Month: June 1981

Opinion 536

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #536 – 06/30/1981 (13-81) adveritsements, non-legal fees Topic: Dual practice; financial planning corporation Digest: Members of law firm may conduct their practice and operate financial planning corporation from same office, but may not solicit employment in violation of any statute or court rule Code:  DR … Continued

Opinion 535

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #535 – 06/10/1981 (73-80) legal fees, referral Topic: Division of fees; performance of agreement made in violation of Code Digest: Lawyer who agrees to share fee in violation of Code should submit issue concerning division of fee to bar association panel Code: Canon 1; EC … Continued

Opinion 534

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #534 – 06/09/1981 (2-81) legal services Topic: Legal aid; staff attorney; private clients Digest: Former Legal Aid staff attorney may represent persons previously served by him under certain circumstances Code: Canon 9; EC 1-4, 2-24, 2-25, 2-29; DR 9-101(B) QUESTION May a former staff attorney … Continued

Opinion 533

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #533 – 06/08/1981 (74-80) conflict of interests Topic:  Conflict of Interest; Public Defender Digest: Where public defender represented client at trial, another member of public defender’s office may not represent client on appeal where it is necessary to attack competence of trial counsel Code:  EC … Continued