Month: November 1978

Opinion 498

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #498 – 11/03/1978 (49-78) conflict of interests, counsel, disciplinary proceedings, legal fees, misconduct, professional Topic:  Conflict of interest; counsel to professional society; disciplinary proceedings Digest: Counsel to state or local professional society may represent member of that society in proceedings instituted pursuant to Article 130 … Continued

Opinion 497

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #497 – 11/02/1978 (57-78) advertisements, appearance, conflict of interests, judges, office sharing, part-time public, public, sharing offices, town Topic:  Sharing office space; assistant public defender; village justice Digest: Assistant public defender may not share office space with village justice where any member of public defender’s … Continued

Opinion 496

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #496 – 11/01/1978 (44-78) children, existing clients, confidences, disclosure, duty of lawyer, employment, fiduciary Topic: Confidences of client; guardian of infant; disclosing violation of court order; withdrawal from employment Digest: Attorney for guardian of infant should disclose guardian’s unwillingness to comply with court order Code: … Continued