NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #511 – 04/23/1979 (74-78) conflict of interests, disqualification, judges, partnership Modified by N.Y. State 574 (1986) Topic: Judges; disqualification; prior representation of judge by lawyer Digest: Lawyer who represented judge, as well as lawyer’s partners and associates, may not appear before that judge Code: Canon … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #510 – 04/16/1979 (14-79) appearance, conflict of interets, part-time public, tax, town Topic:  Deputy Town Supervisor; conflict of interest; appearance of impropriety Digest: Improper for deputy town supervisor to represent clients in tax certiorari proceedings or other litigation involving town Code:  Canon 9; EC 8-8, … Continued

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #509 – 04/06/1979 (5-79) partnership, professional Topic: Professional corporation as partner of law firm Digest: Professional corporation may be partner of law firm provided corporation’s status and participation is made clear Code: EC 2-11; DR 2-102(B) and (C) QUESTION May a law firm, practicing in … Continued