Informal Opinion Number: 20020086

QUESTION: May Attorney designate Attorney’s field of practice on Attorney’s business card? Attorney would like to designate which group that Attorney works in within a very large firm.
ANSWER: It is permissible for Attorney to identify that Attorney is a part of that group on Attorney’s business card, as long as the layout does not make it appear that this group is separate from the firm.

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