OPINION NO. 11
ATTORNEYS’ LIENS

Repealed:  January 26, 2006

It is professional misconduct for an attorney to assert a retaining lien on the files and paper of a client. This prohibition applies to all retaining liens, whether they be statutory, common law, contractual, or otherwise.

Adopted: October 26, 1979.

Repealed:  January 26, 2006.

Related authorities and other resources: Incorporated into Rule 1.16(g), Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct (Oct. 2005).