NEW YORK STATE  BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #141 – 05/28/1970 (19-70) Topic: Conflict of Interest of Attorney – Legislator adverse interests, appearance, conflict of interests, county legislator, legislature, part-time public official or employee, representation Digest: Not proper for attorney who is county legislator to represent plaintiff whose cause of action against a … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #140 – 05/28/197 appearance, estate 0 (18-70) Topic: Wills; Draftsman as attorney for estate Digest: Care should be taken to avoid appearance of impropriety in providing that draftsman be employed as attorney for estate Code: EC 5-6 QUESTION May a lawyer insert a provision in … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #139 – 05/28/1970 (16-70) Topic:  Conflict of interest; Confidences and secrets of client existing clients, confidences, conflict of interests, representation Digest: Attorney may accept professional employment in litigation in which a defendant is a former client where such employment does not require disclosure of confidential … Continued

NEW YORK STATE  BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #138 – 05/28/1970 (5-70) Topic:  Letterhead: LL.M Degree advertisements, holding out, labor, law degree, specialization Digest: Not permissible to use a designated specialty on firm letterhead where the specialty is based on a degree earned. Code:  DR 2-102 (A) ( 6),  DR 2-102 (F), DR … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinion Opinion #137 – 05/28/1970 (5-69) Topic: Judges – Partisan Politics appearance, endorsement of political candidates by, judges, political activity Digest: Incumbent judges may not purchase tickets to political-social functions nor may they belong to political clubs Judicial Canons: 4, 13, 24, 25 and 28 Code: Canon … Continued