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#1 - 11. Withdrawn
#12. Communicating With Opposing Counsel
#13-20. Withdrawn
#21. Attorney's Communication With 0pposite Party
#22. Attorney's Writing About His Pending Case
#23-25. Withdrawn
#26. Client Discussing Case With Judge
#27 - 29. Withdrawn
#30. Sharing Offices
#31. Sharing Offices
#32. Withdrawn
#33. Posting Bail for Others
#34-44. Withdrawn
#45. Claim Against Former Client
#46 - 58. Withdrawn
#59. Prosecuting Attorney As Attorney
#60-65. Withdrawn
#66. Attorney Communicating Directly With the Opposing Party
#67-69. Withdrawn
#70. Revealing Address of Client by Attorney
#71 -73. Withdrawn
#74. Restrictions Upon the Private Practice of Prosecuting Attorneys (Retained in part)
#75 - 79. Withdrawn
#80. Lawyer Acting for Collection Agency
#81. Prosecuting Attorney Maintaining Suit to Invalidate Bonds of School District
#82-83. Withdrawn
#84. Collection Agencies
#85-86. Withdrawn
#87. Letterhead Designating Attorney as City Attorney
#88-97. Withdrawn
#98. Use of Confidential Records
#99-101. Withdrawn
#102. Withdrawn [See RCW 42.17.130]
#103. Withdrawn
#104. Attorney Accepting Appointment as City Attorney for Two Separate Cities or Towns
#105-110. Withdrawn
#111. Probate of Will
#112. Withdrawn
#113. Writing Letter to Newspaper
#114-118. Withdrawn
#119. Real Estate Transaction
#120. Withdrawn
#121. Conflict of Interest in P.U.D. Case (Retained in part)
#122-135. Withdrawn
#136. Claim Against Former Client
#137-144. Withdrawn
#145. Divorce Action Against Former Client
#146-156. Withdrawn
#157. The Use of Credit Cards for the Payment of Legal Services Is Permitted If Specified Guidelines Are Followed (Retained in part)
#158. Interest May be Charged by Attorneys On Delinquent Accounts
#159. Withdrawn
#160. Practice by a Part-Time District Court Judge or Commissioner
#161. Government Attorneys in Private Practice
#162-167. Withdrawn
#168. Obligations of Court-Appointed Criminal Defense Counsel When Learning That Client No Longer Indigent
#169-173. Withdrawn
#174. Trust Account Funds Held for One Client May Not Be Used for Advance Costs on Behalf of Another Client
#175. The Confidentiality of Attorney-Client Communications Continues After the Client's Death
#176. Defense Counsel's Duty to Withdraw When There is a Conflict of Interest Between Two Clients of the Same Firm
#177. Guaranteeing Trust Account Disbursals
#178. Misleading Firm Names Are Prohibited
#179. Fees in Industrial Insurance Appeal Cases
#180. Withdrawn. [See Loudon v. Mhyre]
#181. Asserting Possessory Lien Rights and Responding to Former Client's Request for Files
#182. Lawyer as Litigant and Witness
#183. Disclosure of Client Confidences or Secrets by a Legal Service Office to the Legal Service Corporation or Other Third Party
#184. A Lawyer in Good Standing May Not Employ a Disbarred Lawyer in Connection with the Practice of Law
#185. Ethical Duty of a Lawyer Who Guarantees Payment on Behalf of a Client to a Creditor from Proceeds of Settlement or Judgment
#186. Withdrawn
#187. Deposit of Escrow Funds by a Lawyer Acting as Agent
#188. Obligation of Defense Counsel in a Criminal Case to Disclose Information Regarding Defendant's Criminal History
#189. Withdrawn
#190. Compliance with RPC 1.10 Re: Apportionment of Fees and Notice Requirement to Former Client
#191. A Contingent Fee May Not be Based Upon the Larger of the Recovery Obtained at Trial/Arbitration or the Amount Offered in Settlement
#192. Sale of a Law Practice
#193. Disbursal Accounts
#194. Disclosure of Client Information to Treasury Department on IRS Form 8300
#195. Outside Auditing
#196. Use of a Suspended/Disbarred Attorney's Name in Firm's Name and/or Business Communications is Prohibited
#197. Withdrawn
