Ethics Opinions Search Tips

The State Bar of Arizona's Ethics Opinions collection can be searched in one of the following ways:

1. By opinion number using the (00-00) format
2. By date using the (mm/yyyy) format
3. Using a keyword or group of words (phrase)
4. Using an advanced search string using search operators

Example of a search by opinion number:

• 00-01 (will find the first opinion for the year 2000)

Example of a search by opinion date:

• 01/2000 or 1/2000 (will find all opinions from January 2000)

Examples of simple keyword searches include:

• indigent
• licensed to practice
• ER 7.1

Examples of more advanced searches using search operators include:

• disc*
  The wildcard operator (*); will return any word that begins with "disc", such as discipline, disciplinary, etc.
• Navajo, Hopi, Yavapai
  The comma (,) is equivalent to the logical "OR", so this search string would result in any document that contains the words "Navajo" or "Hopi" or "Yavapai."
• <SENTENCE> (testimony, perjured)
  The SENTENCE proximity operator enables you to search for words that appear in a sentence. In this case, your result would include any sentence that contains the words "testimony" and "perjured."