The North Carolina Bar released Proposed 2019 Formal Ethics Opinion 3 in January, addressing questions relating to intimate relationships between opposing counsel. The question presented is whether it is permissible for a prosecutor and a criminal defense attorney to engage in a romantic relationship while serving as opposing counsel in multiple cases, and whether the attorneys are obligated to disclose this relationship. Due to concerns regarding actual or potential conflicts of interest, the Bar opines that it is permissible only under certain limited circumstances. The North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct North Carolina attorneys are governed by the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. As a basis for the proposed…