# Ohio DR 2-105: DR 2-105. LIMITATION OF PRACTICE > Ohio · Court rules · Superseded URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_PROFRESP_DR_R2_105 ## Section - **Citation:** Ohio DR 2-105 - **Heading:** DR 2-105. LIMITATION OF PRACTICE - **Jurisdiction:** Ohio - **Kind:** Court rules - **Status:** Superseded - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Ohio Rules of Court / Judges and Attorneys / Ohio Code of Professional Responsibility (Disciplinary Rules) / Ohio DR 2-105 ## Text 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. 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. (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. ## Nearby sections - [Ohio DR 1-101 DR 1-101. MAINTAINING INTEGRITY AND COMPETENCE OF THE LEGAL](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_PROFRESP_DR_R1_101.md) - [Ohio DR 1-102 DR 1-102. MISCONDUCT](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_PROFRESP_DR_R1_102.md) - [Ohio DR 1-103 DR 1-103. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO AUTHORITIES](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_PROFRESP_DR_R1_103.md) - [Ohio DR 1-104 DR 1-104. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO THE CLIENT](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_PROFRESP_DR_R1_104.md) - [Ohio DR 2-101 DR 2-101. PUBLICITY](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/SRULES_OH_PROFRESP_DR_R2_101.md) - [Ohio DR 2-102 DR 2-102. 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