NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #292 – 04/27/1973 (13-73) adverse interests, appearance, conflict of interests, part-time public, public, representation, town/village, zoning board Clarified by 484 Topic: Attorney for town Zoning Board of Appeals; Conflicts Digest: Attorney for town Zoning Board of Appeals should not represent private client in zone change … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #291 – 04/27/1973 (12-73) appearance, business interests, conflict of interests, dual practice, legal fees, non-legal fees, real estate, spouse-lawyer Topic: Dual practice; Conflict of interest Digest: Lawyer may not accept legal fee and brokerage commission from same client in connection with same transaction, if he … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #290 – 04/27/1973 (7-73) adverse interests, appearance, existing clients, confidences, conflict of interests, client consent, criminal practice, duty of lawyer, representation, witnesses Topic: Representation of defendant and witness in criminal proceeding Digest: Lawyer may not represent a defendant and a witness in a criminal proceeding … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #289 – 04/27/1973 (16-73) endorsement of, judges, judicial campaigns, legal profession, newspapers, political activity, soliciting Modified by #558 Topic: Campaign guidelines for judicial candidates Digest: Judicial candidates must adhere to standards appropriate to judicial office Code of Judicial Conduct: Canon 7(B) QUESTION What general guidelines … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #288 – 04/27/1973 (6-73) advancing funds to clients, champerty, existing clients, costs, doctor, litigation, medical, town/village Topic: Champerty, Assumption of responsibility for medical and litigation expenses Digest: A lawyer may advance or guarantee payment to medical experts for reports and consultations for use in litigation, … Continued
NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #287 – 04/27/1973 (52-72; 14-73) advertisements, education, holding out, legal writing, publication, self-laudation, solicitation, specialization Topic: Books and articles by lawyer-authors; promotion and advertising Digest: Books and articles by lawyer-authors should avoid laudatory self-aggrandizement; promotion and advertising for such works must be dignified and not … Continued