NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #295- 05/23/1973 (15-73) existing clients, disclosure, duty of lawyer, canon ethics, liability, misconduct, negligence of lawyer, professional, settlement agreements, statue of limitations Topic: Professional liability insurance; duty of lawyer to client; lawyer’s settlement of claim which former client has against him Digest: Lawyer who settles … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #293 – 05/23/1973 (21-73) claims, collection, communication, duty of lawyer, false impression, litigation, threat Topic: Claim letters: threatening suit Digest: Improper for lawyer to threaten suit if client’s claim not paid where lawyer knows that suit will not be instituted Code:  DR 1-102(A)(4); 7-102(A)(5) EC … Continued