IN RE FORMAL ADVISORY OPINION NO. 16-2

S17U0553.

812 S.E.2d 484 (2017)

IN RE FORMAL ADVISORY OPINION NO. 16-2.

Supreme Court of Georgia.

As Amended April 16, 2018.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paula J. Frederick , General Counsel State Bar, William D. NeSmith III , John J. Shiptenko , Assistant General Counsel State Bar, for State Bar of Georgia.


In January 2012, this Court approved Formal Advisory Opinion 10-2, which clarified the ethical responsibilities of an attorney serving as both legal counsel and guardian ad litem to a child in a case involving the termination of parental rights. FAO 10-2 interprets and discusses various provisions of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct...

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