Dilemmas (Legal Roles)
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Federal and Multi-State Resources
Link here to the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/
Link here to compiled ethics resources from the American Bar Association: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/resources/links_of_interest/#States
Link here to compiled state and national ethics resources from sunEthics: http://www.sunethics.com/state-and-national-ethics-resources-home.html
Link here to information from the American Bar Association on collection of medical records: https://www.americanbar.org/groups/litigation/committees/products-liability/practice/2016/collection-medical-records-primer-attorneys/
Alabama
Link here to the Alabama State Bar Ethics Division page: https://www.alabar.org/office-of-general-counsel/ethics-division/
Alaska
Link here to the Alaska Bar Association Ethics & Discipline page: https://alaskabar.org/ethics-discipline/
Arizona
Link here to the State Bar of Arizona Ethics Department page: https://www.azbar.org/for-lawyers/ethics/
Arkansas
Link here to ethics opinions from the Arkansas Bar Association: https://www.arkbar.com/for-attorneys/resources-nav/ethics-advisory
California
Link here to the State Bar of California’s Ethics Hotline: https://www.calbar.ca.gov/Attorneys/Conduct-Discipline/Ethics/Hotline
Colorado
Link here to the Colorado Bar Association Ethics Committee page: https://www.cobar.org/ethics
Connecticut
Link here to informal ethics opinions from the Connecticut Bar Association: https://www.ctbar.org/news/informal-ethics-opinions
Delaware
Link here to the Delaware Courts’ Ethics Hotline for Lawyers: https://courts.delaware.gov/odc/ethics.aspx#:~:text=To%20reach%20the%20Ethics%20Hotline,at%20ARMS_ODC_EHOTLINE%40delaware.gov
Florida
Link here to the Florida Bar Ethics page: https://www.floridabar.org/ethics/
Georgia
Link here to the Georgia State University Law Library Ethics and Professional Responsibility page, including state-specific ethics opinions and disciplinary actions: https://libguides.law.gsu.edu/c.php?g=253396&p=1689855
Hawaii
Link here for the Disciplinary Board of the Hawaii Supreme Court (“Legal Ethics Advice for Hawai’i Lawyers”): https://dbhawaii.org/legal-ethics-advice-for-hawaii-lawyers/
Idaho
Link here for Formal Ethics Opinions of the Idaho State Bar: https://isb.idaho.gov/bar-counsel/formal-opinions/
Illinois
Link here for the Illinois State Bar Association Ethics Infoline and additional resources: https://www.isba.org/ethics
Indiana
Link here to request ethics guidance from the Indiana Judicial Branch: Disciplinary Commission: https://www.in.gov/courts/discipline/guidance/
Iowa
Link here to the Iowa State Bar Association Ethics & Practice Guidelines page: https://www.iowabar.org/group/Ethics
Kansas
Link here to the Kansas Judicial Branch Ethics and Grievance Committees: https://www.kscourts.org/Attorneys/Office-of-Disciplinary-Administration/Ethics-Grievance-Committee
Kentucky
Link here to ethics opinions from the Kentucky Bar Association: https://www.kybar.org/page/opinsethics
Louisiana
Link here to the Ethics Advisory Service and opinions from the Louisiana State Bar Association: https://www.lsba.org/Members/EthicsAdvisary.aspx
Maine
Link here for the Ethics Helpline for Registered Maine Attorneys: https://www.mebaroverseers.org/attorney_services/ethics_helpline.html
Maryland
Link here for ethics opinions and a hotline from the Maryland State Bar Association: https://www.msba.org/for-members/resources/ethics-hotline-opinions/
Link here for the Maryland Healthcare Ethics Committee Network from Maryland Carey Law: https://www.law.umaryland.edu/Programs-and-Impact/Health-Law/MHECN/
Massachusetts
Link here for the Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Ethics Helpline: https://www.massbbo.org/s/ethics-helpline
Michigan
Link here to the State Bar of Michigan Ethics page: https://www.michbar.org/opinions/ethicsopinions
Minnesota
Link here for the Minnesota Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board: http://lprb.mncourts.gov/Pages/Default.aspx
Mississippi
Link here for ethics opinions from the Mississippi Bar: https://www.msbar.org/ethics-discipline/ethics-opinions.aspx
Missouri
Link here for information on requesting an informal advisory opinion or formal opinion from the Legal Ethics Counsel: https://mo-legal-ethics.org/for-lawyers/requesting-an-informal-advisory-opinion/#:~:text=To%20request%20an%20informal%20opinion,calling%20for%20an%20informal%20opinion.
