The Standing Committee Rules of Procedure provide guidance for requesting an opinion. Requests for an ethics opinion may be made through the Committee Chair.A lawyer may ethically limit the scope of representation of a client, but the lawyer should notify the client clearly of the limitation of representation. Unfortunately, the California State Bar has not answered this question. The best time is to take the bar exam right after you graduate from law school. After graduation, you take a bar prep course for two months, then the bar exam. 1989).) State bar associations issuing ethics opinions on the unenforceability of non-compete provisions in attorney agreements include: • Florida. The Oregon State Bar history book, Serving Justice, is now available for purchase. Interpretation of the State's ethical rules can be found in the State Bar Ethics Opinions. Our order indicated that a full and formal opinion setting forth in detail the grounds for our decision would be forthcoming.