Month: November 1984

Opinion 567

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion # 567 – 11/21/1984 (14-84) Clients (existing), clients (former), legal fees, litigation Overrules in part N.Y. State 224 (1972) Topic: Lien, lawyers’ retaining; Fee for legal services, dispute over Digest: A lawyer holding funds under retaining lien is not required to sue client to resolve … Continued

Opinion 566

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #566 – 11/15/1984 (34-84) advertisements, solicitation Topic: Advertisement; recommendation or endorsement by third party; nondisclosure that advertisement paid for by attorney Digest: Advertisement improper if paid for endorsement or recommendation by third party to use attorneys’ services and misleading if does not appear to be … Continued