Many years ago, I remember sitting through a junior league meeting where two young partners from a large law firm in town gave a presentation about some legal topic relevant to our group at the time.  Although I was an attorney, most in my group were not.  And I remember thinking that their presentation was a great idea to network and client develop with a group of potential future clients.   

That situation is not unique, and lawyers often offer education on legal topics to non-lawyer groups with the hope that one day someone in that group will need legal advice and give them a call.  This is the situation addressed by Opinion 702 from the Texas Professional Ethics Committee (August 2024).  

Opinion 702 does not discourage this type of situation by any means, even stating that the attorney can accept a fee from the company putting…