Month: November 1973

Ethics Opinion 313

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #313 – 11/16/1973 (44-73) appearance, conlict of interests, criminal practice, legal services, litigation, name, partnership, part-time public official or employees, prosecutors, public, representation, use of Modified by 502 Topic: Conflict of Interest; Former prosecutor acting as a public defender Digest: Former assistant district attorney should … Continued

Ethics Opinion 312

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #312 – 11/16/1973 (43-73) advertisements, disqualification, professional Topic: The use of the initials P.C. in telephone directory listings Digest: A professional corporation composed of lawyers must use the initials “P.C.’ in telephone directory listings Code: EC 2-11; DR 2-102(B) QUESTION May an attorney use the … Continued

Ethics Opinion 311

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #311 – 11/16/1973 (42-73) advertisements, name, partnership, use of Topic: Directory Listing of Firm Name Digest: A law firm name may not be included in a directory except where permitted under the Code Code:  DR 2-101 (A); 2-101 (B); 2-103 EC 2-9; 2-10 QUESTION May … Continued

Ethics Opinion 310

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #310 – 11/16/1973 (40-73) advice, appearance, existing clients, prospective clients, communication, consent of, employment, review, solicitation, superseding lawyer Topic: Encroaching on professional employment of other lawyers; accepting employment to review work of another lawyer Digest: Lawyer may properly accept employment to review work of another … Continued

Ethics Opinion 309

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #309 – 11/16/1973 (39-73) employment, lawyer referral, legal services Modified by 416 Topic: Group Legal Services Digest: Legal services to members of organization under group plan must be incidental and reasonably related to primary purposes of organization Code: DR 2-103(D)(5) QUESTION May a law firm … Continued

Ethics Opinion 308

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NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #308 – 11/16/1973 (36-73) appearance, conflict of, judges, public Topic: Acting City Court Judge; claims against city Digest: Acting city court judge may not represent a claimant against the city Code: Canon 9; EC 9-2; Judicial Code: Canon 2 QUESTION May an acting city court … Continued