Month: February 1981

Opinion 529

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #529 – 02/18/1981 (2-80) Topic: Representation of fugitive Digest: Lawyer may represent fugitive who refuses to surrender Code: EC 7-5; DR 2-110(B) and (C), 7-102(A)(7) QUESTION Is a lawyer required to withdraw from the representation of a fugitive client if the client refuses to surrender? … Continued

Opinion 528

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #528 – 02/17/1981  (33-80) confidences, conflict of interests, secrets, witnesses Topic: Client’s confidences and secrets; client’s whereabouts Digest: Law of evidentiary privilege governs obligation to preserve client confidences and secrets when lawyer is required to testify, but lawyer may postpone testifying until validity of adverse … Continued