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ETHICS OPINION 551-1966 LETTERS OF ATTORNEYS
NUMBER 551
QUESTION.
Is it ethically proper for a lawyer to use his firm letterhead for a circular letter to be signed by him soliciting contributions from non-lawyers to a charitable organization?
ANSWER.
The proposed use of a lawyer’s letterhead is, in the opinion of the Committee, improper under Canon 27, except when mailed to members of the bar or to persons with whom the lawyer has personal relationships.
October 14, 1966