OPINION 84
November 1953
WIRETAPPING - RECORDING TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS - An attorney may record a telephone conversation without advising the person conversing with him hat a record is being made.
Question
Would it be a violation of the Canons of Ethics for a lawyer to record a telephone conversation without advising the person conversing with him that a record is being made?
Opinion
The members of the committee are unanimously of the opinion that the above described conduct would not be a violation of the Canons of Ethics. (10-0)