Month: September 1975

Opinion 413

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #413 – 09/30/1975 (63-75) adverse interests, appearance, business interests, conflict of interests, client consent, dual practice, municipality, prosecutors, public Topic: Business relationship; prosecutor and defense counsel unrelated to practice of law Digest: An assistant district attorney may not enter into a business unrelated to practice … Continued

Opinion 412

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #412 – 09/11/1975 (41-75) criminal practice, legal fees Topic: Contingent fees in criminal matters Digest: Contingent fee arrangements in criminal matters are improper; but non-contingent fee arrangements may properly depend in part upon the results obtained Code: EC 2-20; DR 2-106(B), 2-106(C) QUESTION May a … Continued