Montana
Link here for the Montana Rules of Professional Conduct: https://www.montanabar.org/Membership-Regulatory/Member-Resources/Ethics-Opinions
Nebraska
Link here for the Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct: https://supremecourt.nebraska.gov/supreme-court-rules/chapter-3-attorneys-and-practice-law/article-5-nebraska-rules-professional
Nevada
Link here for an ethics hotline serving Nevada-licensed attorneys: https://nvbar.org/for-lawyers/ethics-discipline/ethics-hotline/#:~:text=Nevada%2Dlicensed%20attorneys%20with%20questions,(800)%20254%2D2797.
New Hampshire
Link here for the New Hampshire Bar Association Ethics Helpline: https://www.nhbar.org/ethics-helpline
New Jersey
Link here for the New Jersey Courts Attorney Ethics Research Assistance Hotline: https://www.njcourts.gov/attorneys/oaehotline.html
New Mexico
Link here for the State Bar of New Mexico Ethics Advisory Committee page: https://www.sbnm.org/Leadership/Committees/Ethics-Advisory-Committee
New York
Link here for ethics opinions from the New York State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics: https://nysba.org/committees/committee-on-professional-ethics/
North Carolina
Link here for information on requesting an informal ethics opinion from the North Carolina State Bar: https://www.ncbar.gov/for-lawyers/ethics/need-ethics-advice/
North Dakota
Link here for the State Bar Association of North Dakota Ethics Committee page: https://www.sband.org/page/ethics_committee
Ohio
Link here to the University of Akron School of Law Library guide on Professional Responsibility for Lawyers: https://libguides.uakron.edu/c.php?g=611364&p=4492665
Oklahoma
Link here to the Oklahoma Bar Association Ethics Counsel page: https://www.okbar.org/ec/
Oregon
Link here for the Oregon State Bar Legal Ethics Helpline: https://www.osbar.org/ethics/
Pennsylvania
Link here for the Pennsylvania Bar Association Ethics Hotline: https://www.pabar.org/public/Membership/ethics.asp#:~:text=All%20inquiries%20are%20confidential.,2214.
Rhode Island
Link here to the Rhode Island Judiciary Ethics Advisory Panel page: https://www.courts.ri.gov/AttorneyResources/ethicsadvisorypanel/Pages/default.aspx
South Carolina
Link here to the South Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct: https://www.scbar.org/lawyers/sections-committees-divisions/committees/ethics-advisory-committee/rules-of-professional-conduct/
South Dakota
Link here for ethics opinions from the State Bar of South Dakota: https://www.statebarofsouthdakota.com/ethics-opinions/
Tennessee
Link here for the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct: https://www.tba.org/index.cfm?pg=tennessee-rules-of-professional-conduct
Texas
Link here for ethics resources from the State Bar of Texas: https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/ForLawyers/ResourceGuides1/EthicsResources/default.htm
Utah
Link here for the Utah State Bar Ethics Advice page: https://www.utahbar.org/ethics-hotline/
Vermont
Link here to the State of Vermont Office of the Defender General Ethics page: https://defgen.vermont.gov/research/ethics
Virginia
Link here to the Virginia State Bar Professional Guidelines page: http://www.vsb.org/pro-guidelines/
Washington
Link here to the Washington State Bar Association Ethics Line page: https://www.wsba.org/for-legal-professionals/ethics/ethics-line
West Virginia
Link here for the West Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct: http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community/court-rules/professional-conduct/contents.html
Wisconsin
Link here to the State Bar of Wisconsin Advice & Information page: https://www.wisbar.org/formembers/ethics/Pages/Advice-and-Information.aspx#:~:text=They%20can%20be%20reached%20at,Wisconsin%20lawyers%20conform%20their%20own
Wyoming
Link here to the Wyoming State Bar Ethics Help page: https://www.wyomingbar.org/for-lawyers/lawyer-resources/ethics-help/