Ethics Opinions
Iowa Supreme Court Board of Professional Ethics and Conduct




Date of Opinion: 06/22/1977

Opinion Number: 77-09

Title: NOT IMPROPER FOR IOWA LAWYERS TO PARTICIPATE IN CREDIT CARD PLANS, WITHIN CERTAIN LIMITS

Opinion: Inquiry has been made of this Committee concerning the propriety of the use of so-called credit cards by lawyers.

Heretofore this Committee has considered this question and has been of the opinion that there is no ethical prohibition within certain limitations.

On November 16, 1974, the American Bar Association Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 338 which approves the use of such credit cards within limitations.

The following is a statement of Formal Opinion 338 by the American Bar Association Committee and the restriction (contained in the last paragraph) which The Iowa State Bar Association Committee on Professional Ethics and Conduct proposes be added thereto: