A former client calls your office and requests copies of his or her old files, which may be years old and perhaps in storage at another location. Or suppose it’s a current client for whom you have, at your cost, conducted discovery in a medical malpractice case and now the client wants to take that and engage another attorney.

What, if anything, are you allowed to charge for copying and providing those records?

The Professional Ethics Committee on March 23 adopted an amendment to an older ethics opinion to help provide guidance for Bar members.