DR 2-105. LIMITATION OF PRACTICE

A lawyer shall not hold himself or herself out publicly as a specialist or as limiting

his or her practice, except as follows:

(1)

A lawyer admitted to practice before the United States Patent Office may use the

designation "Patents," "Patent Attorney," or "Patent Lawyer," or any combination of those terms,

on his letterhead and office sign. A lawyer engaged in the trademark practice may use the

designation "Trademarks," "Trademark Attorney," or "Trademark Lawyer," or any combination

of those terms, on his letterhead and office sign, and a lawyer engaged in the admiralty practice

may use the designation "Admiralty," "Proctor in Admiralty," or "Admiralty Lawyer," or any

combination of those terms, on his letterhead and office sign.

(2)

A lawyer may permit his name to be listed in lawyer referral service offices

according to the fields of law in which he will accept referrals.

(3)

A lawyer available to act as a consultant to or as an associate of other lawyers in a

particular branch of law or legal service may distribute to other lawyers and publish in legal

journals a dignified announcement of such availability, but the announcement shall not contain a

representation of special competence or experience.

(4)

A lawyer who is certified as a specialist in a particular field of law pursuant to the

Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio may hold himself or herself out as a

specialist only in accordance with those rules.

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journals a dignified announcement of such availability, but the announcement shall not contain a

representation of special competence or experience.

(4)

A lawyer who is certified as a specialist in a particular field of law pursuant to the

Supreme Court Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio may hold himself or herself out as a

specialist only in accordance with those rules.

(5)

A lawyer who has received certification from a private organization of special

training, competence, or experience in a particular field of law may communicate the fact of the

certification only if the certifying organization is bona fide, certification is issued only to lawyers

who meet objective and consistently applied standards relevant to practice in that field of law that

are higher than those required for admission to the practice of law, and certification is available

to all lawyers who meet the standards. Any communication regarding certification shall comply

with DR 2-101 and, unless the certifying organization is so approved, shall contain a statement

that the certifying organization is not approved by the Supreme Court Commission on

Certification of Attorneys as Specialists.

(6)

A lawyer may state that his or her practice consists in large part or is limited to a

field or fields of law. Except as provided in DR 2-105(A)(1), (4), and (5), a lawyer may not

claim or imply special competence or experience in a field of law through use of the term

"specialize" or otherwise.