Month: December 1972

Ethics Opinion 277

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #277 – 12/14/1972 (61-72) bidding, employment, official, part-time public, prosecutors, public Topic: Application for position of town attorney or deputy town attorney Digest: An attorney may properly submit an application for position of town attorney or deputy town attorney irrespective of whether the positions are … Continued

Ethics Opinion 276

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #276 -12/14/1972 (60-72) appearance, judges, political activity Topic: Town Justice running for non-judicial office Digest: Town Justice must resign when running for a non-judicial office Code of Judicial Conduct: Canon 7(A)(3) QUESTION Must a non-lawyer town justice resign the position as town justice when he … Continued

Ethics Opinion 275

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #275 – 12/14/1972 (57-72) adverse interests, existing clients, competency, disclosure, duty of lawyer, failure to act, insurance, liability, misconduct, negligence of lawyer, settlement agreements, statue of limitations Topic: Duty of lawyer to disclose to client his failure to act; lawyer’s settlement of claim which client … Continued

Ethics Opinion 274

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #274 -12/14/1972 (55-72) adverse interests, children, conflict of interests, client consent, partnership, representation Topic: Conflict of Interest Digest: Lawyer may not continue representation of infant plaintiff after joining firm which represents defendant in other matters Code: Canon 5; EC 5-1, 5-14, 5-15; DR 5-105(D) QUESTION … Continued