Month: June 1973

Ethics Opinion 294

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #294 – 06/28/1973 (11-73) advertisements, duty of lawyer, law office Topic: Mobile Law Office Digest: Use of mobile law office is proper where there is dignified procedure and careful adherence to ethical considerations Code: Canon 2; DR 2-102 QUESTION May a lawyer outfit a bus … Continued

Ethics Opinion 296

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION award, law firm Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #296 – 06/25/1973 (22-73) Topic: Award to law firm by charitable organization for “humanitarian efforts”Digest: Individual members of firm, but not law firm itself, may receive award for “humanitarian efforts”, if non-lawyer connected Code:  EC 2-9, DR 2-101QUESTIONMay a law firm accept … Continued

Ethics Opinion 299

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #299 – 06/25/1973 (25-73) employee, law clerk, law student Topic: Lay assistant, credit for work performed Digest: Proper for attorney to give credit to lay assistant for work performed on brief Code: EC 3-6 QUESTION Where an expert law student, law clerk or other lay … Continued

Ethics Opinion 298

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #298 – 06/25/1973 (24-73) employee, law clerk, law student Topic: Press Conference; Trial Publicity Digest: Prosecuting attorney is limited in statements made to press.Code: EC 7-13; DR 7-107 QUESTION May a prosecuting attorney call a press conference to announce the filing of indictments by a … Continued

Ethics Opinion 297

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #297 – 06/25/1973 (23-73) advertisements, appearance, employment, insurance, labor, lawyer referral service, legal services, workers compensation Modified by 416 Topic: Legal referral plan sponsored by union Digest: A lawyer may participate in a union legal service program under which a union may recommend to its … Continued