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Formal Opinion 96-400 Job Negotiations with Adverse Firm or Party	January 24, 1996
Formal Opinion 96-401 Lawyers Practicing in Limited Liability Partnerships	August 2, 1996
Formal Opinion 96-402 Propriety of Payments to Occurrence Witnesses	August 2, 1996
Formal Opinion 96-403 Obligations of a Lawyer Representing an Insured Who Objects to a Proposed Settlement Within Policy Limits	August 2, 1996
Formal Opinion 96-404 Client Under a Disability	August 2, 1996
Formal Opinion 97-405 Conflicts in Representing Government Entities	April 19, 1997
Formal Opinion 97-406 Conflicts of Interest: Effect of Representing Opposing Counsel in Unrelated Matter	April 19, 1997
Formal Opinion 97-407 Lawyer as Expert Witness or Expert Consultant	May 13, 1997
Formal Opinion 97-408 Communication with Government Agency Represented by Counsel	August 2, 1997
Formal Opinion 97-409 Conflicts of Interest: Successive Government and Private Employment	August 2, 1997