NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #472 – 07/14/1977 (72-77) claims, existing claims, corporation denial, duty of lawyer, litigation Topic: Independent professional judgment; general counsel Digest: General counsel not required to commence litigation which he believes to be without merit Code: DR 2-109(A)(1) and (2), 7-102 (A)(1) and (2); EC 7-1, … Continued