📧 Communication

This document is a letter from Gail E. Ferguson, Assistant Ethics Counsel for The Florida Bar, to an Assistant United States Attorney (name redacted) in the Southern District of Florida, dated November 4, 2008. The letter denies a request for an advisory ethics opinion regarding whether the AUSA violated solicitation rules by contacting victims to offer free legal services as required by statute and court order, stating that the Bar cannot opine on past conduct or legal questions. Ferguson discusses relevant rules regarding solicitation (Rule 4-7.4), communication with represented persons (Rule 4-4.2), and compliance with court orders (Rule 4-3.4).