NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #188 – 04/28/1971 (14-71) appearance, employment, solicitation Topic: Solicitation of Clients Digest: Calling attention of clients to the passage of time since execution of Wills and possible need of redraft is not improper Code: DR 2-104 (A) (1), EC 2-1; 2-3; 2-4 QUESTION May an … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #187 – 04/28/1971 (15-71) employment, legal fees Topic: Withdrawal from Employment Digest: Mere nonpayment of additional retainer does not justify withdrawal from matter pending before the Court, without the Court’s permission Code: DR 2-110(A)(2) and (C)(1) (f) EC 2-32 QUESTION Is it proper for a … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #186 – 04/28/1971 (2-71) appearance, contributions by, judges, judicial campaigns Topic: Judicial Candidates Campaign Expenses Digest: Not improper to make reasonable contribution to judicial candidate’s campaign committee Code: EC 9-6, DR 9-101 (C), Canons of Jud. Ethics 30, 32 QUESTION May a lawyer make a … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics committee Opinions Opinion #184 – 04/21/1971 (11-71) appearance, conflict of interests, criminal practice, part-time public official, prosecutors, public, town/village Modified by 544 Topic: Conflict of Interest; Appearance of Impropriety; Part-time Village Attorney-Prosecutor Digest: An attorney who is a part­time village attorney and acts as a special prosecutor for … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Professional Ethics Committee Opinions Opinion #183 – 04/13/1971 (9-71) existing clients, confidences, disclosure, duty of lawyer, secrets Topic: Disclosure of Client’s Confidences Digest: When instructed by wife in divorce action not to disclose her whereabouts, her lawyer cannot do so unless required by law or court order Code:  DR 7-102, … Continued