Month: October 1974

Ethics Opinion 366

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #366 – 10/25/1974 (45-74) law pracitce, partnership, sale of Topic: Purchase of interest in law partnership Digest: Proper for incoming partner to purchase an interest in lawyer partnership assets Code: Canon 9; EC 4-6 QUESTION May an incoming partner in a law firm properly purchase … Continued

Ethics Opinion 365

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #365 – 10/25/1974 (44-74) appearance, conflict of interests, judges, quasi-judicial Topic: Quasi-judicial officer; limitation on practice of officer, partners and associates Digest: Restrictions imposed on practice of part-time member of Administrative Appeals Board, his partners and associates, before Motor Vehicle Department are same as judge … Continued

Ethics Opinion 364

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #364 – 10/25/1974 (40-74) appearance, conflict of interests, client consent, municipality, part-time, public, school board Topic: Conflict of interest Digest: Member of school board may not represent property owner seeking re-assessment even though the interests of the school district are handled by the city assessor … Continued

Ethics Opinion 363

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #363 – 10/25/1974 (32-74) admiralty, advertisements, holding out, litigation, malpractice ,personal injury practice, specialization Topic: Announcement to bar of limitation of practice Digest: Proper for an attorney to advertise in Bar journal that he specializes in certain types of litigation or in admiralty, if limited … Continued

Ethics Opinion 362

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #362 – 10/25/1974 (18-73) advertisements, bank, credit card, legal fees, solicitation Topic: Professional fees paid through bank credit card Digest: Not improper for lawyer to use bank charge plan subscribed to by both attorney and client for payment of professional fees where proper safeguards employed … Continued