Month: April 1981

Opinion 531

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #531 – 04/28/1981 (9-81) disclosure, duty of lawyer Topic: Duty to report violation of Disciplinary Rule; communication to member of rehabilitative committee Digest: Member of rehabilitative committee not obligated to report evidence of professional misconduct obtained during course of rehabilitation Code: Canons 1 and 4; … Continued

Opinion 530

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #530 – 04/21/1981 (8-81) confidences, criminal practice, employment Topic: Confidences and secrets, withholding evidence, criminal practice Digest: Where lawyer has legal duty to turn over physical evidence, lawyer has ethical obligation to do so Code: Canon 4; DR 1-102(A)(5), 2-110(A)(1), 4-101(C), 4-101(C)(2), 7-102(A)(3), 7-102(A) (5) … Continued