Month: February 1975

Ethics Opinion 374

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #374 – 02/26/1975 (59-74) appearance, conflict of interests, disqualification, judges, partnership Overruled by #548 Topic: Law firm partner’s spouse as judge’s secretary Digest: Law firm prohibited from practicing before judge during the employment by the judge of a partner’s spouse as his secretary Code: Canon … Continued

Ethics Opinion 373

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #373 – 02/26/1975 (55-74) advertisements, letterhead, mailing, soliciting for Topic: Advertising: Use of Professional Letterhead to Solicit Charitable Contribution Digest: Improper to use lawyer’s letterhead to circularize appeal for charitable contribution except to fellow lawyers Code:  DR2-101(B); 104(A)(1); EC 9-6; Canon 6 QUESTION May an … Continued

Ethics Opinion 372

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #372 – 02/26/1975 (54-74) client consent, legal fees, municipality, no-fault law Topic: Securing legal fees under N.Y. No-Fault Law Digest: Not improper to assign to attorney benefits under no-fault insurance to secure attorneys fees Code: EC 5-7; 9-2 QUESTION Is the assignment to an attorney … Continued

Ethics Opinion 371

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #371 – 02/26/1975 (52-74) collection, communication, legal fees, law practice, lawyer referral, recommendation for Topic: Acceptance by attorney of referral cases from collection agency which selected him Digest: In the absence of authorization from client it would be improper to accept reference case from collection … Continued