Month: December 1987

Opinion 586

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #586 -12/15/1987 (28-87) Campaign contributions, judges Topic: Judges, judicial candidates; campaign contributions Digest: Judge or candidate for judicial office may not contribute to any political organization but judicial candidate’s own committee; Judge should encourage family members not to make political contributions prohibited to judge, but … Continued

Opinion 584

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #584  12/15/1987-(20-87) Dual representation, intermediaries, surrogate parenting contracts Topic: Dual representation; intermediaries; surrogate parenting contracts; Preparation of such contracts; conflict of interest; non-legal services in relation thereto Digest: Attorney may assist in preparation of surrogate parenting contract and provide non-legal consulting services in relation thereto, … Continued

Opinion 587

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #587 -12/15/1987 (11-87) Conflict of interests Modifies NY State 165 (1970), 173 (1970) and 260 (1972)Topic: Public defender; Private clients; Appearance of impropriety Digest: Proper for a part-time public defender, contacted directly for private representation, to continue such representation even though application for public defender … Continued

Opinion 585

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #585 – 12/15/1987 (24-87) Contributions by, judges, judicial candidates, political activity Topic: Judges; judicial candidates; campaign contributions Digest: Judge or candidate for judicial office may not contribute to any political organization but judicial candidate’s own committee. Therefore, judge may not belong to bar association whose … Continued

Opinion 583

NEW YORK STATE BAR ASSOCIATION Committee on Professional Ethics Opinion #583 – 12/15/1987 (19-87) Conflict of interests, dual practice, office sharing, partnership, prosecutors Topic: Landlord-tenant relationship between assistant district attorney and assistant public defender; business relationship between assistant district attorney and spouse of a defense attorney Digest: Unless terms or circumstances of arrangement will or … Continued